Hydrogen Cars, Vehicles and Infrastructure
Scientists have been working for a while at storing hydrogen under low temperature and low pressure. Another factor for automobiles is also storing hydrogen for low cost (as in low to moderately priced hydrogen fueling tanks). Researchers at MIT think they are on the right track by using activated carbon. According to MIT, “The team […]
Continue ReadingIn the blink of an eye a hydrogen fuel cell car was put up for auction this past weekend and sold to the highest bidder for $3,650. Students at the University of Missouri on the Mizzou Hydrogen Car Team built a hydrogen car called the TigerGen I which participated as a demonstration vehicle in the […]
Continue ReadingCrown Equipment Corporation out of New Bremen, Ohio has made a crowning achievement by building its 500th hydrogen fuel cell forklift for commercial sale. This number is in addition to the forklifts Crown already has in action that have been retrofitted with fuel cells. According to Crown, “A Crown SR 5000 Series moving-mast reach truck […]
Continue ReadingCoventry University spin-off based in the United Kingdom, Microcab has developed a new hydrogen car called the H2EV. The chassis of the H2EV was created among Microcab, Delta motorsport and Lotus. In April 2011, I had talked about the Microcabs being developed by the University of Coventry in detail. Last week I had talked about […]
Continue ReadingI’ve talked before about the emerging UK hydrogen highway and I’ve named Swindon as one of the possible locations. Well now Swindon is not only a possible location, but it is an official location as this hydrogen fueling stations has made its grand opening. The station was built by BOC, a subsidiary of Linde which […]
Continue ReadingThe mantra now days with such high unemployment at least from the politicians that run the country is jobs, jobs, jobs. And, there is truth to this mantra since the middle class is suffering and election time is slightly over a year away. So, this got me to thinking how converting to a hydrogen-based transportation […]
Continue ReadingNow, I’ve talked before about using microbes to treat wastewater and create hydrogen. There have usually been some complications with this process such as the need to add electricity in order to start and maintain the process. Penn State researchers have solved this issue by introducing fresh water and seawater into the process. According to […]
Continue ReadingResearchers at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) have discovered that magnesium-based “nano blades” or nano-sized material in the shape of blades could be the next hydrogen storage solution. Some of the advantages of the nano blades is quick storage and release of H2 under low temperatures and the material is recyclable. These are all requirements […]
Continue ReadingOne of the advantages of using a photocatalyst for creating hydrogen is that the only things needed are sunlight, water and the photocatalyst itself. And, if created correctly, the photocatalyst won’t degrade over time. On August 31, 2011 I wrote about how the University of Kentucky had created a cheap semiconductor photocatalyst that uses sunlight […]
Continue ReadingTomorrow, September 13, 2011 Mercedes-Benz is supposed to introduce its newest hydrogen fuel cell concept car, the F125 at the 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show in Germany. Apparently, due to some leakage to the media we have some info about this car a day early. In the Spring of 2010, the Mercedes Benz B-Class F-Cell began […]
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