Hydrogen Cars, Vehicles and Infrastructure
Offers information about hydrogen fuel tanks for cars, trucks and other vehicles.
A company called Element Materials Technology is developing a high pressure thermoplastic hydrogen storage tank to be used inside of fuel cell vehicles. The resulting storage vessel is expected to be strong, light-weight and leak-free. According to Element, “During this project Element Hitchin performed high-pressure permeation tests using hydrogen for the roto-molded liner samples, mechanical […]
Continue ReadingBob Carter, Toyota’s Senior Vice President for Automotive Operations, stated in a recent speech to the Automotive News World Congress that hydrogen tanks are bulletproof when it comes to small caliber weapons. And the tanks are even safe when it comes to larger caliber bullets. According to Carter, “They’re safe. In testing, we fired small-caliber […]
Continue ReadingJapanese researchers have discovered a lightweight and robust material for storing highly compressed hydrogen gas. Other metal hydride tanks are typically heavy, adding a lot of weight to the vehicle and bringing down the MPGe’s. According to The Engineer, “Lightweight interstitial hydrides – compounds in which hydrogen atoms occupy the spaces between metal atoms – […]
Continue ReadingOne of the problems with rolling out hydrogen cars and a fueling infrastructure in the short term is coming up with cheap, lightweight and low pressure hydrogen fuel storage tanks. The hydrogen fuel tanks that are available now are either heavy and expensive such as metal hydride tanks or they are under high pressure from […]
Continue ReadingOne of the aspects that is holding back the growth and commercialization of hydrogen cars and infrastructure development are cheap and effective H2 storage tanks. Hydrogen fuel tanks inside the vehicles tend to be bulky, too heavy and too expensive. Hydrogen storage tanks outside the vehicles such as at H2 fueling stations face the same […]
Continue ReadingThe goal of the U. S. Department of Energy and the manufacturers of hydrogen fuel tanks and other storage vessels have been to find a material that bonds with H2 that is lightweight and that can be used at ambient temperature and pressures. The problem with hydrogen atoms bonding with other elements is that either […]
Continue ReadingThere’s been a lot of research in materials sciences in finding cheaper alternatives in which to store hydrogen or use as catalysts for hydrogen reactions. Most of this breakthrough technology perpetually seems to be 10 to 20 years away before commercialization. This is why when I heard about what the researchers at the University of […]
Continue ReadingMost of the hydrogen fueling stations being built and put into production today dispense compressed H2 gas in the range of 5,000 to 10,000 psi. This has become the standard over the past few years. But, there are some scientists who wish to rewrite this standard by working on hydrogen storage tanks that don’t require […]
Continue ReadingScientists have been working for a while at storing hydrogen under low temperature and low pressure. Another factor for automobiles is also storing hydrogen for low cost (as in low to moderately priced hydrogen fueling tanks). Researchers at MIT think they are on the right track by using activated carbon. According to MIT, “The team […]
Continue ReadingResearchers at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) have discovered that magnesium-based “nano blades” or nano-sized material in the shape of blades could be the next hydrogen storage solution. Some of the advantages of the nano blades is quick storage and release of H2 under low temperatures and the material is recyclable. These are all requirements […]
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