Mid-East crisis lends urgency to development of Water Fuel Cell - September 13th, 1990
By Marcia Thompson
September 13th, 1990
Source: https://grovecity.advantage-preservation.com/viewer/?k=&t=30203&i=t&d=01011901-12312011&m=between&ord=k1&fn=the_grove_city_record_usa_ohio_grove_city_19900913_english_1&df=11&dt=20
Stan Meyer, Grove City resident and inventor of the Water Fuel Cell technology which allows an engine to run on any type of water, has been preaching for the past ten years about a pending crisis in the Mid-East, which will affect our use of oil as an energy source. That prediction seems more likely than ever to come true today as we follow the volatile events in the Mid-East, which seem to change on an hourly basis.
“A Mid-East stalemate is possible, and the Water Fuel Cell technology would refuse the situation,” Meyer said. “If the technology is not developed, we’re going to see worldwide calamity.” Meyer said that OPEC nations are blocking Western interests to prevent them from developing the Water Fuel Cell technology. “Mideast countries see that we have the potential to produce an energy source from water that would eliminate our dependency on oil,” Meyer explained.
He added that industry is afraid, predicting the development of such a technology would cost over $10.5 million just to develop the system concept, and that doesn’t include needed special engineering designs. As much as $50 million would be needed to develop the overall technology.
“We’re keeping things simple and bringing it to the public right here in Grove City,” said Meyer, “because we don’t want anyone blocking the patents.”
Water-powered car to help solve the greenhouse effect
Water Fuel Cell technology is set to run in a six-day race in Australia with Meyer, his twin brother Steve Meyer of Florida, and Swedish engineer Ulf Dahlstrom in control. “We’re going to use this car to demonstrate that the Water Fuel Cell can work under extreme conditions, and it will prove the system,” said Steve Meyer. The technology is tied to the VIC (Voltage Intensifier Circuit), which has been updated and is currently being installed in the water storage tank in front of the engine.
The gas-mixing unit linked with the gas processor allows control of high energy release from the hydrogen. “We’ve had to develop and invent everything we’ve done every step of the way,” said Stan Meyer. “It’s all new technology.”
The dune buggy now has a new engine, a standard 1600-series VW engine, which has a laser distributor installed. The Meyer brothers will drive the car themselves during the six-day race in Australia.
