World's 1st fuel cell power generator completed

World's 1st fuel cell power generator completed

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Gas Co., Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. and Ebara Corp. provided on April 8 what they claim are the world's first commercial fuel cell power generation units (L, front) for a newly built residence (L, back) for Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi. Photo shows Koizumi (3rd from L) speaking during a ceremony in which he was handed a symbolic key to two fuel cell units that can generate a combined 2 kilowatts of electricity.

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