Hydrogen Cars, Vehicles and Infrastructure
Every once in a while someone will contact me with a unique idea where I feel compelled to publish it on this blog. Kim E. referenced an earlier post about hydrogen cooperatives and wanted to put her own spin on this idea. Kim E. “Co-op fuel stations, Co-op farm supply, farms, farms use the co-ops […]
Continue ReadingThe chemical engineers at California Institute of Technology (Caltech) in Pasadena, California, which is also the academic home to NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), have been doing a little home cooking recently to produce hydrogen. In fact, what the engineers have developed is a modified self-cleaning over with an intense magnifying glass that uses solar […]
Continue ReadingSome will say that the future hydrogen car, the Chase 2053 flies under the face of science fiction. And they may be right. But this future flight of fancy opens up the doors of what hydrogen cars could look like in another 40 years. The Chase 2053, which drives and flies using a hydrogen-powered jet […]
Continue ReadingSince this is celebrated as Martin Luther King Day across the U. S. I thought I would put my own hydrogen car spin on this special day. It starts out with Dr. King’s famous “I Have a Dream” speech. And my apologies upfront to the late Dr. King, his family and the American people for […]
Continue ReadingCoca-Cola Incorporated has purchased, received and are using 37 Plug Power GenDrive fuel cell powered Caterpillar lift trucks at their 250,000 square foot facility in San Leandro, California. This is their second such commercial order. The first was at the Charlotte, NC production center in 2009 where they purchased 40 such vehicles. To add to […]
Continue ReadingAbout a week ago I talked about Japan getting serious about hydrogen cars. Now they have just upped that commitment. First, 10 Japanese energy companies including automakers and gas suppliers have announced that they will put up 100 hydrogen fueling stations in Japan by 2015. Because of economies of scale, the price of building these […]
Continue ReadingOn December 15, 2010 I had talked about hydrogen degassing in Russia and the Ukraine as being a possible fuel source. The theory is that it is possible to drill for hydrogen streams approximately 1/2 miles under the Earth’s surface to tap into these streams. Now there is new information in this arena that this […]
Continue ReadingHere’s an interesting little tidbit being announced today, “CCM News has developed one of the first ever, syndicated video news magazines Eco Trek dedicated to exposing the coolest, sustainable energy stories from around the world. Empowered by Mercedes-Benz, Eco Trek producers will circle the globe in 125 days in three of Mercedes-Benz’s emission free B […]
Continue ReadingThis blog post has nothing to do with hydrogen cars so if this is all you’re interested in then please stop reading. This blog post is about the growing hydrogen economy, however, and how both Microsoft PCs and Apple Computers are now connected to this emerging technology for powering laptops and cell phones. According to […]
Continue ReadingThe City of Arnhem in The Netherlands has opened up their first public hydrogen fueling station. The Netherlands also contains two other hydrogen fueling stations. Now this event may sounds like “Oh, yea, another hydrogen fueling station somewhere is opening up.” But on the grander scale this is much more than it seems. I’ve talked […]
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