Energy stations

An energy station for a building comprising:

• a generating unit comprising a housing having:
• a reformer for generating reformate from a fuel stream;
• at least one of a first compressor and a hydrogen pump for compressing the reformate;
• a purifier for purifying the reformate from said compressor;
• a high pressure compressor for compressing the purified reformate from said purifier;
• a storage unit for storing the reformate from said high pressure compressor;
• a heat exchanger for providing heat to the building;
• a fuel cell for generating electricity from at least one of the reformate and the purified reformate;
• and
• an inverter for supplying electricity from said fuel cell to the building;
• a dispensing unit comprising a housing and a nozzle for dispensing at least one of reformate and purified reformate from said generating unit;
• at least one of said generating unit and said dispensing unit further comprising a controller for controlling said generating unit and said dispensing unit;
• and
• wherein said generating unit is located at a first location and said dispensing unit is located at a second location away from said first location.

An energy station for a building comprising:

• a generating unit comprising a housing having:
• a reformer for generating reformate from a fuel stream;
• an electrochemical cell for generating electricity and purifying the reformate;
• and
• a storage unit for storing the purified reformate from said electrochemical cell;
• a dispensing unit comprising a housing for dispensing at least one of the reformate and the purified reformate from the generating unit;
• a controller for controlling an electrical load from the building to said electrochemical cell so that said electrochemical cell acts as a fuel cell for generating electricity, and for controlling an electrical potential to said electrochemical cell so that said electrochemical cell acts as a hydrogen pump for purifying reformate from the reformer;
• and
• wherein said generating unit is located at a first location and said dispensing unit is located at a second location away from said first location.