New Japan Eco System Co., a consulting and engineering company specializing in energy management, has started test marketing a compact residential fuel cell model with high power generation efficiency. The company is now offering 30 units on a subscription basis.
The test-marketed EX-21 model, has dimensions of 60 x 60 x 30 centimeters (height x width x depth), and so is compact enough to be installed in a backyard, on a balcony or in any other available space. It has a maximum output of 2.6 kilowatts, and offers a high power generation efficiency of approximately 45 percent. The EX21, with a 10-year service life, is priced at five million yen (about US $45,000) for the time being.
New Japan Eco System aims to promote hydrogen power generation in households by developing smaller models with more reasonable prices.
Posted: 2004/01/18 04:30:05 PM
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