2003-4-22 14:16:00
Could it be that a major hydrogen fuel breakthrough has occurred right under my feet here in Boise? Sterling sent me some information on a new Hydrogen Fuel Generation Device. I did some additional research and have posted some of it below. My research has shown some red flags. The company is very secretive and has never demonstrated publicly that their device works. There are no contact phone numbers or addresses and very difficult to find a contact person. Many feel that a major scam is underway... BUT there is always the possibility of a major breakthrough.
JJ
Press Release 04/21/03
Genesis World Energy Introduces Revolutionary Automotive Hydrogen Fuel Generation Device
Genesis HICEFT Technology leapfrogs current fuel cell-based transportation development by enabling the use of hydrogen in internal combustion engines
Boise, ID - April 21, 2003 - Genesis World Energy, the company behind a revolutionary energy generation technology introduced in December 2002, has announced an automotive and transportation application that creates an on-demand source of hydrogen fuel for internal combustion engines. The Genesis HICEF (Hydrogen Internal Combustion Engine Fuel) Technology represents a stunning breakthrough in hydrogen-based automotive power systems through its on-board, on-demand generation of hydrogen gas derived from water - circumventing the need for either externally supplied sources of hydrogen or hydrogen generation based on chemicals or fossil fuel derivatives.
The Genesis HICEF Technology represents a dramatic departure from current hydrogen-based fuel cell research, which has focused primarily on the generation of power for electric vehicles. Rather than abandoning the internal combustion engine and the decades of progress made in its improvement, the Genesis technology will enable automobile makers to design power systems that run off hydrogen gas rather than fossil fuels - thus eliminating a major source of pollution.
For a 60-day period effective May 1- June 30, 2003, World Energy Management, the licensing arm of Genesis World Energy, will make its HICEF Technology available to companies who are interested in applying it to automobile, trucking, mass transit, aircraft, locomotive and marine engines. The HICEF device can be easily incorporated into existing internal combustion engines with relatively few modifications made to the vehicle, and is similar in approach to today's conversion of vehicles from gasoline to natural gas or propane - without the need for high-pressure storage of flammable gases.
On Demand Hydrogen Fuel Although manufacturers have demonstrated both internal combustion engine and fuel cell-powered automobiles using hydrogen, the technologies upon which they have been based have not been commercially viable. The Genesis HICEF Technology overcomes a critical barrier that has inhibited the use of hydrogen as an internal combustion engine fuel source: the cost-effective creation and delivery of hydrogen gas. Relying on nothing more than a source of purified water, the Genesis HICEF Technology makes it possible to design internal combustion-powered vehicles that burn hydrogen gas produced on board the vehicle, freeing it from the need for externally generated sources of hydrogen fuel.
The Genesis gCell Technology The Genesis HICEF is based on a revolutionary technology recently introduced by the Genesis Project in the form of the Edison Device - a residential and commercial energy generation unit that creates gas and electrical power through the separation of hydrogen and oxygen molecules contained in any source of water. At the core of this technology are the Genesis gCells, which break water down into its basic molecular structure through a series of electro-chemical processes, yielding ultra-pure hydrogen and oxygen gases. The reactant chemistry in the Genesis HICEF Technology is different from that of the Edison Device in that the gCells do not require many of the support processes needed in the Edison technology. The water supplying the gCells can be stored in special tanks that replace the ones currently used for gasoline in conventional fossil-fuel vehicles.
Economic and Environmental Impact Since the water used by the gCells must be purified, consumers will have the choice of obtaining purified water from conventional fueling stations for an estimated $.20 to $.30 per gallon, or relying on filters in the Genesis HICEF unit that purify the water from sources such as a garden hose. Obtaining already purified water from fueling stations will extend the life of the filters in the HICEF unit, as well as provide a more profitable income source to gas station owners.
