Home Energy Station is the name of Honda's upcoming heat and electricity generator for the home as well as fuel for hydrogen-powered fuel cell vehicles. It is able to supply a sufficient amount of hydrogen to power a fuel cell vehicle, such as the Honda FCX, for daily operation while providing electricity for an average-sized household. Honda - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... An electrical generator is a device that produces electrical energy from a mechanical energy source. ... General Name, Symbol, Number hydrogen, H, 1 Chemical series nonmetals Group, Period, Block 1, 1, s Appearance colorless Atomic mass 1. ... A fuel cell is an electrochemical device similar to a battery, but differing from the latter in that it is designed for continuous replenishment of the reactants consumed; i. ... Honda FCX at the 2006 Kuala Lumpur International Motor Show Honda FCX, rear The Honda FCX (presumably meaning Fuel Cell eXperimental) is a hydrogen fuel cell automobile manufactured by Honda. ...

The system reforms natural gas to provide the vehicle with hydrogen which is mixed with oxygen to power the car. Natural gas is commonly referred to as gas. ...

The Home Energy Station is also able to function as a backup power generation system during power outages by using the hydrogen in the storage tank to power the internal fuel cell, providing as much as 5 kilowatts of electrical power to the home in normal and emergency conditions. The kilowatt (symbol: kW) is a unit for measuring power, equal to one thousand watts. ...

The product is now undergoing testing at Honda R&D Americas Torrance, California with a possible market launch within 2 years. Location of Torrance in the County of Los Angeles Country United States State California County Los Angeles County, California Mayor Frank Scotto Area    - City 20. ...

See also

• Hydrogen station

Modern filling station A filling station, gas station or petrol station is a facility that sells fuel for road motor vehicles – usually petrol (US: gas/gasoline), diesel fuel and liquified petroleum gas (LPG). ...

External Links

• Home Energy Station - Press Release November 14, 2005