Hydrogen Cars, Vehicles and Infrastructure
A few weeks ago I talked about how a company called Hydrogenics was double dipping by building both hydrogen fuel cells for cars and hydrogen fueling stations (using electrolyzers). It seems that this company has their hands inside anything to do with hydrogen. A week ago Hydrogenics announced that it was teaming up with Rosetti […]
Continue ReadingI’ve talked several times in the past about hyrail (or the Hydrogen Hi-Speed Rail Super Highway “H2RSH” as some are now calling it) by Interstate Traveler. In my past conversations with hyrail’s creator Justin Sutton, he indicated that the first hydrogen high-speed rail system may actually begin somewhere in Indonesia, where the need and political […]
Continue ReadingGetting hydrogen cars on the road in mass quantities has been no easy task. There have been many bumps in the road, so to speak, along the way and this trend will continue. Even though hydrogen cars have been around for a couple hundred years now, preceding the gasoline engine, people and governments seem to […]
Continue ReadingYesterday I pondered a pairing between the Horizon HydroFill home hydrogen refueling products and the Riversimple fuel cell vehicle. In June 2009 I had talked about how the Riversimple, which by the way carries a Horizon 6 kw fuel cell, is an open source vehicle that many are able to develop simultaneously, which will speed […]
Continue ReadingIn the movie “What About Bob?” Bill Murray talked about taking “baby steps.” An ancient Chinese proverb says, “The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.” At the upcoming Consumer Electronic Show in Las Vegas, NV, Horizon will unveil its HydroFill home hydrogen fueling device which may mean we are a step away […]
Continue ReadingIn the past, I’ve talked about various student contests involving designing model hydrogen fuel cell cars. Since I believe that the students of today will be making the hydrogen car breakthroughs of tomorrow, I enjoy covering such subjects. The fourth annual Hydrogen Fuel Cell Model Car Challenge was held in Union County, New Jersey in […]
Continue ReadingI’ve previously talked about AlumiFuel in 2006 and 2007 as an environmentally friendly, on demand method to produce hydrogen. After a couple more years of intense R&D, AlumiFuel is finally starting production on its first commercial hydrogen generator. The AlumiFuel system uses aluminum, water, and some proprietary chemical catalysts to create hydrogen on-demand and of […]
Continue ReadingB.C. Transit has announced that the first of 20 hydrogen fuel cell buses will arrive in about a week and a half, on November 17 in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada. The first bus will arrive next Monday and will be in service for passengers the following week. Whistler, BC is one of the end points […]
Continue ReadingBack in May 2009, I had talked about how the head of the U. S. Department of Energy (DOE) Steven Chu wanted to zero out the budget for hydrogen car development. In the weeks and months to follow Congressional representatives restored this funding. And amidst slumping car sales all major automakers have said they will […]
Continue ReadingThe OSV Viking Lady is a ship of fuels, so to speak, or to be more accurate a ship of fuel cells. As part of the FellowSHIP (Fuel Cells for Low Emissions Ships) project, the OSV Viking Lady was first launched in 2003 and now is close to commercialization for the maritime industry. The FellowSHIP […]
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