Converting diesel engines will require a more involved process than gasoline engines; however the cost will be relatively the same as the conversion to natural gas. The trucking industry and mass transit will benefit greatly from the reduction in fuel costs. Of even greater significance are the potential benefits to our environment: the Genesis HICEF Technology represents the cleanest possible alternative fuel source, producing essentially zero tailpipe emissions.
Readily Available Technology Manufacturers and aftermarket companies who are interested in the conversion of conventional internal combustion vehicles from fossil fuels or natural gas energy sources may express their interest in utilizing the Genesis HICEF Technology through a form available on the World Energy Management website. This form will be available through June 30, 2003 at: &nbnsp; www.worldenergymanagement.com.
For further information regarding the Genesis Project, the Edison Device, and World Energy Management, please visit: www.genesisworldenergy.org.
The Science Behind Genesis
The most abundant and practical source of pure hydrogen and oxygen on the planet is ordinary water. However, previously it had not been possible to break water down into its molecular state in practical terms from an energy consumption standpoint. The process consumed more energy than could be extracted from the resulting hydrogen and oxygen gases. As an example, 1000 watts of energy would be consumed to break water down to its molecular state and only 900 watts of usable gas energy would be yielded from the process. Recently, two new processes have been developed that are capable of breaking water down at lower energy consumption rates; however, those processes have proven to be costly and impractical. One requires the use of a very specialized chemical additive on a continuous basis that is in relatively short supply. Furthermore, the chemicals left over from the process must be disposed of without contaminating the environment. The other process is only accomplishable in highly controlled centrally located facilities. Therefore, it would involve establishing new hydrogen and oxygen gas distribution and transportation channels from scratch.
In order to make Genesis viable, the team needed to develop the ability to breakdown any type of water into its basic molecular state, using a small amount of space and consuming far less energy than could be realized as a result of the process. Major scientific and technological breakthroughs were required to accomplish this.
Since the objectives of the Genesis Project were very specific and unique, the team started entirely fresh, creating every aspect of the new technology from scratch. Therefore, the conventional thinking and the technological accomplishments of other scientists and engineers did not limit the team.
Extracting Hydrogen and Oxygen from Water: The gCell Process
In common terms, the essence of the Genesis technology involves a process that excites the hydrogen and oxygen molecules contained in water and detach them with very little electrical energy, much the way magnets with opposing polarities push away from each other. This was accomplished by creating a series of molecular level reactions within a specialized cell (the Genesis gCell), which in appearance looks similar to a fuel cell. Within this cell, three simultaneous processes occur. The first process produces electrical voltage from water passing over special catalytic reactants. This electrical voltage aids in the excitement of the hydrogen and oxygen molecules in the water. The second process involves a thermo, electro-catalytic reaction that results in the complete separation of the hydrogen molecules from the oxygen molecules. This yields maximum efficiency in the extraction of ultra pure hydrogen and oxygen gas. During the third process, small amounts of the hydrogen and oxygen gas molecules created in the second process reattach, providing additional electrical current to subsidize the overall gas generation process.
The result of this landmark technological breakthrough allows hydrogen and oxygen gas to be created from ordinary water, using only a fraction of the total resulting energy. The amount of water used to generate hydrogen and oxygen gases from this process are negligible, usually only a few ounces of water a day, much of which is ultimately recovered within the process and reused.
A single Genesis gCell stack (about the size of a small car battery), consisting of several individual gCells, is capable of producing hundreds of cubic feet of gas per day. In comparison, a typical American home located in cold climates consumes approximately five metered cubic feet of natural gas a day.
Creating Electricity from the Hydrogen and Oxygen: The eCell Process
As was the case in creating the technology for extracting hydrogen and oxygen gases efficiently, the Genesis Team elected to start completely from scratch in developing its own special fuel cells. While Genesis' electrical generating cells (eCells) are in fact "fuel cells", they share very little in common with any other type of fuel cell in existence. Using the molecular technology developed for the Genesis gas generating gCell provided significant advantages over existing fuel cell technologies. These advantages include a low manufacturing cost, substantially higher electrical generation yields and catalytic reactant formulations that are not subject to normal degradation, providing substantially longer service life.
