Arno A. Evers Fair-PR: Four Steps to a New Reliable, Cleaner and Decentralized Energy Supply based on Hydrogen and Fuel Cells.To download high-resolution, print-ready JPEG JPEG in full Joint Photographic Experts Group Standard computer file format for storing graphic images in a compressed form for general use. JPEG images are compressed using a mathematical algorithm. images, click on the thumbnail A miniature representation of a page or image that is used to identify a file by its contents. Clicking the thumbnail opens the file. Thumbnails are an option in file managers, such as Windows Explorer, and they are found in photo editing and graphics program to quickly browse multiple image above. WARNING: these images are very large (800K+) Click here for caption Energy Editors/Business Editors/Automotive Writers Hannover Fair 2004 NOTE TO MEDIA: Multimedia assets available A photo is available at URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. : http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/photo.cgi?pw.082703/bb2 STARNBERG, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 27, 2003 With a new reliable, cleaner and decentralised Adj. 1. decentralised - withdrawn from a center or place of concentration; especially having power or function dispersed from a central to local authorities; "a decentralized school administration" decentralized Energy Supply based on Hydrogen and Fuel Cells, incidents like the 2003 blackout A complete loss of power. See brownout. in US and Canada would not have happened. The "components" to achieve this goal are available; some need additional R & D work, but the target can be achieved. Cars are the key. There are 44 Mil. cars registered in Germany (82 Mil. Inhabitants
The game is based loosely on the concepts from SameGame. ) with an average power of 70 kW in their ICE's, producing a total of approximately 3,000 GW, used, at this time, "only" for transportation. If you then consider that the average car, in Germany, only runs 1 hour out of 24 and imagine that all of these cars would be equipped with a 75 kW Fuel Cell powered by Hydrogen, we would have more than enough "Power" to supply all consumers of electricity in Germany. Other countries are comparable. Hydrogen, the most common element in the universe, can be produced from Renewable Energies Renewable energy utilizes natural resources such as sunlight, wind, tides and geothermal heat, which are naturally replenished. Renewable energy technologies range from solar power, wind power, and hydroelectricity to biomass and biofuels for transportation. to drastically reduce CO2 emissions. The incentive for car owners driving vehicles equipped with Hydrogen and Fuel Cells systems is that they all can earn money while their cars are parked and connected via a smart docking station (1) A cradle for a portable device that serves to charge the unit and connect it to other sources or destinations. For example, an iPod docking station charges the iPod and connects it to a computer, speakers or TV set. creating a "virtual Powerplant". Example: When you park your car at the supermarket to go shopping, you would earn a rebate for each minute your car is "plugged" into the "system", supplying electricity to that supermarket. This rebate would show up on your final bill: "Earn while you shop". The same would apply when you're at home or at the office: Once you have connected your car to the docking station and supply electricity to a building, you earn money on-the-spot. Quoting a famous German carmaker Board Member, who heard the idea for the first time: "This can only be realistic in 20 years." My reply: "If you don't start this year, it will be reality in 21 years...." I must admit, the idea is not mine; others like Amory B. Lovins, or Prof. Bernd Hoehlein had this vision before. However, I believe that the time has come now to make it a reality. The realities of today's Hydrogen and Fuel Cell industry are demonstrated at the Group Exhibit - Hydrogen + Fuel Cells at the annual Hannover Fair, April 19-24, 2004. http://www.fair-pr.com Note: A photo is available at URL: http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/photo.cgi?pw.082703/bb2 |
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