Fuel Cell R & D

[reiverlad]

I came across this press release & it looks like it could be an interesting concept

We are very pleased to announce that Conrad Anderson Ltd (UK), Adelan Ltd (UK) and ZNB (China) have obtained funding for a 2 year UK Innovate project to further develop their solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) generator. The SOFC is fuelled by readily available propane. The latest project has been suitably titled SofSol. This further development follows on from the very successful initial 2 year collaboration between the two British companies in developing the SOFC stack project towards an initial production phase.

SofSol will combine the fuel cell with a solar array to form a 3kw Solar-Fuel Cell-Battery Hybrid system ideally suited to off-grid applications like residential homes with no grid connection, mobile/temporary offices, worker welfare facilities, refugee housing, sail yachts, RVs, emergency service vehicles, outside exhibitions/concerts and street market power.

The advantages of this type of power over traditional electrical generation methods is that SofSol is extremely clean with no NOX or particulate exhaust products, virtually silent less than (40db), and is very fuel efficient. The added advantage over and above any other type of fuel cell presently available is that it runs at the moment on ordinary Propane/LPG as opposed to either very pure methanol or Hydrogen. The SofSol unit will also run on Methane (Natural gas) or Hydrogen making it extremely versatile and future proof, able to adapt as new fuel infrastructure becomes available.

The full details can be read here
Fuel-Cell-funding-for-Motorhomes

 

[Les Haro]

Is this what you mean

Propane SOFC Fuel Cells - Fuel Cell Systems

 

[trevskoda]

As it will run on methane most of the baked been eaters on here can run free lecy from now on.:lol-053::lol-053::lol-053:

 

[jagmanx]

Oh Dear

The products are available now, but only at military equipment prices,. Pricing goes silly when military spending is concerned. If people realised what is spend on useless military hardware that has never been used, will never be used, never could be used, they'd be flabbergasted. But there are many palms to grease, backs to scratch and consultancies to pay for out of the price of the hardware.

I take it you are not impressed !

 

[mistericeman]

The products are available now, but only at military equipment prices,. Pricing goes silly when military spending is concerned. If people realised what is spend on useless military hardware that has never been used, will never be used, never could be used, they'd be flabbergasted. But there are many palms to grease, backs to scratch and consultancies to pay for out of the price of the hardware.

Let alone the fact that an awful lot of it can't be sold to other markets ....

Development costs for our "Bowman" digital coms system and "Clansman" and "Larkspur" systems would make you cry ...BUT it aint like a car manufacturer designing a vehicle that will be sold across most of the world thus breaking the R and D costs down to reasonable amounts .

Last 353 vehicle mounted set i bought to fit in this was £200 fully serviced ex mod stock ....

original cost to the military was decidedly more expensive

 

[Byronic]

The products are available now, but only at military equipment prices,. Pricing goes silly when military spending is concerned. If people realised what is spend on useless military hardware that has never been used, will never be used, never could be used, they'd be flabbergasted. But there are many palms to grease, backs to scratch and consultancies to pay for out of the price of the hardware.

Not all need be lost.
Those new aircraft carriers would make decent ferries.
Deployed on the western Channel crossings to give BF some
much needed competition. :idea: