Canadian Group Produces Hydrogen from Water Using Solar Energy
Solar Hydrogen Energy Corporation (SHEC) of Saskatoon, SK, Canada demonstrated a technology Monday in Tempe Arizona that can split hydrogen from water using solar energy input. The keys to the process are in a proprietary thermo chemical process that facilitates the liberation of hydrogen from water in the presence of heat, and the proprietary solar collector that can hold the heat during brief intermittent sun situations often encountered by solar arrays. Three engineers were on hand at the demonstration that took place at Arizona Public Service (APS)'s Tempe solar facility (STAR) to corroborate the production of hydrogen using a gas chromatography machine procured by SHEC labs two days earlier for ongoing testing. In addition to the engineers, also in attendance at the demonstration was an international contingent of investors, solar club representatives, and marketing agents from the U.S. and Europe.
The solar collector will be located for the next few months at APS' solar testing facility where data may be collected over an extended period of time.
The Arizona power station grounds are dotted with many arrays representing 20 or 30 different solar designs, producing together about a megawatt of power which is integrated into Arizona's grid system. Richard Stegeman, SHEC lab's manager in charge of technical operations in Arizona, is a former NASA solar engineer, and was present at the demonstration.
He will be supervising the data collection at APS. To him, what is remarkable about this system is that it only needs around half the amount of heat usually required to produce thermal cracking of water.
"It is not that hard to get that temperature.
Now we don't have to use exotic metals, but can use stainless steel and other easily worked metals."
The ideal temperature for the SHEC reaction is 850 degrees Celsius, which is what the present array is designed to deliver.
However, the process will separate hydrogen at temperatures as low as 400 degrees Celsius. Another facet of this design that impresses Stegeman is the receiver design.
A typical problem in solar designs similar to this one is that the receiver re-radiates much of the heat away.
The patent pending design that SHEC labs has produced reduces such emissions by an estimated 30 to 40 percent, thus increasing the net absorption. The present design prevents the receiving head from overheating by incrementally closing a camera-like shutter in front of the receiver.
In future designs, that will be regulated by increasing or decreasing the flow of water and gasses to the reactor, increasing or decreasing the rate of hydrogen production. Another advantage of the design is that the receiver forms a large thermal mass to maintain the heat during brief fluctuations in sun exposure ? similar to a flywheel keeping the system going. SHEC labs was incorporated Dec.
15, 1996 by Tom Beck, who conceived the design.
Maurice Tuchelt has been responsible for implementing much of the design.
Dr. Lang is responsible for perfecting the catalyst and other chemical processes. The hydrogen separation occurs in two steps.
First, the hydrogen is split off from the steam through a catalytic bed reactor.
Second, the hydrogen and oxygen are prevented from rejoining the liquid via their "water-gas-shift reactor," which sequesters the oxygen in an oxide compound.The prototype demonstrated Monday ? the fruit of nearly eight years of research and development - is the third to be produced by SHEC labs. After several rounds of gas collection and testing by the engineer team on hand, Ray Fehr, VP of Marketing for SHEC labs announced, "We did it.
We have produced hydrogen today.
The gas chromatography results show a sharp spike for hydrogen." SHEC-Labs has been able to raise $4.5 million Canadian, much of that from the Saskatoon community where SHEC labs is located.
Mark Danneberg of MD Marketing in Spain, has recently joined SHEC labs to bring in additional funds.
Danneberg said the arrival of this technology in the marketplace is dependant on how much more money they can raise.
"It could be less than a year, if we get enough money".APS has expressed an interest in utilizing the SHEC labs system in its grid power production once the technology is adequately proven over time.
Meanwhile, they are assisting SHEC labs by providing the real estate and the utilities and power needed for testing. The above story was composed by Sterling D.
Allan of PES Network Inc., reporting on-site for Pure Energy Systems News {http://PESN.com}Relevant Websites: SHEC-Labs official website http://www.shec-labs.com Arizona Power Supplier official website http://www.aps.com/home PREVIOUS COVERAGE:Sunlight Used to Produce Hydrogen From Water (July 9, 2004)http://pesn.com/2004/07/09/6900033_Solar_Hydrogen/ CONTACTS: Ray Fehr Solar Hydrogen Energy Corporation (SHEC) VP Marketing 306-220-5697 e-mail protected from spam botsRichard StegemanManager, SHEC-labs Technical Operations 1500 E. University Dr., Tempe, AZ 602-291-0285e-mail protected from spam bots(European Market) ND Marketing S.L.Calle Pablo Pecasso 8 San pedro, Nalaga Spain, 29670 (011)-34-952-927-144.
