profdant139 wrote:
MrWizard, just to be clear, these folks did not even focus on the RV market -- they are looking at power generation in general. But assuming it works and is not a hoax (a big "if"), naturally my next thought is "silent power for my RV!"
It's nice to dream, as long as nobody's wallet gets hurt. ;)
Dan, here's the answer for right now (until propane fuel cells are available for RVs). These methanol fuel cells are the next best thing ... quiet, automatically keep your batteries topped up 24/7 with no sun required, make no noise, and run up to 30 days on a 9"x8"x13" plastic container of fuel (a 15 day sized container is also available).
I think that they started out being used in the marine world, but now IMHO should be recognized as a Holy Grail for RV battery maintenance use. You might want to click around the site to read all they have to say. Here's a couple of links to start with:
https://www.efoy-comfort.com/installation-your-mobile-homehttps://www.efoy-comfort.com/technical-dataHere's another link with helpful general info on use of fuel cells for power:
https://www.fs.fed.us/t-d/pubs/htmlpubs/htm09732309/
