NOVELTY - A portable fuel cell system (10), comprises: a fuel processor (15) having: a reformer (32) configured to receive fuel (17) and to output hydrogen, and a burner (30) to generate heat using fuel; a fuel cell (20) configured to produce electrical energy using hydrogen output by the reformer; at least one fuel line (25, 27, 29) configured to transport fuel; a water removal system (60), including: a water permeable membrane, and a condensing apparatus; and at least one water line configured to transport the water to the at least one fuel line, where the removed water is added to fuel.    USE - As a portable fuel cell system for producing electrical energy included in a portable package (claimed) comprising laptop computer.    ADVANTAGE - A fuel cell system is a portable fuel cell system having water recovery capabilities.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A portable fuel cell system (10) for producing electrical energy included in a portable package (11), comprises: a fuel processor (15) having: a reformer (32) configured to receive fuel (17) and to output hydrogen using the fuel source and reformer exhaust, and a burner (30) configured to receive fuel, to generate heat using the fuel, and to output burner exhaust; a fuel cell (20) configured to produce electrical energy using hydrogen output by the reformer; at least one fuel line (25, 27, 29), internal to the portable package, configured to transport fuel to the reformer or burner; a water removal system (60), including: a water permeable membrane configured to receive an exhaust and configured to remove water from the exhaust, and a condensing apparatus including a condenser and a wick, the condensing apparatus configured to receive the exhaust after the water permeable membrane and configured to remove water from the exhaust; and at least one water line, internal to the portable package, configured to transport the water removed by the water permeable membrane and the condensing apparatus to the at least one fuel line, where the removed water is added to the fuel. INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) recovering water in a portable fuel cell system, involving: providing burner fuel to a burner in a fuel processor; generating heat in the burner using the burner fuel; providing reformer fuel to a reformer in the fuel processor; reforming the reformer fuel provided to the reformer to produce hydrogen; generating electrical energy in a fuel cell using hydrogen produced by the fuel processor; removing water from an exhaust with a water removal system that includes a water permeable membrane and a condensing apparatus, the water permeable membrane configured to receive the exhaust and configured to remove water from the exhaust, and the condensing apparatus including a condenser and a wick and configured to remove water from the exhaust after the water permeable membrane has removed water from the exhaust; and adding the removed water to a fuel line before fuel in the fuel line reaches the reformer or the burner; and    (2) a program storage device readable by a machine tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by the machine to perform a method for recovering water in a portable fuel cell system, involving: providing burner fuel to a burner in a fuel processor; generating heat in the burner using the burner fuel; providing reformer fuel to a reformer in the fuel processor; reforming the reformer fuel provided to the reformer to produce hydrogen; generating electrical energy in a fuel cell using hydrogen produced by the fuel processor; removing water from an exhaust with a water removal system that includes a water permeable membrane and a condensing apparatus, the water permeable membrane configured to receive the exhaust and configured to remove water from the exhaust, and the condensing apparatus including a condenser and a wick and configured to remove water from the exhaust after the water permeable membrane has removed water from the exhaust; and adding the removed water to a fuel line before fuel in the fuel line reaches the reformer or the burner.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows schematic operation for the fuel cell system.    Portable fuel cell system (10)    Portable package (11)    Fuel processor (15)    Fuel (17)    Fuel cell (20)    Fuel lines (25, 27, 29)    Burner (30)    Reformer (32)    Water removal system (60)