This looks interesting. When I was in Japan I saw little kerosene unit heaters all over the place. The market would be huge and China is right next door...
NP says Ballard fans the flames of kerosene in Japan
2004-04-30 08:39 ET - In the News
The National Post reports in its Friday, April 30, edition that Ballard Power Systems' and Ebara Corp.'s jointly owned company, Ebara Ballard, together with Nippon Oil, announced their joint development of a kerosene fuelled, one kilowatt combined heat and power stationary proton exchange membrane fuel cell generator for the Japanese residential market. The Post's Page Two column reports that the system is manufactured by Ebara Ballard and comprises a Ballard fuel cell, Ebara Corp.'s pumps, blowers and production technology, and Nippon Oil's reformer technology. "The successful integration of Ballard fuel cells with Ebara Ballard's fuel cell system and Nippon Oil's advanced fuel processing-technology has resulted in the world's first verification testing of a unique kerosene fueled 1 kW combined heat and power stationary fuel cell generator," said Ballard. "In Japan, 26 per cent of the residential energy requirements are met with kerosene fuel. With extensive experience from our existing 1 kW combined heat and power fuel cell system, we've leveraged our technology to develop a superior fuel cell product for the kerosene residential market."
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