Eden Energy Advances Practicality of Hydrogen Cars
March 18 2008 - 9:19AM
Business Wire
Eden Energy Ltd. (ASX:EDE), through its wholly-owned U.S.
subsidiary Hythane Company LLC, today announced it has received a
U.S. patent for its cryogenic storage vessels for liquid hydrogen.
Among the applications, the new technology will advance the
practicality of hydrogen cars by optimizing energy storage,
reducing or eliminating the need for bulky lithium ion batteries.
The main use for this technology, called Superconducting Magnetic
Energy Storage (SMES), will be in the automotive industry. Whether
used for traditional hybrids, electric cars, or hydrogen combustion
engines, SMES will capture and use energy from the vehicle braking
system to reduce or eliminate the use of large, expensive
batteries. By combining fuel storage and the battery into a single
unit, the range and efficiency of alternative fuel vehicles will be
increased, and fuel can be stored in a much smaller space. �This
technology addresses many of the barriers to popular use of
alternative fuels, such as hydrogen,� said Greg Egan, Chief
Technology Officer at the Hythane Company and inventor of the SMES
system. �By increasing the range and efficiency of hybrid,
electric, and hydrogen powered vehicles, SMES has immediate uses
today. It also brings us a big step closer to the practical use of
pure hydrogen.� The innovation of SMES is that the vehicle fuel
tank becomes a storage device to capture electrical energy from a
regenerative braking system or other engine generation system,
reducing or eliminating the need for on-board batteries.
Integrating the SMES system with a liquid cryogenic fuel tank
enables superconductivity, providing frictionless energy storage.
�This is another example of how Eden Energy is creating real-world
solutions that will take us onto the hydrogen highway,� said
Gregory Solomon, Chairman and CEO of Eden Energy. �We are very
fortunate to have the finest minds in the world at Eden Energy,
working to bring the benefits of clean, renewable energy from
promise to reality.� On a larger scale, the technology can provide
a system for transporting both electricity and liquid hydrogen from
renewable energy sites to markets, when connection to the power
grid is not possible. About Eden Energy Eden Energy Ltd (ASX:EDE)
is a diversified clean energy company providing global alternative
energy solutions. The company focuses on producing, storing, and
delivering hydrogen to market to power hydrogen-based
transportation. Hydrogen technologies developed and marketed by
Eden Energy include Hythane�, a near zero emissions alternative
fuel. Hythane Company LLC is based in Littleton, Colorado, US. The
company has several pending U.S. and foreign patent applications
directed to systems and methods of making, storing, dispensing, and
using alternative fuels, including Hythane�. For more information,
please visit www.edenenergy.com.au or http://www.hythane.com.
Editor�s Note: For a full copy of the Eden Energy patent document,
please follow the link below:
http://www.ccapreview.com/cca/pat7305836.pdf
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