Hydrogen Cars, Vehicles and Infrastructure
Okay, so it’s not my favorite thing to publish articles that the critics of hydrogen may jump on. And this is one of those articles. But I also believe when talking about hydrogen it’s good to get the whole story out in the open including the good, bad and everything in-between. This way people can […]
Continue ReadingOn May 16, 2012 I had talked about HyperSolar Inc.’s new sunlight plus water equals hydrogen breakthrough technology that seems like it could be a breakthrough in the field. The solar cells are actually in the water where electrolysis takes place. And since the solar cells have a low cost polymer coating, any kind of […]
Continue ReadingWith the London 2012 Summer Olympics just a few days from commencing, hydrogen fuel cell taxis are still a go, but fuel cell buses are being grounded. Both types of vehicles are receiving their fuel from Air Products. Five hydrogen fuel cell powered London Black Cabs will transport VIPs around the Olympics Games during the […]
Continue ReadingJust when you thought that the powers that be in Washington DC had turned their backs on hydrogen fuel cell cars and infrastructure a round of new hope is underfoot. I talked about the first sign of hope on July 11, 2012 when U. S. Energy Secretary Stephen Chu said he’s had a change of […]
Continue ReadingI’ve written about the Forze fuel cell racecar several times now over the past 4 years. The last time I wrote about the Forze IV fuel cell go-kart it won the Formula Zero competition which was hosted in Hague, The Netherlands. This time I would like to talk about the Forze V which stepped up […]
Continue ReadingMichigan State University (MSU) researchers are working on helping farmers recover their farm’s waste and turn it into energy. The energy recovered will be in the form of hydrogen and biofuels which can be used around the farm to run equipment, machinery, vehicles and supply energy to the homes. According to MSU, “Gemma Reguera, MSU […]
Continue ReadingOn August 7, 2008 I had talked about NASA testing their hydrogen-powered VASIMR plasma rocket on the International Space Station. On April 17, 2009 I had talked about NASA building a renewable hydrogen fueling station in Cleveland, Ohio. If you were to check out this NASA page you will see how the U. S. space […]
Continue ReadingIn a turnaround from 2009, when Energy Secretary Stephen Chu slashed the Federal Hydrogen budget by 60-percent, he now states his views of fuel cells are evolving. One of the critical pieces of Chu choosing hydrogen fuel cells is the abundance of natural gas. Most hydrogen produced today is for oil refineries and is made […]
Continue ReadingSince Independence Day was last week, I came up with idea for this week which was to celebrate Energy Independence Day as a day that would foreshadow a stated goal by many alt energy advocates like myself to be free from foreign sources of energy. But, before I gave myself a pat on the back […]
Continue ReadingResearchers at Harvard University have come up with a solid-oxide fuel cell (SOFC) that keeps going even after the hydrogen has run out. The thin-film SOFC uses Vanadium oxide on its anode to generate energy like a fuel cell then store energy like a battery. According to the Harvard Gazette, “The new SOFC uses a […]
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