Hydrogen Cars, Vehicles and Infrastructure
Japan’s automakers and gas companies have decided to go gung-ho in creating a hydrogen car and highway system in the small country by 2015. What is getting in the way, now, however is the Japanese government. Back in August 2009 I had talked about how a consortium of Japanese hydrogen gas companies had decided to […]
Continue ReadingResearchers at the University of Rochester in Rochester, New York are using artificial photosynthesis plus nanotechnology to create hydrogen from sunlight. Even though Energy Secretary Steven Chu has made public statements such as “If it were up to me, I would put every cent into electric cars” the funding for this project to the tune […]
Continue ReadingThe Iwatani Corporation in Tokyo, Japan has decided to unveil its new hydrogen hybrid bike. The bicycle uses H2 cartridges plus a lithium ion hybrid system to extend the range of the bike. The range of this hydrogen fuel cell bike is around 45 miles before a new cartridge has to be inserted behind the […]
Continue ReadingI’ve talked about hydrogen peroxide powered vehicles a dozen times in the past, but I haven’t spoken about them in a while, so I thought it was time to bring up the subject once again. Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) that is fuel grade (90-percent or better) is a caustic liquid, that when used as fuel provides […]
Continue ReadingA couple of days ago I talked about Interstate Traveler’s maglev Hyrail system and its creator Justin Sutton. Yesterday I had the pleasure of speaking with Mr. Sutton and follow up with him on some of the details of his cutting edge solar and hydrogen powered elevated rail train. One of the core pieces to […]
Continue ReadingIn a couple of weeks Suzuki plans to show off three fuel cell vehicle prototypes at the 2009 Tokyo Motor Show in Japan. On August 6, 2009 I had talked about how Toyota, Nissan and Mazda were pushing the government to expand the Japanese Hydrogen Highway system in anticipation of rolling out more and more […]
Continue ReadingWhile the talk about clean coal started under the Bush administration and has continued under the Obama administration, what has been neglected is the discussion concerning underground coal gasification (UCG). What this means is that many coal seams are too deep to mine. So, in order to take advantage of these huge coal reserves companies […]
Continue ReadingMany critics as well as uniformed people cite hydrogen fires and explosions as their main concerns about hydrogen cars. Many will talk about the Hindenburg fallacy when stating their cases as to why we should not pursue hydrogen vehicles in the first place. And, yes it is true that hydrogen is a flammable and combustible […]
Continue ReadingIn the past, I’ve talked about Energy Quest in Henderson, Nevada developing a Pyrolysis Steam Reforming process for creating high purity hydrogen, carbon dioxide (CO2), and nitrogen from algae. One of the typical problems occur when trying to produce hydrogen from algae is that oxygen tends to “poison” the process and slow down the green […]
Continue ReadingThe hyrail project is a BIG IDEA that I’ve talked about before in March 2009. Justin Sutton with Interstate Traveler has come up with a grand idea for a disruptive maglev light rail system that is powered by solar and hydrogen that will change the way people travel forever. This 200 mph Hyrail Hydrogen Superhighway […]
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