Krystal Planet Corporation, an ENERGY STAR Partner, announces today the sale of its 3rd hydrogen fuel cell in as many months. This marks a critical milestone for the launch this fall of the world’s 1st turnkey home hydrogen solution: the Krystal Hydrogen System(SM). It also establishes Krystal Planet as one of the few marketers of fuel cells to residential customers and brings The Freedom Plan(SM) closer to reality, which can convert America to 100% clean renewable energy in 10 years. (PRWEB) October 13, 2005 -- Krystal Planet Corporation, an ENERGY STAR Partner, announces today the sale of its 3rd hydrogen fuel cell in as many months. This marks a critical milestone for the launch this fall of the world’s 1st turnkey home hydrogen solution: the Krystal Hydrogen System(SM). It also establishes Krystal Planet as one of the few marketers of fuel cells to residential customers and brings The Freedom Plan(SM) closer to reality, which can convert America to 100% clean renewable energy in 10 years. Using hydrogen gas, a fuel cell produces clean, safe electricity with no combustion or fumes and pure water and some heat as its only by-products. The Krystal Hydrogen System(SM) utilizes clean solar and wind energy to produce hydrogen on site from water. It produces enough renewable energy to power 100% of a typical energy efficient home plus makes enough extra hydrogen to power up to two vehicles (nearly any vehicle can be easily converted to burn hydrogen in its existing internal combustion engine). The company reports receiving over 70 serious inquiries already, some from celebrities, and expects to sell 50 systems in 2006 and over 200 in 2007. “Although initially the market for our Krystal Hydrogen System(SM) will be early adopters with the financial wherewithal to purchase the system, those who do will be able to enjoy true energy independence,” says Troy Helming, founder and CEO. “The system will initially retail for $150,000, which is often less than the cost of the cars sitting in a customer’s driveway. But this investment will protect its owner from rising and volatile energy costs and has an expected life of 30-50 years depending on location.” Krystal Planet’s recent sales of hydrogen-powered fuel cells provide needed experience and establish a sales track record for a primary component of the Krystal Hydrogen System(SM). The sales also establish Krystal Planet as one of the only marketers of fuel cells to residential customers. Hydrogen as a fuel makes the most sense when it is produced from water and not from natural gas, and as long as the electricity used by the electrolyzer comes from renewable energy instead of ‘dirty’ power from the electric grid which creates pollution at fossil-fired power plants. Local production of hydrogen using wind, solar, biomass or geothermal energy solves the chicken-and-egg problem of converting infrastructure to support this pollution-free fuel. “Imagine the bragging rights when a customer takes their home ‘off-grid’ and converts their vehicles to run on hydrogen made at home. How can you put a value on never having to worry about gas prices or utility blackouts again?” asks Senior Director Jeff Eagle. And for anyone wondering about hydrogen’s safety, consider that gasoline vapor is actually 27 times more explosive than hydrogen. Although the solution is not for everyone, the Krystal Hydrogen System(SM) is a giant step forward in solving America’s energy crisis. And, like all other technology, costs of the system should drop over time to be affordable by mainstream Americans. “With sales of about 5,000 systems per year,” says Helming, “the cost is projected to be $300 per month when financed using a home equity line.” About Krystal Planet Corporation Krystal Planet Corporation, a Krystal Energy company, is a leading international retailer of clean power and energy-saving products. Using highly effective grass-roots marketing, consumers are taught how to ‘Krystalize’ their homes and vehicles, saving an average of up to $150 per month or more on gasoline and utility bills while reducing pollution. America’s 1st national network of energy efficiency experts offers wind, solar, hydrogen fuel cell and proprietary energy saving products. Examples include the Green Machine (one-time installation of a patented fuel catalyst that improves fuel economy by 10-20% for nearly any vehicle), Krystal Hydrogen System (the world’s 1st turnkey home hydrogen system), FutureWindSM (a certified Green Power Certificate that can be tax deductible and helps build new utility-scale wind turbines), and the Home Energy Review (the 1st residential energy-savings consultation offered nationwide, which focuses on comprehensive energy savings potential, return on investment and environmental impact). The $1,199 Gold Package cuts the energy consumption of the average household by $150 per month (assuming gasoline prices of $2.25 per gallon), or $1,800 per year and a return on investment of 150%. This equates to $9,000 in savings over five years assuming energy prices were to remain at 2004 levels over that time. All Krystal Planet products include a contribution to The Freedom Plan (as described in The Clean Power Revolution: How America can save 20 Trillion Dollars by 2025) which can convert America to 100% clean renewable energy in 10 years. Krystal Planet is headquartered in Lenexa, Kansas (a suburb of Kansas City). Krystal Planet’s customers have helped eliminate nearly 4 Million pounds of greenhouse gases since Earth Day 2004. An online catalog and a one-minute video describing the company are on the web at www.krystal-planet.com.
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