Hydrogen Cars, Vehicles and Infrastructure
P.E.I. in the North Cape region of Prince Edward Island has decided to try to go off-grid using wind to hydrogen technology. The wind to hydrogen village was first announced in 2005 to go off grid using wind to electrolyze water into hydrogen and oxygen and then run the hydrogen through a fuel cell to […]
Continue ReadingVision Industries CEO Martin Schuermann plans to commercialize the big rig Tyrano plug-in hybrid hydrogen fuel cell truck. The Tyrano is a class A heavy duty truck, with twice the torque of diesel truck. The Tyrano will be used to address emissions restrictions at both the Port of Los Angeles and Port of Long Beach, […]
Continue ReadingThe Chiron fuel cell concept is both a train and a big rig truck. And on of the kickers to this design concept is the fuel cell is powered by algae. Both big rig trucks and locomotives have trouble getting from point A to point B efficiently. Big rig diesel trucks get stuck in traffic […]
Continue ReadingResearchers at the California Institute of Technology, Pasadena are using a desktop inkjet printer to help solve the problem of turning solar energy directly into hydrogen. The researchers are printing out hundreds of dots of dissimilar materials on glass in order to assess how these materials react to sunlight and produce energy. The scientists are […]
Continue ReadingFor many years now, electric vehicle advocates and hydrogen car enthusiasts have been at each other’s throats in regard to which alternative vehicle will be given the nod by the public at large. This week President Obama gave a wink and a smile to the EV corner as he pulled the rug out from under […]
Continue ReadingYesterday I talked about how the Norway Hynor project was officially underway and open for business. As part of the celebration Crown Prince Haakon drove one of the cars to start off the Norway Viking Rally showcasing electric cars, plug-in vehicles and especially hydrogen cars. The rally’s route included a scenic southern drive from Oslo […]
Continue ReadingThis is a good news / bad news blog post. The good news is that a Formula Zero racing cart powered by hydrogen set a new unofficial record on a 1/8 mile track. At the Belgian Circuit Zolder, students from Leuven drove this distance in a mere 10.4 seconds compared to the official record of […]
Continue ReadingPowered by hydrogen peroxide, jet pack pilot Eric Scott has set a world speed record of 68 mph. In November 2008, I had talked about Scott setting a world record for distance and height in a hydrogen peroxide powered jet pack as he sailed 1,500 feet over a 1,000 feet abyss in Colorado. Now, Scott […]
Continue ReadingJust when I talked about how things weren’t as bad as they seemed a few days ago in regard to the federal hydrogen car budget, things have indeed gotten worse. On April 27, I talked about how the Department of Energy’s published budget in 2009, went down to $177.7 million from $211.9 million in 2008. […]
Continue ReadingRonn Motors, the makers of the eco supercar Ronn Scorpion and the H2GO hydrogen fuel injection system have been hitting the publicity trail lately by striking deals with FedEx, hoping to strike deals with our Federal Government and making friends with the Chinese in hopes of future financial gains. First on the agenda is the […]
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