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H-Fuel On Demand for Automobiles
Quoting from:
http://www.genesisworldenergy.org/pressroom.htm
Genesis World Energy Introduces Revolutionary Automotive Hydrogen Fuel
Generation Device
Genesis HICEF Technology leapfrogs current fuel cell-based transportation development by
enabling the use of hydrogen in internal combustion engines
Boise, ID - April 21, 2003 - Genesis World Energy, the company behind a revolutionary energy
generation technology introduced in December 2002, has announced an automotive and transportation
application that creates an on-demand source of hydrogen fuel for internal combustion engines. The
Genesis HICEF (Hydrogen Internal Combustion Engine Fuel) Technology represents a stunning
breakthrough in hydrogen-based automotive power systems through its on-board, on-demand generation
of hydrogen gas derived from water circumventing the need for either externally supplied sources
of hydrogen or hydrogen generation based on chemicals or fossil fuel derivatives.
The Genesis HICEF Technology represents a dramatic departure from current hydrogen-based fuel cell
research, which has focused primarily on the generation of power for electric vehicles. Rather than
abandoning the internal combustion engine and the decades of progress made in its improvement, the
Genesis technology will enable automobile makers to design power systems that run off hydrogen gas
rather than fossil fuels - thus eliminating a major source of pollution.
For a 60-day period effective May 1- June 30, 2003, World Energy Management, the licensing arm of
Genesis World Energy, will make its HICEF Technology available to companies who are interested in
applying it to automobile, trucking, mass transit, aircraft, locomotive and marine engines. The
HICEF device can be easily incorporated into existing internal combustion engines with relatively
few modifications made to the vehicle, and is similar in approach to today's conversion of vehicles
from gasoline to natural gas or propane without the need for high-pressure storage of flammable
gases.
Although manufacturers have demonstrated both internal combustion engine and fuel cell-powered
automobiles using hydrogen, the technologies upon which they have been based have not been
commercially viable. The Genesis HICEF Technology overcomes a critical barrier that has inhibited
the use of hydrogen as an internal combustion engine fuel source: the cost-effective creation and
delivery of hydrogen gas. Relying on nothing more than a source of purified water, the Genesis HICEF
Technology makes it possible to design internal combustion-powered vehicles that burn hydrogen gas
produced on board the vehicle, freeing it from the need for externally generated sources of hydrogen
fuel.
The Genesis HICEF is based on a revolutionary technology recently introduced by the Genesis Project
in the form of the Edison Device - a residential and commercial energy generation unit that creates
gas and electrical power through the separation of hydrogen and oxygen molecules contained in any
source of water. At the core of this technology are the Genesis gCells, which break water down into
its basic molecular structure through a series of electro-chemical processes, yielding ultra-pure
hydrogen and oxygen gases. The reactant chemistry in the Genesis HICEF Technology is different from
that of the Edison Device in that the gCells do not require many of the support processes needed in
the Edison technology. The water supplying the gCells can be stored in special tanks that replace
the ones currently used for gasoline in conventional fossil-fuel vehicles.
Since the water used by the gCells must be purified, consumers will have the choice of obtaining
purified water from conventional fueling stations for an estimated $.20 to $.30 per gallon, or
relying on filters in the Genesis HICEF unit that purify the water from sources such as a garden
hose. Obtaining already purified water from fueling stations will extend the life of the filters in
the HICEF unit, as well as provide a more profitable income source to gas station owners.
Converting diesel engines will require a more involved process than gasoline engines; however the
cost will be relatively the same as the conversion to natural gas. The trucking industry and mass
transit will benefit greatly from the reduction in fuel costs. Of even greater significance are the
potential benefits to our environment: the Genesis HICEF Technology represents the cleanest possible
alternative fuel source, producing essentially zero tailpipe emissions.
Manufacturers and aftermarket companies who are interested in the conversion of conventional
internal combustion vehicles from fossil fuels or natural gas energy sources may express their
interest in utilizing the Genesis HICEF Technology through a form available on the World Energy
Management website. This form will be available through June 30, 2003 at www.worldenergymanagement.com.
For further information regarding the Genesis Project, the Edison Device, and World Energy
Management, please visit www.genesisworldenergy.org.
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Posted by SDA for historic archive
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