Hydrogen Engine Center, Inc.'s 50kW hydrogen-fueled genset is being used in a wind-to-hydrogen project near Boulder, Colorado. The genset, purchased by Xcel Energy (see July 5, 2006 release for details), is a component in a project between Xcel Energy and the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory.
The link below gives an explanation of the wind-to-hydrogen process, and shows where the HEC genset falls into place.
www.nrel.gov/hydrogen/proj_wind_hydrogen_animation.html
(Link posted with permission from NREL.)
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