Hydrogen Cars, Vehicles and Infrastructure
Over the past few days I’ve talked about the South Wales Hydrogen Highway, the Scottish Hydrogen Highway and the ITM Power hydrogen fueling stations being built for the 2012 London Summer Olympics. About 10 months ago, I had also talked about how London’s Mayor Boris Johnson had reversed his decision in regard to introducing hydrogen […]
Continue ReadingAt Italy’s international Seatec trade exhibition for yachts, ships and boats, ACTA Energy won the prestigious 2010 Qualitec Technology Award (along with Volkswagen) for their new EL100 Hydrogen Generator. The generator was coupled with a 1 Kw fuel cell that together powered an outboard boat motor. The nautical award was given for the device’s “innovation, […]
Continue ReadingWith the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, BC, Canada just underway, and hydrogen fuel cell buses delivering passengers between cities, there is already similar planning underway for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. On this past Friday I had talked about the UK Hydrogen Highway system developing in both South Wales and north in Scotland. […]
Continue ReadingOn the west of the United Kingdom fuel cell vehicles may one day travel down the M4 Hydrogen Highway. This will be part of a larger renewable fueling infrastructure that is being built for alternative fuel cars in the area. Wales has been designated a Low Carbon Economic Area (LCEA) for hydrogen fuel. The ministers […]
Continue ReadingTata Motors, a company which produces the world’s cheapest new car, the Nano has decided to start testing light trucks and buses equipped with hydrogen fuel cells. In August 2009 I had talked about how Tata had announced they were working on a fuel cell version of the Nano as well The FC powered light […]
Continue ReadingIn September 2009, I had talked about the H2 Mobility Plan for Germany in which 8 major companies signed up with the intent of expanding hydrogen fueling stations in that country by 2015 to support commercial hydrogen car rollouts. Last night I received an email that outlines a free webinar that outlines the H2 Mobility […]
Continue ReadingTwo recent studies, both concerning solar energy used to produce hydrogen may help PEM fuel cells become more efficient and effective. One set of research is from Great Britain at the University of East Anglia. The second research study is from the University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC). At the University of East Anglia the […]
Continue ReadingIn November 2009, I had talked about how the first of the 20 BC Transit hydrogen fuel cell buses were arriving in Whistler, British Columbia in time for the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics. The 20 BC Transit hydrogen buses, powered by Ballard fuel cells, are the largest single bus fleet anywhere. Besides being zero emissions […]
Continue ReadingThere has been a lot of development and commercialization of hydrogen fuel cell forklifts over the past couple of years. I’ve talked about FCV forklifts in the U. S. food industry, including Coca-Cola and FCV forklifts for Walmart. Outside the U. S. I’ve talked about fuel cell forklifts in Scandinavia and Germany. This past summer […]
Continue ReadingProton Power Systems and Smith Electric Vehicles have teamed up to produce an electric car with fuel cell range extender. This terminology will most likely go over better with battery electric vehicle fans than the term hydrogen fuel cell hybrid vehicle. Most likely the term electric car with fuel cell range extender was chosen because […]
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