Hydrogen Cars, Vehicles and Infrastructure
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by guest blogger Stan Thompson Very different processes distribute the earth’s mineral wealth and the political configurations of its surface. Though different, they coincide in ways that profoundly impact our destinies. In the late industrial period, the relative value of energy has been so high, and energy extraction as oil and gas has been so […]
Continue Readingby guest blogger Stan Thompson Davidson College is near our NC home and its proximity offers neighbors access to an astonishing parade of great minds. In 1962 I met cosmologist George Gamow there and got to ask him a few questions. Albert Einstein had died only seven years earlier; some would say Gamow was his […]
Continue Readingby guest blogger, Stan Thompson Let’s limit the damage to hydrogen progress caused by “friendly fire.” Good reportage, scholarship and fair play do not require that every article point out that most hydrogen comes from extracted carbon. It’s true, it’s undeniable—but it’s totally irrelevant. The vast amounts of hydrogen produced from hydrocarbons to make petrochemicals, […]
Continue Readingby Guest Blogger Stan Thompson A headline in the January 2018 online issue of Britain’s Institution of Mechanical Engineers publication is the latest hydrail transition landmark: Transport Secretary calls for hydrogen trains Transport Secretary Chris Grayling has said the introduction of hydrogen-powered trains is “a priority” for Britain’s railways. The article by Amit Katwala goes […]
Continue Readingby guest blogger Stan Thompson It’s been 18 years since Dr. Holger Busche proposed that German electric passenger trains could run on wind energy carried on board as hydrogen. Once pointed out, it was an obvious thing to pursue; but the first German hydrail train won’t go into service until late next year. The impediment hasn’t […]
Continue ReadingHappy New Year 2016 #Hydrogen and #FuelCell Vehicle Advocates, Insiders, Enthusiasts & Friends! Let’s make 2016 the most awesome year ever for hydrogen cars and fuel cell vehicles!
Continue ReadingOn June 10, 2014 I had attended the Hyundai of Tustin, California event where the first USA lessee Tim Bush (pictured above) was handed the keys to a Tucson FCEV. So, I thought it would be interesting to speak with Mr. Bush a little over a year later to see how the lease experience of […]
Continue ReadingKids 4 Hydrogen is a non-profit educational outreach program started in 2004. Based in Northern California, in the Santa Cruz area, they have this to say about themselves, “By giving demonstrations of how fuel cells work and presenting the hydrogen fuel cell vehicles on well-publicized tours, we hope to encourage people to get on our […]
Continue ReadingThere is no official national energy independence day for the U. S., but there should be. Last week on July 4, Americans celebrated our traditional Independence Day which honored the Declaration of Independence which was adopted on July 4, 1776. On July 10, 2012 on this blog I asked, “Energy Independence Day – Which Day […]
Continue ReadingSince Independence Day was last week, I came up with idea for this week which was to celebrate Energy Independence Day as a day that would foreshadow a stated goal by many alt energy advocates like myself to be free from foreign sources of energy. But, before I gave myself a pat on the back […]
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