Honda Solar Hydrogen Refueling Station PDF Manual

Honda is working towards making the hydrogen-powered society of the future a reality by studying the entire process of hydrogen production, storage and supply, including investigation of technologies that will reduce the level of carbon dioxide that is emitted in the hydrogen production process. Like other automotive companies, Honda Motor Company is conducting a significant hydrogen fuel cell research and development program. In fact, Honda delivered the first commercial fuel cell vehicle (FCV) to the City of Los Angeles, California on 2 December 2002, and four additional vehicles will be delivered in early 2003. Honda also launched the FCV fleet program in Japan on the same day. Honda’s FCX vehicle is the first FCV in the world to be certified by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) and by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

A significant milestone in this program was achieved in July 2001, when Honda became the first automobile manufacturer to open a solar-powered hydrogen production and fueling station. The station is located at Honda’s research and development center in Torrance, CA. It is being used
to:
• Conduct studies on hydrogen production, storage and fueling using renewable energy sources
• Support the company’s ongoing fuel cell-powered vehicle development program Also, Honda is operating the station to help verify more efficient methods for producing hydrogen using renewable energy while, at the same time, gaining insight into the challenges involved in developing hydrogen production and fueling stations for the future.

In July 2001, Honda R&D Company, Ltd. and U.S.-based Honda R&D Americas, Inc. opened it first solar powered hydrogen production and fueling station. The station uses an array ophotovoltaic (PV) cells to extract hydrogen from water via electrolysis. When power from the array is unavailable or insufficient (e.g., due to cloud cover, etc.), electricity from the grid is use for the electrolysis process. The station is shown in Figure 1. The only other similar facility in the United States that uses solar energy to produce hydroge for FCVs is the facility at SunLine Transit Agency in Thousand Palms, CA, where hydrogen igenerated for fuel cell-powered city buses and small urban vehicles such as golf carts. Honda’s 2003 model year FCV builds on the company’s FCX-V3 and V4 experimental car which were extensively demonstrated, showcased and evaluated in the United States an Japan. Using its FCX-V3 and V4 vehicles, Honda has been participating in the California Cell Partnership based in Sacramento, CA.

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