Links: SmartPlanet.com Article / Honda USA Press Release /

When Honda introduced its next generation home solar hydrogen fueling station, not only was it 25 per cent more efficient than its predecessor, it no longer needs a compressor to create high pressure hydrogen.

Honda said Tuesday that it has started operation of a next generation solar hydrogen station prototype. This home fueling system is designed to refuel fuel cell electric vehicles.

Here's the way it works: The single unit fits in a garage and produces enough hydrogen in an 8-hour overnight fill for a daily commute in a fuel cell vehicle.

Honda said it simplified the previous hydrogen station, which required an electrolyzer and compressor to create high pressure hydrogen. The latest version ditches the compressor completely. By eliminating the compressor, Honda’s solar hydrogen station is 25 percent more efficient than the old one.

(Source: SmartPlanet.com, Honda USA)