Hydrogen Cars, Vehicles and Infrastructure
In the time span of 2006 through 2010 I wrote eight blog posts about hydrogen vehicles coming to the Vancouver BC and Whistler BC areas of Canada. Some of those posts were about hydrogen buses being built to be shown off at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia. But one of the main […]
Continue ReadingIn December 2011 I asked whether or not this purported hydrogen boat was a hoax or not. And now it’s time to ask the same question again. You see, this boat is part of the prestigious Cannes Boat Show this year and its builders are making the claim once again that the boat only uses […]
Continue ReadingBack in September 2010 I had written an article about how researchers at Kettering University developed an invention to use poop and urine to create hydrogen gas. In August 2011, I had talked about Fountain Valley, California doing the same thing. And, yes, it seems a little disgusting, too. Now the Japanese have invented a […]
Continue ReadingIt’s a fact that 2012 has been a sad year for automakers rolling out hydrogen concept cars. And for Nissan it has been especially sad since they haven’t rolled out a new hydrogen concept car since they unveiled the X-Trail FCV in the year 2005. But wipe away those tears since the Japanese automaker has […]
Continue ReadingOn the Anniversary of 9/11/2001 many people are taking pause to commemorate though who had fallen victim that day. Even President Obama and candidate Romney have suspended negative campaigning in remembrance of this day in U. S. history. But, across The Pond things are a bit different. Instead of thinking about the past the European […]
Continue ReadingI had first talked about the Viking Lady FellowSHIP project in November 2009. The Viking Lady is a large marine cargo ship that is powered by both LPG and fuel cells. The fuel cells kick in and help reduce pollution and particulate matter from this ship close to shore and in marine harbors. In March […]
Continue ReadingThere were already a couple of U. S. hydrogen road tours on the West Coast in 2008 and 2009. And, though it wasn’t given the name of hydrogen road tour, several hydrogen cars around May 01, 2012 drove from Oslo, Norway to Monte Carlo, Monaco using primarily the existing hydrogen infrastructure. Well, now the official […]
Continue ReadingIn 2012, at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the world’s oldest and best known sports endurance race, the GreenGT LMP hydrogen fuel cell vehicle made an appearance. The vehicle carried a 300 kW fuel cell and two 10,000 psi hydrogen tanks. At the 2013 Le Mans the GreenGT will once again make an appearance. […]
Continue ReadingJapan’s earthquake and tsunami on March 11, 2011 and subsequent Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster have given the leaders of that country a lot to think about in regard to the safe use of energy going forward. And because of the desire to use safe, renewable green energy and to use it in cars, the Ministry […]
Continue ReadingFuel Cells 2000 has just put out a very positive 79 page report describing the growth of hydrogen fuel cells in the United States over the past year. According to Fuel Cells 2000, “With more than 74 MW of fuel cells for stationary power and 1,700 fuel cell-powered forklifts installed or purchased in just over […]
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