Hydrogen Energy Projects

Products and Services

(left-Hydrogen Powered Vehicle at Hydrogen Fueling Station at Xerox, right-Solar Panels generating hydrogen at Xerox)

(left Hamilton Sundstrand's SPE^® Electrolyzer Hydrogen Generators, right PV panels at Xerox)

Outline of Services

Development
and
Deployment

Consulting

Consulting contracting for renewable hydrogen energy technologies involving:, project development and deployment, media, public relations, event planning, fundraising, marketing, and promotions.

Project Deployment

• Project Management, Directing

• Vehicle Conversions and Hydrogen Generation Systems

• Contract Administration and Implementation

• Technical and Labor Supervision

• Site Construction and Installation Supervision

• Regulatory and Permitting Coordination

• Legal Guidance and Representation

• Project Accounting

• Public Education and Media Directing

• Event Planning, Directing, Managing and Coordinating
  

Project Development

• Location Acquisition

• Strategic & Business Alliances

• Team Building and Organization

• Proposal Writing and Editing

• Funding Acquisition

• Contracts Negotiation

• Legal Consulting

• Technical Evaluation

• Regulatory Relations and Management
  

Philosophy

For decades smog has been a growing problem for many parts of the developed world. HyGen Industries philosophy and main goal is the implementation of the hydrogen economy by the beginning of the new millennium. There are two major problems facing the world today; (1), the threat of global warming from the burning of fossil fuels and (2), our dependence on foreign sources for these very same fuels. At the current rate, the world population is projected to grow from the current 6 billion to 14 billion by 2020. This will result in a critical shortage of energy supply, and will exacerbate our dependence on countries who have fossil fuel reserves, not to mention the increase in pollution, especially as the third world catches up with the rest of the world. The health costs due to air pollution in Southern California alone is estimated to be approximately $12-14 billion annually. 60% of the air pollution is from transportation, the other 40% is from stationary sources, of which nearly 1/2 is energy related. The solution - Hydrogen! Renewable hydrogen is the ultimate fuel. It is clean from cradle to grave. Our goal is to spearhead the economical production of renewable hydrogen fuel and establish its infrastructure in California and beyond.

(Clean Air Now Solar Hydrogen Generating Facility at Xerox in El Segundo, Ca., Photovoltaics & Electrolyzer)

On-Site Generation:

Solar and wind are likely renewable source choices for dependable energy continuity of your energy mix depending on your geographical location, although wind is cheaper.

• Solar is from $2.00/watt for 20 megawatt systems - $6.00/watt for small kilowatt systems.

• Wind is $1.00/watt for multi-megawatt systems - $3.00/watt for smaller kilowatt systems.

In Southern California we do have good sources of both depending on the location, however solar is generally more dependable. In the Pacific Northwest, wind would generally be better, especially along the coast. We can provide fully integrated packages designed for your needs. Hydroelectric and geothermal are generally for larger central generating facilities. We are not aware of any smaller systems on the market, although if you are interested in such, we would be willing to research it for you. Besides, hydroelectric has too many environmental impacts on streams and natural habitat and generally raises concerns within the community, even for a small system.

Ocean wave generation systems will be the next step to the full implementation of the hydrogen economy because it is a dependable 24 hrs. a day, 365 days/yr. generation and we are working with a systems developer to provide wave generators for commercial and small scale generation as well, although it is still a couple of years away from being available on the market. We at HyGen can provide you with economically feasible hydrogen generation facility packages, ready to go on-line to supply you or your customers with on-site fuel generation. If from the beginning you find that you or your prospects are interested in a closed-loop off the grid systems, HyGen will be glad to put together a package price for you. Feel free to call us for an estimate.

Current costs for production of converted 4 cylinder pickup trucks on a single unit basis is in the $50,000 range. This is due to the number of custom made components required and the limited volume of commercial components to be purchased. As the number of vehicles per order is increased, costs can be decreased due to wholesale purchasing of materials and components. Production jigging and fixturing for what are now hand made components will also reduce costs drastically. Labor costs can be reduced as well, since highly skilled fabricators can be largely replaced by specialized operators.

The size of such cost reductions are dependent on the actual numbers of vehicles of a given type produced in a given period of time. Each new type of vehicle will require a period of development, with attendant higher costs, before low cost production is achieved. It should be noted that, at best, converted vehicles will always have a net cost higher than vehicles originally produced for hydrogen fuel. However, conversions are the most economical way to develop the market and the infrastructure for hydrogen fueled vehicles.

Based on the best current experience, the following table shows the cost per unit as production numbers of hydrogen fueled vehicles increase. Predictions become less and less precise as the production numbers increase; however, the data is based on historically typical trends. Hythane vehicle conversions (hydrogen & natural gas mixtures) are approximately 40-50% less at the lower volume production levels. At the higher volume production levels, the cost is very close to that of natural gas vehicles.

NUMBER OF VEHICLES	UNIT COST (DOLLARS)*
1 to 25	$35,000 TO $50,000
25 TO 100	$27,000 TO $35,000
LESS THAN 1000	$16,000 TO $27,000
LESS THAN 10,000	$ 9,000 TO $16,000
MORE THAN 10,000	$ 4,000
*Does not include cost of vehicle

Hydrogen Powered Modified

1993 &94 Ford Ranger Vehicle Specifications

A portion of the HyGen Team (From left to right) Roger Ravelo [City of West Hollywood], Tony Rossi, Paul Staples (Chairman, HyGen), James Provenzano (Managing Director, Clean Air Now), James Heffel (Project & Systems Engineering, Vehicle Conversion R&D Consultant, HyGen), Bill Kaiser (Vehicle and Vessel Engineering Director, HyGen), Junior Castillo, and Mac McClanahan.

The Prices quoted within this web site are ballpark estimates and are to be used only as a gauge of expected costs, not as a commitment of price on our behalf. For a bonafide price quote we will need to do an analysis of your situation and, in most cases, a site visit.

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