Hydrogen Cars, Vehicles and Infrastructure
Features hydrogen fuel storage technology that is currently being used or developed.
Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley have discovered a new porous polymer that holds promise for hydrogen storage. Frantisek Svec and colleagues from the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have developed a highly porous polyaniline in a mesh-like structure that has immense surface area and a strong affinity for hydrogen molecules. The new polyaniline mesh […]
Continue ReadingA new study in nanotechnology gives hope to solving the hydrogen storage problem. The safety concerns of storing hydrogen under high pressures is well documented, so many scientists have been working on storing the gas under low pressure methods. So far, chemical storage and storage with metal hydrides offers hope in this area. Now, there […]
Continue ReadingYesterday, I was contacted by Michael Jehan from MCP technologies who said his company has developed a novel magnesium hydride storage solution for hydrogen to be used in automobiles with internal combustion engines (ICE). The MgH2 solution uses nano-structure powders to absorb the hydrogen then release it as needed for the vehicle. I asked Mr. […]
Continue ReadingOver the past couple of months, I’ve talked about how ammonia-fueled cars may be the hydrogen cars of the future. Ammonia is a hydrogen-rich chemical compound that when activated is able to release its hydrogen to a fuel cell to power a vehicle. Ammonia is now back in the news as a hydrogen-storage method that […]
Continue ReadingWell, if geeks may one day rule the world, it may just be the Greek geeks that are leading the pack. A group of Greek scientists at the University of Crete have discovered a method to store hydrogen using carbon nanotechnology. Currently, most hydrogen cars use hydrogen stored in highly compressed form between 5,000 psi […]
Continue ReadingAs a Southern California Edison customer and a hydrogen car advocate, it’s exciting for me when my local power company steps up to the plate and becomes the first utility in the nation to study the feasibility of commercial clean coal technology. So. Cal. Edison is proposing regulatory approval from the state of California to […]
Continue ReadingResearchers have been working long and hard on the question of how to store hydrogen in cars for maximum safety and range of the vehicles. Compressing hydrogen gas at 5,000 to 10,000 psi represents not only safety issues, but challenges in regard to what kinds of materials to use, the shapes of the canisters, detection […]
Continue ReadingHydrogen storage is a tricky beast at best. Currently, in the transportation industry, storing hydrogen in automobiles is accomplished either through liquefying the gas or compressing it. In order to store liquid hydrogen, it must first be super-cooled to -423 F. Cars that carry liquid hydrogen systems (cryogenic) have the issue of hydrogen boil off, […]
Continue ReadingLinde Corporation, the world’s largest specialty gas manufacturer has decided to give hydrogen an odor for safety reasons. This was announced in Linde’s grand opening of a hydrogen fueling station in Lohhof just outside of Munich, Germany last week. The Linde Hydrogen Center will focus on producing hydrogen from renewable energy sources. This announcement does […]
Continue ReadingIn order for hydrogen cars to start rolling out anytime soon, the hydrogen infrastructure has to be in place. This means, hydrogen production, storage and distribution channels all have to be working in order to deliver the product to waiting automobiles. One of the pieces to this infrastructure puzzle, may have just been solved by […]
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