Hydrogen Cars, Vehicles and Infrastructure
I find this story interesting for both the technological perspective and the political perspective. Let’s get the political perspective out of the way first. This is an article that has been circulated by the Associated Press. It was picked up and published by Iran’s Tehran Times online newspaper. The article itself is about how a […]
Continue ReadingHere is a story that has gone largely under-reported by the mainstream media over the weekend, but an important one nonetheless. Researchers at the Curtin University of Technology in Sydney, Australia have created tiny magnesium nanoparticles to store hydrogen. Magnesium is cheap and it easily bonds with hydrogen. The only problem is that the bond […]
Continue ReadingIn January 2010, I had first talked about the East Coast Hydrogen Highway system being developed by SunHydro. The New York Times has now added a few details about the plan including the company’s founder and how the plan is to be financed. In my last blog post, I roughly calculated the farthest distance between […]
Continue ReadingScientists and researchers have spent years trying to simulate Mother Nature in creating hydrogen or storing hydrogen more efficiently. Artificial photosynthesis using viruses or nano leaf structures are recent areas of study for creating hydrogen fuel. But, just as important as creating hydrogen is also storing the element for later use by fuel cell cars […]
Continue ReadingAbout a year and a half ago I posted the question as to whether or not the large industrial gas companies could replace Big Oil at some point in the future. My thinking was that if we transition from a petroleum based transportation system to one based upon hydrogen, what companies would be most likely […]
Continue ReadingGreg Blencoe, the CEO of Hydrogen Discoveries, Incorporated of Oak Ridge, Tennessee is advocating for a Southern California based Hydrogen Fueling Station Cooperative system to be built by 2015 when the major automakers say they will start rolling out large numbers of production hydrogen cars. Mr. Blencoe has in the past proposed a Hydrogen Manhattan […]
Continue ReadingI’ve talked about artificial photosynthesis before and how scientists are trying to recreate how plants turn sunlight and water into hydrogen and oxygen. I’ve talked about using solar energy and algae for this process. And, I’ve talked about using bacteria to create hydrogen. Now, I want to talk about solar energy plus a virus named […]
Continue ReadingOver a month ago I had talked about using lasers and CDs for hydrogen storage for cars. Some people may have thought that this idea was perhaps a little far fetched or a little too futuristic. A few days ago I ran across an article that talks about high powered lasers that could one day […]
Continue ReadingThe Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) has published a set of safety standards for hydrogen refueling stations. Safety standards are important for three reasons. First, safety of people and property is the number on priority of the public, of automakers and of fueling station owners and manufacturers. Second, with safety standards in place, customer acceptance […]
Continue ReadingAfter months of silence, ITM Power is starting to release some details about its HFuel hydrogen refueling unit. The HFuel system can be used for hydrogen refueling in a commercial setting. The hydrogen fuel produced from the ITM Power HFuel system meets the purity requirements for running it through a car’s fuel cell. At a […]
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