Hydrogen Cars, Vehicles and Infrastructure
I’ve written quite a bit about hydrogen fuel cells over the past couple of months from those who are reducing the need for platinum in FC’s to those who are eliminating it altogether. But in tough economic times like these the hydrogen fuel cell is taking quite a roller coaster ride. On the positive side, […]
Continue ReadingThere’s no word on what’s up at Harvard, but Yale lift trucks are now going to be powered by hydrogen fuel cell and moving the products of Central Grocers. The Central Grocers distribution center is now being constructed in Joliet, Illinois, without any aid from the Governor 😉 and will use 220 Yale lift trucks powered by […]
Continue ReadingThe International Conference on Hydrogen Production will take place May 3 – 6, 2009 in Oshawa, Canada. The entire conference is focused on the production of hydrogen from biological, chemical and thermal methods. Particular emphasis will be placed on nuclear and thermochemical hydrogen production on a large scale. Also covered will be topics such as […]
Continue ReadingWith the Big 3 auto bailout impending as early as sometime this week, one has to wonder if the individual GM, Ford and Chrysler hydrogen car programs will be affected? Of course, right now whatever moves the three automakers make in regard to restructuring, reorganizing and getting into the black is just speculation. General Motors […]
Continue ReadingIn 2004, a publication from Harvard University came out titled “Plasma Sputtering Deposition of Platinum into Porous fuel Cell Electrodes” that talked about using nanotechnology to increase the surface area and reduce the platinum used in fuel cells. Now, the Australian National University is reporting that they have created “hairy” fuel cell electrodes that only […]
Continue ReadingSixty students over two years have now completed Australia’s first hydrogen racing car. This is an update from a story I talked about a month ago where students from Australia and Germany collaborated on this Formula 1 style vehicle with a re-engineered motorcycle engine. Currently the Formula H racer is powered by hydrogen created by […]
Continue ReadingThere has been some talk in the past couple of months about hydrogen cities or at the very least geographic hydrogen clusters of cars and fueling stations within these very large cities. The Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) has advocated that clusters of cars and hydrogen fueling stations in particular large cities such as Los Angeles, […]
Continue ReadingThere are couple of breakthroughs this week in the direct solar to hydrogen production arena that are worth mentioning. One method involves a 100 Kw pilot plant in Germany and the other method also has German roots and involves a new carbon nitride catalyst for splitting water. Researchers at the German Aerospace Center have successfully […]
Continue ReadingA week ago I talked about how the U. S. Army decided to install hydrogen fueling stations to cleanly refuel their test fleet of hydrogen cars. The fueling stations are solar powered and use water so zero emissions are generated from well to wheel, as they say (in the oil industry). Now, the U. S. […]
Continue ReadingGeneral Motors has upped the ante in Germany by rolling out its GM / Opel Hydrogen4 fuel cell vehicles for real world testing in addition to its Project Driveway program. Nine Berlin-based businesses will be the first to operate the vehicles including ADAC, Allianz, Coca-Cola, Hilton, Linde, Schindler, Axel Springer, Total and Veolia. According to […]
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