Hydrogen Cars, Vehicles and Infrastructure
University of Massachusetts, Amherst scientists have discovered a new way of storing hydrogen that may reduce fuel tank size to that of a briefcase. Using computer modeling and carbon nanotube technology that researchers have shown that it is possible to design a hydrogen storage tank that stores nearly 100-percent H2 atomically plus nearly 8-percent by […]
Continue ReadingThe Swedish government has decided to invest almost $9 million USD into Powercell Sweden AB in which Volvo has a 40-percent stake. The investment will create 100 new jobs over the next 3 years. According to Per Wassén, Chairman of Powercell, “We are busy staffing the company and have received more than 1,000 highly qualified […]
Continue ReadingIntelligent Energy and Suzuki Motor Co. have teamed up again to put a hydrogen fuel cell motorbike before the public. At the 2009 Tokyo Motor Show the companies showed off the Suzuki Burgman Fuel Cell Scooter, which is slated to roll out in a few months. A couple of weeks ago I mentioned the Burgman […]
Continue ReadingLast Friday I talked about how plug-in vehicles lack a recharging infrastructure. Critics of hydrogen cars typically say that there is absolutely no hydrogen infrastructure whatsoever inside the U. S. But, that is not true. While hydrogen cars do lack an adequate refueling infrastructure, there is already some production and distribution going on of which […]
Continue ReadingThis is almost poetic in a sense. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard people say (including myself) that hydrogen cars are almost here but a lack of refueling infrastructure is holding them back. Two days ago, the New York Times published an article titled, “Plug-In Cars Are Almost Here, but Charging Stations Lag.” […]
Continue ReadingWould it be any surprise that technology developed for NASA would one day be used to fuel hydrogen cars? NASA has been using hydrogen fuel cells in their spacecraft for over 40 years and routinely uses hydrogen as a propellant as well. Researchers at Purdue and Penn State University have developed an aluminum-ice propellant (ALICE) […]
Continue ReadingYesterday I talked about the Vision Tyrano Truck that was making an appearance before Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger at the Capitol Building in Sacramento, California. The governor talked about the Tyrano at length before the question and answer session turned into a regular press briefing. The Tyrano hydrogen fuel cell plug-in hybrid electric short haul truck […]
Continue ReadingVision Industries, makers of the Tyrano hydrogen fuel cell plug-in hybrid electric semi truck, have been invited by California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to show off their latest creation on the east steps of the Capitol building in Sacramento at 11:30 am today. I had first talked about the Vision Tyrano hydrogen PHEV Class A heavy […]
Continue ReadingA month ago I talked about how the German H2 Mobility Plan intends to roll out as many as 1,000 hydrogen fueling pumps by 2015. Last week I talked about how Air Products would be doing its part by cutting costs of such presently custom built H2 pumps with a new modular series production system, […]
Continue ReadingAir Products, one of the largest specialty gas companies in the world and one of the largest suppliers of hydrogen gas, has decided to reinvent the H2 gas pump for cars. In the past I’ve talked about how large industrial specialty gas companies could one day replace Big Oil. One of the problems is that […]
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