Hydrogen Cars, Vehicles and Infrastructure
According to Toyota, their 2015 model year hydrogen vehicle, which has not been unveiled yet, will have a fuel cell system that is 1/20th the cost of the one in their FCHV-adv model. Toyota lists several reasons for being able to reduce the costs according to Nikkei Technology, “Toyota made the following efforts to lower […]
Continue ReadingBengt Halvorson of Green Car Reports published an article yesterday called, “Should Fuel Cells Have Been Called ‘Hydrogen Batteries’ Instead?” This article begs the question as to whether the name ‘hydrogen fuel cells’ is holding back the technology from being readily accepted by consumers. One person who thinks so is former General Motors executive Larry […]
Continue ReadingVision Industries out of Long Beach, California has introduced an Intelligent Range Extender (IREx) for its fuel cell class 8 trucks. According to the press release, “Vision Industries Corporation today announced that it will introduce its newly developed ‘Intelligent Range Extender’ system in its next generation Class 8 trucks, originally designed for short-haul cargo transportation, […]
Continue ReadingTwo new SunLine buses powered by a Ballard FCvelocity®-HD6 fuel cell system were delivered recently in the Thousand Palms / Palm Springs area of California. According to Ballard, “These new buses evolve the previously deployed American Fuel Cell Bus (AFCB) configuration, which was first introduced with SunLine Transit Agency in 2011. The AFCB configuration utilizes […]
Continue ReadingToday, on June 10, 2014, Tustin Hyundai of southern California handed the keys to its first mass produced fuel cell vehicle (to hit U. S. shores) to Tim Bush and family (pictured at top) of Huntington Beach. Mr. Bush is a State Farm insurance agent in Newport Beach, California. I had a chance to speak […]
Continue ReadingToyota has stated that they expect to begin production of their commercial fuel cell vehicle in mid-December 2014. This is a bit earlier than expected. According to 4-Traders, “The world’s top-selling automaker is considering manufacturing dozens of the vehicles per month at its Motomachi plant in the city of Toyota in Aichi Prefecture in central […]
Continue ReadingResearchers at the University of Delaware have discovered that nano-scale nickel spheres may be the key to cheap and abundant hydrogen via electrolysis of water. Platinum, ruthenium and iridium rare metals often found in fuel cells or electrolyzers and the goal is the replace these elements with something that is cheaper and more abundant. According […]
Continue ReadingIn Berlin, Germany a Green Hydrogen Hub (H2BER) has just opened at the airport. At this fueling station, the hydrogen is produced using water, electrolysis, solar and wind power. According to McPhy.com, “H2BER’s operating principle is based on applying hydrogen as an energy source produced using wind power and solar energy. The electricity required for […]
Continue ReadingResearchers at DTU Energy Conversion have revamped an HP inkjet printer to cheaply print a fuel cell in 3D with better quality than most other methods. In the near future 3D printing (additive manufacturing) may be used for rapid prototyping of new types of fuel cells along with production of commercial quality fuel cells. According […]
Continue ReadingYesterday I talked about Hyundai FCEVs rolling off the ships in California and today I want to talk about a hydrogen fleet rolling out in Scotland. In May 2013 I last talked about the Aberdeen Hydrogen Bus Project. At that time it was expected that the £20-million project would bring the largest hydrogen bus fleet […]
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