Hydrogen technologies offer alternative methods for producing energy and offer a solution to problems humanity is experiencing in terms of depletion of fossil fuels, feeding a growing population and pollution of the environment.

The ambition of this project is to use the advantages of hydrogen energy in the regular household. The idea is for a complete heating system in which the hydrogen generator is used. The device can work for as long as needed and there is no need for special storage tanks. There are no greenhouse gasses emitted from this system, as the product of electrolysis is fully and immediately used as fuel.

Moreover, the required initial input of energy is small and is only needed for impulse electrolysis to occur, which also means that the system does not requiere the use of conventional fuels. The system has higher efficiency than conventional alternatives, it can also work for longer periods of time as the temperature remains constant and does not pose any risks during exploitation.

The required elements for the system, except water and generator, are the impulse supply of electricity and a boiler, which are compatible with the generator and the produced hydrogen. The produced hydrogen is passed on to the boiler, ignition follows after that and the heat produced is used for heating.

According to our calculations, heating with this system is cheaper compared to electrical energy, natural gas, and diesel fuel. For a house of 80m2, the monthly heating costs would be about £56. For comparison, the medium cost of alternative methods would be:
• £88 for heating if coal is used
• £92 if wooden pellets are used,
• £123 if natural gas is used,
• £203 if electrical energy is used,
• £227 if diesel fuel is used,

*Please note that those figures are based on prices in Eastern Europe and have been converted to British Pounds Sterling.

There is International data, which shows a German and Italian firm working together on domestic hydrogen systems, producing heat and electricity. The intended results were the installment of 100 micro-systems for combining the production of electricity and heat. These would be the fuel cells of “Gennex”, supplied by Ceramic Fuel Cell (PLC) in Germany, the UK, Italy and Benelux which show electrical efficiency of at least 60%. Until now, there are 30 systems successfully installed in the UK and Germany with two distinct configurations, where 62% efficiency has been recorded on some of them.
Project SOFT-PACT http://www.soft-pact.eu/
You can look at the annual report for the progress of joint ventures for mutual technological initiatives for 2012, Brussels 06,01,2014 http://ec.europa.eu/transparency/regdoc/rep/1/2013/EN/1-2013-935-EN-F1-1.Pdf

The demonstrated analogues work with the established systems for delivering and storing hydrogen. They used hydrogen for the production of electricity, where the heat generated from the process is used for the heating of households.  The usage of hydrogen necessitates the creation of a special hydrogen infrastructure. This includes the building of pipelines for transport of hydrogen, refilling stations, cisterns, platforms or reservoirs with liquefied hydrogen. Hydrogen has a high density of energy for mass, but like gases it has the low density of energy for volume which creates storage issues. The containers for hydrogen storage are expensive and require serious efforts to assure safety when used.

The showed analogues make it easier to emphasize the advantages of our idealized project:
• Impulse electrolysis is used with minimum input required, and there is still development to increase the efficiency of the method. Furthermore, the generator uses the output of hydrogen for as long as needed, so there is no need for any kind of special storage. This solves any issues with health and safety. The hydrogen, which is a product of electrolysis, goes through the boiler, ignition follows and the created heat is used for household heating.
• The Hydrogen is created through electrolysis, so there are no greenhouse gases emitted.
• The system does not need conventional fuel, has a higher efficiency of known heating systems, works quieter, can have a longer period of exploitation and does not include any risks.
• In terms of public usage, the aim of the current project is developing knowledge for the development of an innovative system for heating based on hydrogen which produces only water vapor as a result.

Developing such as system can solve issues in our society, such as “energy poverty”.
Moreover, the realization of the project and its application in manufacturing will lead to creating a product which is safe for usage, with minimal upkeep costs, easy exploitation, and high reliability, along with a long period of exploitation.