Dr. Emoto Visits London for A Word About Water
(ContentDesk) November 14, 2005 -- Dr. Emoto, the internationally acclaimed Japanese scientist, who identified how deeply connected water is to our human consciousness is making a rare trip to London. Emoto, who is also the author of Hidden Messages in Water, the New York Times bestseller, which has sold more than 600,000 copies will be conducting two lectures on the 30th November 2005, in central London to help raise funds for the Black Cliff Monastery. This charity is building a new spiritual centre in the Qinghai province of China, (formerly Kham, eastern Tibet), a monastery which will provide a resource for education and spiritual growth for the local community. Dr Emotos lectures will be held at 12.30 pm 2pm at The White Eagle Lodge, Kensington, London and 6.30 pm 10.30 pm, Kings College, The Strand, London on 30th November 2005.
Following the evening lecture at Kings, there will be a screening of the mind-bending independent film What the Bleep, starring award-winning...
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Colossal Central Florida Water Rates Inspires WaterRateCrisis.com
The ambitious new hosting company, HostsCom.com (www.hostscom.com), announced today that it has provided unlimited storage space and server access to a large group of Central Florida residents that are outraged by water bills that have exceeded $476 in one month.
Orlando area home buyers find out after they move to the hamlet of Chuluota that Florida Public Service Commission (FPSC) allows the local water company to charge more than twice the cost for water and wastewater than other local areas that are already considered expensive.
In many cases, residents are forced to pay up to 600% and more of the water bills at their previous address. In early 2004, the newest homeowners began to compare their water bills and discovered that Chuluota residents have been fighting the unfair and noncompetitive rates for almost a decade.
In 1996, Florida Water Services convinced the FPSC that it needed the...
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Wildlife in Winter Ponds
This may seem contradictory, but you want to leave a little bit of debris in the pond when preparing it for winter. Some water gardeners net out the fish, completely drain the water and scrub out the pond, refilling it with fresh water. Frogs, tadpoles, snails and microscopic pond life need to burrow down into mud and leaves to survive the winter. Fish also hibernate on the bottom, settling in around a bed of leaves and mud. I remove about 90% of the leaves and silt that have accumulated over the summer.
Leave the rest as "bedding material." You'll be amazed at the diversity of pond life that emerges in spring. Keep in mind that tree leaves will continually blow into the pond as long as the water isn't frozen. I recommend covering the pond with bird netting. This black plastic netting is almost invisible and prevents tree leaves and debris from getting into the pond..
Brett Fogle is the owner of MacArthur Water Gardens and several pond-related websites including Wildlife in Winter Ponds
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Canadian Group Produces Hydrogen from Water Using Solar Energy
Solar Hydrogen Energy Corporation (SHEC) of Saskatoon, SK, Canada demonstrated a technology Monday in Tempe Arizona that can split hydrogen from water using solar energy input. The keys to the process are in a proprietary thermo chemical process that facilitates the liberation of hydrogen from water in the presence of heat, and the proprietary solar collector that can hold the heat during brief intermittent sun situations often encountered by solar arrays. Three engineers were on hand at the demonstration that took place at Arizona Public Service (APS)'s Tempe solar facility (STAR) to corroborate the production of hydrogen using a gas chromatography machine procured by SHEC labs two days earlier for ongoing testing. In addition to the engineers, also in attendance at the demonstration was an international contingent of investors, solar club representatives, and marketing agents from the U.S. and Europe.
The solar collector will be located for the next few months at APS' solar...
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Ford, GM & Car-Gate Ultrasound Arch System Focus on Bottom Line
NASHVILLE, TN (ContentDesk) February 2, 2006 -- On a hill overlooking Music City, a remarkable pair of Tennessee brothers have quietly devised a solution to one of the Motor Citys oldest and more expensive testing problems.Its the Car-Gate Ultrasound Arch System, a technology which could save the automotive industry billions of dollars each year. The Car-Gate Arch is the latest innovation from Gayle Technologies founder, Jimmy Gayle, who has been providing the automotive and racing industries with technical solutions for more than 20 years.The development of the Car-Gate Ultrasound Arch was born from the need for automobile manufacturers to find new ways to test their vehicles for wind and water leaks often found in window, trunk and door seals. The problem is that the current test for finding these leaks causes damage to the car and trucks they test.Currently, billions of dollars in damages are caused each year to automobile inventories by the use of what automakers call a water...
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Skincare
Why it is we cannot we keep the skin we were born with? Having said that, if we did, it would have to stretch a bit, especially in my case. When we start to get older the most obvious thing to happen to skin is the wrinkle. I've got them and I wish I didn't but then again being a man perhaps I can have wrinkles and people do not notice. I don't really bother about skin care too much, I don't have to, I'm a man and I can get away without bothering about my skin too much as long as I keep it clean. The trouble is men tend to notice wrinkles on women.
We shouldn't, but hey ladies sorry we do. It isn't our fault; we must be designed to be like that, insensitive and uncaring, and because we do notice these things, you worry a great deal about caring for your skin. So men can get away with it but women cannot. What can you do about it? Well a proper skin care program can help you to work with the changes in your skin which not only affects how you look but also affects how you feel...
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