Panasonic has today unveiled its new home fuel cell range that it says are more effiecnt than and cheaper than previous fuel cell solutions. The new “Ene-Farm” fuel cells have been created through a partnership between Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd. and Panasonic Corporation.
The new “Ene-Farm” fuel cell co-generation systems generates its electricity through a chemical reaction between oxygen in the atmosphere and hydrogen extracted from city gas in an efficient and very eco-friendly way. Even the heat generated as a byproduct of the chemical reaction is then used for heating the home and water supply.
The name “Ene-Farm” has been created from the English words “energy” and “farm” to represent the core concept of the new fuel cell: “we can generate our own energy to use in our own homes.”
The first “Ene-Farm” started shipping in May 2009 and since then Panasonic has sold approximately 5,000 units throughout Japan. You can read the full Panasonic Fuel Cell press release on their website.
Via TechCrunch
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