Hydrogen Cars, Vehicles and Infrastructure
In October 2007, I had talked about the hydrogen-powered microcabs that were being developed by the University of Coventry and driven around the Birmingham area. Here is an update on what is happening with the fuel cell microcabs. “In another first, Coventry-based hydrogen vehicle manufacturer Microcab is set to unveil its new next-generation hybrid car, […]
Continue ReadingResearchers at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) have developed a platinum free fuel cell that uses carbon, iron and cobalt on the cathode end of the PEM hydrogen fuel cell. With platinum currently priced at $1,800 per ounce this element is one of the major costs when producing fuel cells. According to LANL, “The Los […]
Continue ReadingOn January 27, 2011 I had asked Intelligent Energy to stop demonstrating their products and start commercializing them. Now, 4 months later they have made the announcement that they plan to do just that. The same company that has demonstrated vehicles such as the ENV, London Black Cabs, the Burgan scooter and the Suzuki Crosscage […]
Continue ReadingRight now there are several radio controlled (RC) hydrogen powered cars on the market. Three of them are the HCell 20, the H2Go and the H-Cell RC. But, there is another hydrogen fuel cell RC that I would like to talk about that has just been developed and is a little unique. First of all, […]
Continue ReadingWhile the Obama administration is yawning at the future prospect of hydrogen cars dotting the highway landscape, the major automakers are thinking otherwise. One such automaker is Honda which is full steam ahead in putting up hydrogen fueling stations in Japan and in the United Kingdom. In Japan, Honda is building a solar hydrogen fueling […]
Continue ReadingSometimes when you’re working in a science lab doing research you come up with unexpected and undesired consequences. Yet every once in a blue moon those undesired consequences turn out to be quite desirable. According to the press release, “Existing in large quantities on Earth, water is composed of hydrogen and oxygen. It can be […]
Continue ReadingI’ve talked about Asia Pacific Fuel Cell Technologies Ltd. (APFCT) before. In August 2010 I had talked about how APFCT was producing 10 hydrogen microcars and 10 fuel cell scooters. Then in January 2011, I had talked about how the first swappable hydrogen canister station had been setup at the National Tsing-Hua University in Taiwan. […]
Continue ReadingI recently had the pleasure of Tweeting Andrew at HydrogenClub.co.uk to see if he would be open to an interview about the progress of hydrogen cars in the United Kingdom. Below is our interview. HydroKevin: What is your vision for the hydrogen highway system that is just now starting to be built in the UK? […]
Continue ReadingTesting and trials, testing and trials, sometimes I get tired reading and writing about companies who are testing their hydrogen inventions, going into trials and then fall off the map never to commercialize their products. The last time I had talked about the ITM Power HFuel electrolyzer hydrogen refueling unit was in September 2010. I […]
Continue ReadingThis coming Thursday, April 14, 2011, SAE International will hold its first ever “World in Motion Fuel Cell Olympics” in Detroit. The event is being sponsored by GM. Last week I had talked about Michigan getting its first public hydrogen fueling station. So, it looks like the Great Lakes State (or the Wolverine State depending […]
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