Hydrogen Cars, Vehicles and Infrastructure
Ballard has been in the fuel cell game for a couple of decades now. The Canadian company ran at a loss for many years banking on the fact that its fuel cells for cars would one day pay off and put it into a black bottom line. I remember asking the Ballard reps at one […]
Continue ReadingThe GreenGT H2 racer is a fuel cell driver race car that will make its debut in the upcoming 24 Hours of Le Mans. The GreenGT H2 racer won’t actually be in this race but rather on display. Its first race on the track will be a little later this summer at the Silverstone FIA […]
Continue ReadingResearchers at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) in Pasadena have developed a new way to split water at low temperatures in order to create hydrogen and oxygen. While many scientists are working on ways to create hydrogen using solar panels or wind turbines, the Pasadena scientists are looking to create H2 gas using waste […]
Continue ReadingResearchers at Stanford University in Northern California have developed what they are calling “unzipped carbon nanotubes” to replace catalytic platinum in fuel cells. Today’s price of platinum is between $1400 and $1500 per ounce. Carbon nanotubes and graphene, on the other hand, are relatively cheap to produce. This low price could lead to wide spread […]
Continue ReadingEarlier this month I had talked about a company named Hygen that was claiming that the awarding of hydrogen fueling station grants was rigged. According to the legal complaint, Hygen was saying that the major automakers were conspiring to eliminate competition in the awarding of contracts for the building of hydrogen fueling stations. Well, now […]
Continue ReadingA couple of weeks ago I had talked about how the Aberdeen, Scotland City Council was offering a hydrogen vehicle (Hyundai Tucson ix35) for their car-sharing members to test drive for free. This was the first time a car-sharing club had done such a feat. Now, in an effort to help out the Scottish pro-hydrogen […]
Continue ReadingProctor and Gamble (P&G) has decided to ditch the battery operated forklifts and instead convert 200 of them to hydrogen fuel cell power instead. The decision was made to convert battery powered forklifts at three facilities in Louisiana, California and North Carolina. Plug Power, Incorporated will be in charge of making the conversions and putting […]
Continue ReadingWell, it’s about time, really. Applications makers have invented apps for all kinds of things like opening your garage door, starting your car and even giving you free on-demand GPS while you’re in the car. Now, a team of companies has gone one step further by developing an app for inventors who want to work […]
Continue ReadingThis has happened every year that the current Administration has been in office. Every Spring the President along with DOE Secretary Steven Chu has cut the hydrogen research budget. And every year, including this year, the Senate has restored that budget. Now, it seems though President Obama’s stance on hydrogen fuel cell cars and vehicles […]
Continue ReadingIt’s been a while since I’ve talked about celebrities such as Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie driving a hydrogen car. Some of the other celebrities that are on the list of past hydrogen car drivers include Cameron Diaz, Jesse James, Jay Leno, Will Ferrell, Prince Charles and Jack Nicholson. So, let’s add another actress to […]
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