Imagine A Power Source That ... Powers Itself

Imagine A Power Source That ... Powers Itself

Backup generators are noisy and add pollutants to our air. They are also expensive and not very dependable when looking at long stretches of power outages. No wonder why some people think twice about spending $500 and upward to have a piece of equipment that collects dust most of the time.

A new company in Italy called Electro Power Systems SpA has been designing a useful alternative back up power that is clean and reliable since their inception in 2005. Last year, this unit called the ElectroSelf™ began receiving the praise that it deserved.

ElectroSelf™ is a self-contained and self-recharging fuel-cell system that runs solely on water. There are no batteries, no diesel fumes or any other type of expensive and inconvenient factors to contend with. ElectroSelf leverages the water that is produced by the fuel cell during a power outage to generate clean H2, feeding the fuel cell during the next unscheduled power shortage.

This unit can also be incorporated with a main power source in an on grid and placed anywhere in the world. For the prospect of selling power back to utility companies in very rural country, this potential is very possible. As a self-contained unit, the ElectroSelf is capable of operating in temperatures ranging between -20 degrees C to 45 degrees C, indoors or out. Forming a business from a community co-op can also become a reality within the proper realms.

Adriano Marconetto is founder and CEO of Electro Power Systems SpA and anticipates green networks such as his company have introduced to become increasingly attractive to alternative fuels already in place. The fact that ElectroSelf is 100% self-sufficient in creating its own hydrogen opens doors for other companies to search out more flexible and totally green designs in all aspects of fuel free energy.

Not only is this new design virtually maintenance free and guaranteed to return upfront costs but is also a very real option for disaster areas, areas of extreme temperatures and isolated regions. Operating costs are minimal because of the absence of moving parts and topping off with water once per year is the only regular requirement.

ElectroSelf™ was included in the Global Cleantech 100 of 2009 and at the GSMA's Mobile Innovation EMEA event in June 2009, ElectroSelf was awarded "Most Innovative Product Enabling a Greener World". This is a fascinating use of green energy by combining Hydrogen (H2) and Oxygen (O2) to create energy; hydrogen fuel by electrolysis of demineralised wastewater of the power generation phase.

Each day, innovators from around the world are creating alternative methods to aid our planet while allowing us to hold on to the luxuries that we have become accustomed to. Hydrogen fuel by electrolysis is just the first step to bigger and better energy creativity to come.

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