Hydrogen fueling station opens in California

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Hydrogen fueling station opens in California

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The hydrogen fuel offers about 70 miles per gallon.

30 August,2011 12:13 pm

Residents of California can take a trip to Orange County and find the world’s first sewage-powered refueling station. Located just off the 405 freeway, the station is located next to the Orange County waste-water treatment plant in Fountain Valley.The hydrogen fuel offers about 70 miles per gallon and the station can fuel up to 50 automobiles per day with the daily 120 kilograms of hydrogen gas produced at the plant. In order to produce the hydrogen gas, sewage is processed to collect methane. This methane is converted into hydrogen and sent into a fuel cell to power the entire plant with 250 kilowatts of electricity.The remaining hydrogen is converted into fuel grade hydrogen and sent to the fueling station for consumer use.