Bloom Boxes

[San Juan Sailor]

It apparently puts off a lot of heat, not good if you're in the southern lattitudes. Good if you're up north maybe.

[ottewj]

I would be happy if it ran my auto helm and refrigeration.
In my opinion, the fuel cell worked great, but the hydrogen is too expensive to produce and too dangerous to handle. It seems that this technology allows the use of less expensive and more availible fuels like propane.

[delmarrey]

I use to maintain a CNG fuel site and the maintenance costs & parts were so high it was eventually shut down. I can imagine the up keep on one of these unites. The companies that have them are probably getting some kind of write off at the publics expense just like the CNG station, which they're not telling you. I'll bet a technician would probably charge as much as a Lawyer.

[ottewj]

I realize that cng is expensive and dangerous undertaking because of the high pressure storage that is needed for the natural gas. However most of us have propaine on board. It is my understanding that this bloom box will use almost any clean gaseous fuel.