Hydrogen Cars, Vehicles and Infrastructure
A year and a half ago I talked about how ammonia borane (H3NBH3) was being looked at as a hydrogen-rich chemical carrier for fuel cell applications. This week, small portable fuel cell maker Jadoo Power Systems was given a contract by the U. S. Air Force to develop ammonia borane pellets for hydrogen generation. Using […]
Continue ReadingIt’s been a wild year for individuals and companies inventing hydrogen gas savers and using this hydrogen on demand technology on vehicles. Many claims akin to tall tales have been made about these devices saving fuel, (making the legitimate ones seem farfetched as well). This is why I’ve taken a rather conservative approach to every […]
Continue ReadingI’ve said before that the key to going forward with a hydrogen transportation system is to use less hydrogen. It makes no sense to replace the current 380 million barrels of oil per month the U. S. is currently importing with a comparable amount of hydrogen, biofuels or coal added to the grid in order […]
Continue ReadingBack in the day when a man would ride through the desert on a horse with no name, few would have envisioned at that time a land with whipping wind turbines and hydrogen fueling stations. But, if Palm Springs, California Mayor Steve Pougnet gets his way that is exactly what will happen with this upscale […]
Continue ReadingNow, I don’t generally comment on the opinions of what other people write in other online newspapers and magazines, but there is a piece in the Hartford Courant that merits some discussion. The article “A Letter to President Obama: A Technological To-Do List” talks about technology in general and hydrogen in specific. The article mainly […]
Continue ReadingResearchers at Penn State University have discovered that combining aluminum and water will create hydrogen. Now, in many ways this is nothing new since I’ve talked about similar science before over the past couple of years. In fact, I’ve talked about Hydrogen Power, Incorporated’s AlumiFuel technology for their H2Go hydrogen on demand system that was […]
Continue ReadingLast summer I had talked about how hydrogen on demand technology may one day be paired up with the emerging ethanol infrastructure. At that time, Ohio State University researchers discovered that using cerium oxide, calcium and cobalt will split ethanol into hydrogen cheaply and efficiently. Now, researchers at the U. S. DOE, Yeshiva University and […]
Continue ReadingIn 2008, there was $281 million allocated for the Hydrogen Fuel Initiative under former President Bush. This funding was for research, development and demonstration of hydrogen and fuel cell technologies. The report itself is an extremely long series of PDF files covering the many different sections. So, I’ve linked to the overview of this report […]
Continue ReadingA few days back I had talked about using hydrogen slurry as a liquid storage and transportation medium that may be more efficient that using compressed H2 gas. Now, another manufacturer of a hydrogen-rich liquid compound has come to my attention that may also offer answers towards building a sensible hydrogen infrastructure at lower costs. […]
Continue ReadingNo, there was no crime involved here. The handing over of the Honda Clarity fuel cell vehicle to a non-Hollywood person is a part of the car company’s promotion plan for its newest hydrogen vehicle. Karen Thorp of Newport Beach, California, who regularly prosecutes mass murders as a senior deputy district attorney for L. A. […]
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