Hydrogen Cars, Vehicles and Infrastructure
Researchers in Canada and Japan are working on two different methods to eliminate expensive platinum from fuel cells bringing down the costs of future hydrogen cars as much as $5,000. Researchers in California, on the other hand, are using nanotechnology to greatly reduce the amount of platinum needed in hydrogen fuel cells. All of the […]
Continue ReadingI’ve talked about hydrogen fuel cell boats many times in the past. But, one I’ve neglected to mention (and thanks to Heinz in Germany for sending this in) is the Hydra 1 fuel cell boat that was launched in the year 2000. Some of the previous fuel cell boats I’ve mentioned include the Duffy Ferryboat […]
Continue ReadingOregon inventor Abe Fouhy has converted a 1999 Ford Contour to run on hydrogen and has also built lawnmowers and BBQ grills that run on H2 as well. In addition, the 28-year-old inventor also hopes to one day run his 1905 farmhouse on hydrogen. Working as an intern at a fuel cell technology company, Fouhy […]
Continue ReadingThe National Hydrogen Association (NHA) Conference and Hydrogen Expo gets in full swing today in Columbia, South Carolina. The NHA Conference started March 30 and runs through April 3, 2009 so there is still time to attend or see the main events online. Some of the highlights of the NHA Conference and Hydrogen Expo starting […]
Continue ReadingMercedes-Benz decided to let company trainees do a mashup of what would happen if you combine a futuristic hydrogen car with an old school automobile. The result is the F-Cell Hybrid Roadster. Over 150 Daimler AG trainees in Sindelfingen, Germany took turns for about a year in creating this 1.2 kw hydrogen fuel cell vehicle […]
Continue ReadingThe California Fuel Cell Partnership (CaFCP) in Sacramento plans to have 46 retail hydrogen fueling stations in place in six communities by 2014. The H2 fueling stations will be enough to accommodate 4,300 passenger vehicles and 20 fuel cell buses. Right now in California there are 26 hydrogen fueling stations throughout the state, but only […]
Continue ReadingOne of the largest hydrogen gas suppliers in the world, the Linde Group has come up with new hydrogen compression technology that it will be introducing at the National Hydrogen Association 20th Annual Conference in Columbia, SC on March 30 to April 3, 2009. I’ve talked about the Linde Group before as the first company […]
Continue ReadingLegendary singer and musician Neil Young will be driving a modified 1959 Lincoln Continental Mark IV called the Linc Volt into the Automotive X-Prize competition. The original 1959 Lincoln Continental is 19.5 feet from bumper to bumper (the longest car of its time), weighs about 2 ½ tons and gets around 10 mpg. The modified […]
Continue ReadingIn case you missed it, President Obama was in Southern California yesterday, first at the Southern California Edison Electric Vehicle Technical Center in Pomona and then on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno in Burbank. While at the electric car center in Pomona, President Obama said it was good to get out of Washington to […]
Continue ReadingDesalination plants everywhere could be producing hydrogen gas from seawater if the right device were to be installed. This is the word from physicist Roberto De Luca from Italy’s University of Salerno. De Luca has run laboratory tests where he has forced salt water (containing sodium and chlorine ions) through a thin rectangular pipe that […]
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