Utilizing a reverse reactant process (similar, but less complicated than the gCell gas generation process) hydrogen and oxygen molecules are excited and attracted to each other (much like aligned magnets pulling themselves together), and water is then recreated as a result. Substantial amounts of electricity and heat are generated as a byproduct. The Genesis technology is so efficient that a single compact eCell stack (about the size of a gCell stack) can produce over 1000 amps of electrical current. The electricity extracted from the eCells then replaces the electricity provided by utility companies. Water generated from the eCells is recovered and reintroduced into the gas generation system, while heat generated during the process is converted to usable energy.
The Genesis gas and electrical generation processes are so compact and efficient that devices based on the technology are easily capable of replacing traditional forms of energy using very little space.
Presentation in Boise by Genesis Project (hydrogen fuel cell development) has few details December 6, 2002 A mysterious technology touted to end reliance on fossil fuels and other traditional energy sources was unveiled in Boise Thursday, but its cloak-and-dagger public launch left attendees puzzled and curious.
Julie Howard The Idaho Statesman Revealed were these details:
* This technology "breakthrough" utilizes a fuel cell that consumes nothing but water to generate energy. Using the amount of water an ordinary bathtub can hold, this fuel cell unit will produce enough energy to last a household more than 20 years. The unit produces no byproducts. No residential retrofits are required - the unit uses existing electrical wiring and natural gas plumbing. The unit has no moving parts and is silent.
* The unit is code-named The Edison Device. The secret team that developed the technology operates under the name The Genesis Project. Only brief statements and repeated references to the need for confidentiality were made by three members of two entities set up to market and license the technology.
* Nejhla Shaw, a former New York Life Insurance sales supervisor, is president of World Energy Management, which is the licensing representative for the Edison Device. Her son Darren Shaw, who previously owned a wireless communications company in Arizona, is CEO. Another son, Charles Shaw, is corporate counsel for Genesis World Energy, the technology development, production and supply arm of The Genesis Project.
The list of details not revealed about the project was longer.
Among the questions the Shaws declined to answer were: What are the names of those involved in the privately funded consortium?
Where did the research take place, and what are the locations of a residential home and industrial facility said to be fully operational using the Edison Device? How much was invested in research and who provided those funds?
While the Shaws are from New Jersey, they said Boise was selected as the unveiling site because some of the researchers and components of the device were made here.
"Boise is the birthplace of the project," said Nejhla Shaw. "Eighteen months ago a group of visionaries sat here and brainstormed, and the most important components were assembled here."
More than 400 people were involved in the project, which took about two years to develop, said the Shaws.
The key component of the technology is a fuel cell that separates the hydrogen and water molecules in water through a series of electro-chemical processes.
The hydrogen can then be burned cleanly as a replacement for natural gas or other traditional forms of fuel, and also be recombined with oxygen in a separate cell to generate electrical current.
"It's incredibly interesting," said Shirl Boyce, vice president of economic development for the Boise Metro Chamber of Commerce, who was invited to view the technology launch at the Boise Centre on the Grove. "I can't respond to a business model or anything else about them. I can't say a lot more than that."
Idaho Power did not have a representative at the launch, but a representative Thursday said the technology was potentially revolutionary.
"If this is legitimate, then it would revolutionize the energy industry," said Dennis Lopez, a spokesman for Idaho Power, after he perused the group's Web site at: www.GenesisWorldEnergy.org.
Lopez said new ideas for generating electricity aren't uncommon and the utility's parent company, IdaCorp, has a division that is focused on developing fuel cell technology.
"Our fuel cell division has a number of fuel cells being tested by the military and others," said Lopez, but he added he isn't familiar with anyone who has developed a process that uses solely water - and nothing else - in a fuel cell.
"Using just water without any other resource would be a major breakthrough. I'm sure if they have a working model we could look at, I would assume any utility would be interested in seeing it."
That's just the sort of interest the Shaws are hoping to generate.
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