Hopewell, NJ: House gets its energy from hydrogen and solar

[RiverLover]

House gets its energy from hydrogen and solar
By Frank Mustac, Special Writer 12 hrs ago

HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP — A first-of-its-kind solar-hydrogen house that can go either on or off the electrical grid will be officially unveiled this week.

What makes the residence on Woosamonsa Road in the township unique is that it is the “first commercially produced fully permitted and affordable” of its type anywhere, according to the non-profit Hydrogen House Project, which designed the house.

“This is the beginning of getting our energy from above the ground and not below it,” said Mike Strizki, an inventor and founder of the Hydrogen House Project.

The human race, he said, has been convincing itself that digging up and burning fossil fuels has no consequences.

“After years of doing that we finally found that global warming does exist,” Mr. Strizki said. “We’re destroying the environment around us for our children, and we need to repair it.”

The combination solar and hydrogen renewable energy system installed in the house provides power for all of the amenities required in a home, including a full kitchen, laundry, bathrooms, hot tub and multimedia entertainment systems.

“This system only uses sunlight and water,” he said. “This is the most environmentally friendly energy system you can possibly imagine, where the byproducts are pure oxygen and water — pure water.”

“This is the same system that the space shuttle used and NASA has used for the last 60 years,” Mr. Strizki said. “So we’re bring that technology to the home.”

http://www.centraljersey.com/news/hopewell-township-house-gets-its-energy-from-hydrogen-and-solar/article_bdf84d96-5740-11e5-a4aa-f70ea23d7f5e.html

http://hydrogenhouseproject.org/index.html

Hydrogen is the same element that fuels the Sun, and Mr. Strizki has retrofitted his home in Hopewell, New Jersey, to convert solar energy into hydrogen gas. The gas provides clean electricity by way of hydrogen fuel cells, and can be stored indefinitely. Strizki even runs his fuel cell car with the hydrogen his home system produces for free! Unlike fossil fuels that release CO2 and other emissions when burned, Strizki's clean energy systems require no oil or gas wells to be drilled, and emit only chemically pure water and oxygen... two things none of us can live without!

Event info: Press Release - Event Program - Event Invite - Parking/Directions
The First Consumer Hydrogen House
There will be a dedication event at the house on 9/11/2015


http://hydrogenhouseproject.org/the-first-consumer-hydrogen-house.html

[rurallib]

1. interesting that the dedication will be on 9/11

an event i believe is tied to our dependence on ME oil

[RiverLover]

3. I hadn't thought of that.

Very good point. I believe the same.

[GliderGuider]

2. With Chinese solar panels?

If so, major eco-fail.

[RiverLover]

4. Does it produce emissions once in use?

No.

Major eco-advancement.

[GliderGuider]

5. Yeah, who cares how many Chinese are poisoned or get cancer?

http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/31478-china-s-communist-capitalist-ecological-apocalypse

In March 2008, Li and other farmers in Gaolong, a village in the central plains of Henan Province near the Yellow River, told a Washington Post reporter that workers from the nearby Luoyang Zhonggui High-Technology Company had been dumping this industrial waste in fields around their village every day for nine months. The liquid, silicon tetrachloride, was the byproduct of polysilicon production and it is a highly toxic substance. When exposed to humid air, silicon tetrachloride turns into acids and poisonous hydrogen chloride gas, which can make people dizzy and cause breathing difficulties.

Ren Bingyan, a professor of material sciences at Hebei Industrial University, contacted by the Post, told the paper that "the land where you dump or bury it will be infertile. No grass or trees will grow in its place ... It is ... poisonous, it is polluting. Human beings can never touch it."

When the dumping began, crops wilted from the white dust, which sometimes rose in clouds several feet off the ground and spread over the fields as the liquid dried. Village farmers began to faint and became ill. And at night, villagers said "the factory's chimneys released a loud whoosh of acrid air that stung their eyes and made it hard to breath."

Reckless dumping of industrial waste is everywhere in China. But what caught the attention of The Washington Post was that the Luoyang Zhonggui High-Technology Company was a "green energy" company producing polysilicon destined for solar energy panels sold around the world. Indeed, it was a major supplier to Suntech Power Holdings, then the world's leading producer of solar panels, and Suntech's founder, Shi Zhengrong, topped the Hunrun list of the richest people in China in 2008.

There is more than one way to produce less CO2. What about just using less energy?

[RiverLover]

6. "There is more than one way to produce less CO2. What about just using less energy?"

I wish.

That will never happen to the extent needed to curb climate change. Working within reality, this is fabulous for our planet.

[GliderGuider]

7. Not so fabulous for the Chinese...

Assuming they count in all of this happy happy joy joy.

[RiverLover]

9. They're finally doing something about their coal-induced pollution, I'm sure they'll get better with

industrial waste disposal soon too.


A cyclist resorts to wearing a mask in Beijing covered by heavy smog on Jun. 23. China’s cities are often hit by heavy pollution, blamed on coal burning by power stations and industry, as well as vehicle use. The issue has become a major source of popular discontent with the Communist Party, leading the government to vow to reduce the proportion of energy derived from fossil fuels. (STR/AFP/Getty Images)

China's Economic Slowdown: We May Have Seen Peak Coal

[GliderGuider]

10. You are woefully misinformed about China. Please read the article I just linked. nt

[GliderGuider]

8. Wait, what?

You really think it's possible to curb climate change by using solar panels?
No, you just forgot the thingy, right?

[RiverLover]

11. You're right, its better if we just cross our fingers and hope everyone starts using less energy.

^^^there it is!!!!

[nationalize the fed]

12. Strizki is a major pioneer in Solar Hydrogen

Featured in Scientific American in 2008 -this is one of the articles that started the mass awareness of this tech

Inside the Solar-Hydrogen House: No More Power Bills--Ever
A New Jersey resident generates and stores all the power he needs with solar panels and hydrogen
By David Biello | June 19, 2008

EAST AMWELL, N.J.—Mike Strizki has not paid an electric, oil or gas bill—nor has he spent a nickel to fill up his Mercury Sable—in nearly two years. Instead, the 51-year-old civil engineer makes all the fuel he needs using a system he built in the capacious garage of his home, which employs photovoltaic (PV) panels to turn sunlight into electricity that is harnessed in turn to extract hydrogen from tap water...
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/hydrogen-house/

A 2 hour tour (way too long for H2 bashers- they'll never watch)

Mike Strizki's Joule Box- a Portable Hydrogen Power Plant

Anyone can call him at the number on his website. He actually answers the phone- when he can.

[NickB79]

13. Mike Strizki, again?

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/hydrogen-house/

It's amazing what someone can do when they have $500,000 in cash to spend retrofitting one house.

And a $3-MILLION prototype car to drive around.

Oh wait, he also powers his riding lawnmower, racing boat, and motorcycle with hydrogen as well.

Amazing.