Our Product Solutions
Primary Products
MAETEC will initially offer two primary products: Electricity and Hydrogen Gas.
1. Electricity
Hydrogen delivered to shore by the OECS, will be used onshore for the production of electrical power in coastal areas of the world which are currently dependent on diesel generators for their electrical power production, or where there is no electrical power available.
2. Hydrogen Gas
Hydrogen produced by MAETEC's OECS, is a source of clean, renewable energy that can be used for transportation fuel, industrial and domestic fuel, and for electrical power production outside MAETEC's direct markets. MAETEC's hydrogen is not derived from fossil fuel feedstock as is approximately 96% of the hydrogen produced today. MAETEC is poised to capitalize on the emergence and growth of clean (non-fossil fuel) hydrogen fuel markets.
Byproducts
In addition to electricity and hydrogen, oxygen and pure water, both by-products of the generation of hydrogen and electrical power, offer additional revenue streams.
1. Oxygen Gas
The electrolysis process also produces oxygen that can also be stored and sold. While MAETEC has not focused on marketing oxygen to date, there is a strong need for medical oxygen in many developing regions around the world and represents a significant market opportunity.
2. Pure Water
When hydrogen and oxygen are recombined in the fuel cell they form pure water in the process. The water can be collected and sold. Particularly in applications of remote power generation and/or power generation in developing nations, clean water is often a rare commodity. This additional product or service gives the MAETEC system additional benefits to communities.
Initial Testing
On July 28, 2007, a one-sixth scaled model of the floating buoy, wind turbine, and electrolyzer was deployed on the Great Salt Lake in the state of Utah.
The buoy was tested over the next several months. Repeated trips to the buoy were made, in various wind conditions. The highest winds recorded during the test period were 60+ mph based on meteorological equipment in the area.
The Great Salt Lake test confirmed geometries and survivability with upright stability, even more rigid than anticipated. Hydrogen generation exceeded expectation. Experiments and adjustments made during the test resulted in substantial improvements to the overall system.
MAETEC also fabricated and tested a one-eighth scale, eight bladed marine wind turbine from October 2009 through May 2010. The design is intended to maximize power output across a broader spectrum of wind speeds and proved to provide at least twice the power output of traditional 3 bladed turbines in lower wind speeds.
Ongoing fabrication and testing of MAETEC's electrolyzer has resulted in production and cost efficiencies far superior to any published results. Electrolyzer efficiencies of greater than 76 percent have been consistently achieved. MAETEC is confident to achieve more than 90 percent efficiencies as iterative design improvements made are scheduled for implementation.
