Hydrogen Cars, Vehicles and Infrastructure
Earlier this year I had talked about using ammonia borane (H3NBH3) as a chemical carrier for hydrogen. Ammonia borane is a white power that is rich in hydrogen and the H2 can be easily disassociated from the remaining material. Ammonia borane as a solid is also easily transportable and would do away with the idea […]
Continue ReadingSince I tend to be U. S. centric and especially California centric when I talk about hydrogen cars, vehicles and the upcoming hydrogen economy I thought it would be fun, to take a break from this and point out many different hydrogen developments from around the globe. For instance, in Germany, owners of Westfalia’s “James […]
Continue ReadingWhen Marlon Brando and Vivien Leigh teamed up for the movie version of “A Streetcar Named Desire” little did they know at the time that they had created a classic that would live on for years. But, change is inevitable. Back in 1951 when the movie was created, there were no cell phones, no desktops […]
Continue ReadingA couple of days ago I talked about South Korea’s Master Plan eco community on two islands to the north and west of Seoul. The South Korean Master Plan community involves the islands of KangHwa and OnJin-gun. Now, on a different island to the west of Seoul (and there are many islands around South Korea) […]
Continue ReadingBristol Spaceplanes has conducted a successful strap down test firing of a hydrogen peroxide demonstrator (HPD). This engine will be part of the Ascender rocket engine which will be propelling space tourists into low earth orbit within the next 1 to3 years. The exhaust from hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) is steam and oxygen. Now, it’s no […]
Continue ReadingJust north and west of Seoul, South Korea, a company called Foster and Partners has won the right to develop a green master plan community on the islands of KangHwa and OnJin-gun. The sustainable master plan is supposed to be an extension of the Incheon Free Economic Zone. One of the islands, KangHwa, will be […]
Continue ReadingIn April 2009, Daimler first made a small and mostly unheralded announcement that they would start production of a fuel cell car in the middle of 2009 that would start rolling out in limited production in 2010. Little was made of this at the time. Now, Daimler has announced that 200 Mercedes F-Cell B-Class hydrogen […]
Continue ReadingA little earlier this summer India delivered the world’s cheapest car, the Tata Nano to its first customer. Tata also announced they are working on a hydrogen version of the same vehicle. And this week, the Indian Oil Corporation announced they have set up a fueling station with a hydrogen and compressed natural gas blend […]
Continue ReadingLast week I talked about the California Fuel Cell Partnership T-shirt Slogan contest and the deadline is this coming Friday, August 28, 2009 so you’d better get cracking, or brainstorming as the case may be. This week there is another contest for hydrogen lovers being offered by the National Hydrogen Association (NHA). This photo contest […]
Continue ReadingSome people have pondered if the recent California budget cuts would affect the Hydrogen Highway program in the Golden State. The answer according to the California Hydrogen Highway Network (CaH2Net) is no. The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has announced their plans to award grants to four new hydrogen refueling stations. The stations will offer […]
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