ROME – Researchers in Italy claim to have built Europe’s first house powered by hydrogen fuel cells. This solution was developed by scientists at the University of Sannio in southern Italy in collaboration with private companies, Euronews reported on Thursday.
“Lately, we have focussed on the issue of CO2 emissions in the environment and worked on the idea of using hydrogen to make this house a completely self-sufficient system,” Gerardo Canfora, the dean of the University of Sannio, told Euronews.
The Benevento building is a student house as well as a living laboratory – a real-life experiment to assess the benefits and limitations of these technologies for future homes and offices.
According to the team at the University of Sannio, the hydrogen-powered fuel cells generate the electricity and heating required to meet the building’s needs.
Not only that, but the building generates renewable energy from solar and geothermal sources, earning it the title of “zero-emission building.”
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