Hydrogen Cars, Vehicles and Infrastructure
When controversial governor Arnold Schwarzenegger left office he left behind him an economic crisis, high unemployment and a partially built California hydrogen highway system. Because the economy is in the tank, unemployment is high and getting higher with state employees such as teachers being layed off and a housing crisis in full force, many Californians […]
Continue ReadingIn Tokyo, Japan at the Narita Airport, several Honda FCX Clarity fuel cell vehicles are starting to offer rides to passengers into various parts of Tokyo. Honda is teaming up with HySUT (a research association) and All Nippon Airways to give more exposure to this hydrogen car. According to Integrity Exports, “…the route from Narita […]
Continue ReadingThe HYFLEET: CUTE project in Europe has officially come to an end. HYFLEET: CUTE was a demonstration project that accomplished its goals of proving that hydrogen buses are indeed worthy alternative fuel vehicles worth pursuing via commercialization. According to me, “HyFLEET: CUTE is based upon the information garnered from three other projects, CUTE, ECTOS (Ecological […]
Continue ReadingHyundai has decided to combine two important social missions in one including helping kids with cancer and helping save the environment through hydrogen cars. The Hyundai Hope on Wheels tour started yesterday and will include a 4,500 mile drive across the country visiting children’s hospitals along the way. A Hyundai Tucson Hybrid FCEV hydrogen SUV […]
Continue ReadingScientists at the University of Louisville and University of Kentucky have discovered that a common semiconductor along with a cheap metal alloy can use sunlight to split water to create hydrogen. According to the University of Kentucky, “Using state-of-the-art theoretical computations, the UK-UofL team demonstrated that an alloy formed by a 2 percent substitution of […]
Continue ReadingA couple of weeks ago, I talked about how ships contribute more pollutants to the atmosphere worldwide than do cars. These barges and container ships on the high seas burn a cheap, sludgy form of diesel fuel called “bunker oil”. At that time I suggested an immediate solution was for these ships to switch to […]
Continue ReadingToday, a Proton OnSite FuelGen C30 proton exchange membrane electrolyzer will arrive at the Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam (JBPHH) facility outside of Honolulu, Hawaii. The PEM electrolyzer will use the same platform as the SunHydro fueling station at the Wallingford, Connecticut office. According to Proton OnSite, “The electrolyzer at JBPHH will support the tri-service Hawaii […]
Continue ReadingI’ve talked a handful of times in the past about using a chemical carrier for hydrogen such as ammonia borane (AB) as perhaps an easier method in which to build an infrastructure around and get the needed H2 gas to fuel cells. Apparently a group of researchers at USC in California had the same thought […]
Continue ReadingIt’s true that Germany has been a beehive of activity these past 5 years when it comes to developing hydrogen cars, vehicles and the supporting infrastructure. Germany has far outpaced development of the same in the United States and Japan, its two closest competitors. And now Germany is doing it again by introducing four Mercedes-Benz […]
Continue ReadingI last talked about the Mercedes-Benz F-Cell Hybrid Roadster back in March 2009, but it’s time for an update. Sometimes, hydrogen fuel cell prototypes never see the light of day after they are created. This old school FCV is different. The Mercedes Fuel Cell Roadster was recently exhibited at the Pebble Beach, California Concours d’Elegance. […]
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