Wednesday, January 7, 2009

Hydrogen Boosters, Do They Work?

First, I should have posted this answer several months ago as this happened when gas prices were around $ 4.00/gallon. Better late than never. NECN (New England Cable News) has a section called "Cut your costs" campaign on its website where you can submit your ideas for reducing costs. I sent a message that suggests using an electrolyzer (hydrogen booster) as a way to save on gas.

His response was to discredit this with some lame article in the New York Times Web site reporting of these devices. The article was entitled; Electrolyzers operate? It says science. "Based on the observations made by Therese Langer, transportation program director of the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy. Impressive title, but also what it means to have an office with his name on the door? I doubt (and surprised) if you have some expertise on these devices. Other comments were made by Joseph Romm. He has an impressive CV, but apparently has been concerned with the fuel cells through most of his career . Electrolyzers are not fuel cells and I do not think he has no practical knowledge about them to comment on them one way or another.

The article references one of his books "The Hype about Hydrogen" (2004), which is outdated. It says its concern for making fuel cells are efficient enough to fit under the bonnet of a car and generate enough electricity. The fact that Honda has a fuel cell vehicle on the market (now) the denial of these concerns. BMW also has a fuel cell vehicle to be issued within 3 years. The point is that progress has been made since the book was printed. The book also speaks of obtaining hydrogen from fossil fuels. Why? The cheapest and most logical to get hydrogen from water. Electrolyzers are also being used in industrial equipment and in conjunction with hydrogen fuel cells.

Jim Motavalli, who wrote the article obviously did not do much research. If you can not find scientific evidence to support the validity of these devices (electrolyzers), you are not looking very hard. The library, the National Hydrogen Association and the Department of Energy are just a few sources of information.

I would be doubtful of the "do it yourself" that all computers are online and many people simply do not know what they are doing in relation to hydrogen boosters. The "Myth Busters" (mentioned in the article in the NY Times) are two of them or just bought a "bogus" for their product (no) experiment. I too would be willing to bet that you do not use the associated electronics (EFIE). An EFIE adds a floating voltage to the current tension generated by the oxygen sensor telling the computer that is burning too rich and subsequently cuts the gas flow. This decrease in the flow of gas is replaced by hydrogen produced by the electrolyzer. I am a member of a company that makes electrolyzers and do not offer a warranty on a product that does not work. As I mentioned in a previous posting, the technology is proven and I have used in my car for the past 2 years.

I am an electrical engineer and have been involved with alternative energy for the last 10 years. My business is helping people get off of fossil fuels. Whether it is a product that I am a member or to build, has to operate.

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