Hydrogen Cars, Vehicles and Infrastructure
Mercedes-Benz has decided to open up a new fuel cell production facility in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Vancouver is the site of one leg of the current British Columbia Hydrogen Highway system. In the future, it is also supposed to be part of the West Coast Hydrogen Highway system that will run all the way […]
Continue ReadingSouth Africa, which is rich in platinum deposits is late to the game in tapping into the fuel cell market. In fact, South Africa has lost a decade in trying to cash into this lucrative market and they are just now realizing this and trying to play catch up. But, it may be too late […]
Continue ReadingI’ve talked about using ammonia borane as a chemical carrier for hydrogen about a half a dozen times in the past. Now, two universities have made discoveries and innovations that involve ammonia borane as a way to deliver hydrogen on demand. Take for instance the researchers at the University of Alabama who have teamed up […]
Continue ReadingIt’s not gambling if the State does it. At least that is what they say. Holding state or multi-state lotteries for building hydrogen production facilities and fueling stations is not my idea. One of our commenters, David sent in the idea a few days ago about a blog I had written in 2007 about the […]
Continue ReadingI last talked about Bruce Freeman’s Big Buy Strategy for rolling out hydrogen cars and infrastructure in Minnesota in February 2009. I’ve touched base with Mr. Freeman recently to see if he was making any headway with his plan. Unfortunately, Mr. Freeman had been frustrated with the lack of enthusiasm from politicians and other decision […]
Continue ReadingScientists and engineers at the Department of Energy (DOE) have discovered through the use of nanotechnology how to densely pack hydrogen molecules for safe storage inside lightweight tanks and easily release those molecules when needed for fuel. The DOE’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) is using a material related to Plexiglas sprinkled with nanoparticles of […]
Continue ReadingThe students at the University of Waterloo in Ontario Canada are not making their last stand but their first in developing a hydrogen fuel cell plug-in hybrid vehicle that one day may be commercialized. Now, a couple of the major automakers have already come up with such a vehicle such as the Ford HySeries Edge […]
Continue ReadingThe Suzuki Burgman scooter powered by an Intelligent Energy fuel cell has leaped a major hurdle towards commercialization. The Suzuki Burgman Fuel Cell Scooter was first unveiled in 2009 and has been undergoing public road testing in the United Kingdom since. According to Intelligent Energy, “Intelligent Energy, the global clean power systems company, and Suzuki […]
Continue ReadingThe California Fuel Cell Partnership in Sacramento, CA has put out a document called, “Progress and 2011 Actions for Bringing Fuel Cell Vehicles to the Early Commercial Market in California.” This document is an update of a similar one the CaFCP had put out in 2009 calling for specific actions to be taken to assure […]
Continue ReadingI realize that on-demand hydrogen generators for cars and trucks are an area of hot debate right now. Some say they don’t work and some say they do. One company that says theirs does is AquaFuel. I’ll let you decide based upon the data they present on their website. According to CEO of AquaFuel, Bo […]
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