Going Green in an Oil Economy.

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Monday, November 10, 2008

HHO Games and Expo

One of the alternate energy technologies I've been studying is the electrolyzing of water into hydrogen and oxygen. The normal method uses a cathode and anode in water or an electrolytic solution (acidic or alkaline) with a divider between the two elements and separate hoses to collect the hydrogen and oxygen in separate compression tanks.

This is being pursued as a fuel for our nation's fleets of cars and trucks. There is research being done now to develop more efficient electrolyzing methods to produce hydrogen for fuel cell vehicles.

One method of utilyzing hydrogen is being pursued by researchers, both professional and amatuer. The electrolyzing of water into its component HHO gasses (Hydrogen and Oxygen) without the separation, and using this gas to fuel or augment the fuel in an internal combustion engine.

Many researchers are working on designs that fit in the engine compartment of a vehicle and produce HHO at enough volume to supply HHO to the engine while in operation, rather than producing the HHO and storing it in tanks to be drawn from as needed.

Doing a google search on HHO finds many devices that claim to perform. Be ware of those, as there are many scams out there for these products. But there are some devices that do perform. This is not some easy box to mount, wire and plumb into any engine system. There are matters of adjusting the oxygen sensor circuit, to allow for the differences in oxygen in the system and get a proper leaning of the gasoline or deisel fuels.

This Veteran's day there will be an Expo for those who are doing this work in HHO production for vehicles in Palmetto, Florida at the Manatee County Fairgrounds. The HHO Games and Expo promises to be one of the first of its kind. With many demonstrators there and investors looking for the next great HHO device.

This looks like an exciting event for alternate energy.