March 16, 2001

The Eco Soul solar hydrogen fuel cell educational kit is by far the most functional one I've used. Since it's self-contained and a reversible hydrogen system it has two very important characteristics

1. It demonstrates how realistic renewable hydrogen energy systems will work.
2. It is reliably up and running in less than 20 seconds out of the box, every time.

The second characteristic makes it very useful for teaching, and capturing imaginations. It effectively shows how the solar, fuel cell, electrolyzer, and hydrogen storage elements work together or separately.

I've developed the methods for designing village, renewable, hydrogen, fuel cell power systems and have built an experimental unit large enough to power a home, but I love to use the EcoSoul kit to show people how solar hydrogen and fuel cells work. This kit definitely changes minds.


Glenn Rambach
President
Third Orbit Power Systems, Inc.
http://thirdorbitpower.com