Home Energy Station

Home Energy Station is the name of Honda's future heat and power generator that can be used both for domestic use as well as for fuel cell vehicles. It allows to convert natural gas into electricity and heat, for example, to provide an average household or a vehicle ( such as the Honda FCX ) to drive.

The system converts a fuel cell for this purpose in order to bound in the gas hydrogen and additionally supplied oxygen into heat and electricity.

In addition, the Home Energy Station to be used as a backup system for the power supply as an alternative to diesel-powered emergency generators. The output is about 5 kilowatts, and for many Notsitutationen or home operation often sufficient.

Currently, the product is tested in the research and development department Honda Americas in Torrance (California ) and is 2012 at the earliest appear on the market.