Hygen Claims Hydrogen Fueling Station Awards Rigged

A company called Hygen Industries, which develops hydrogen fueling stations based upon renewable resources and on-demand electrolysis, is claiming that member companies in the California Fuel Cell Partnership are rigging the system in order to avoid competition. According to Courthousenews.com, “Major automakers conspired to eliminate competition in hydrogen refueling stations, which California has demanded under […]

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Hydrogen Cars Drive from Oslo to Monte Carlo Using Existing Infrastructure

Well I had to put this link through Google Translate in order to figure out what was going on. And I’m glad I did because I want to share some very big news about a group of people who drove hydrogen cars from Oslo, Norway to Monte Carlo, Monaco using only the existing hydrogen refueling […]

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In U. S. and Europe Hydrogen Stations Have Doubled in 4 Years

Hyer.eu is reporting that 12 new hydrogen stations opened worldwide in 2011. The information comes from perusing the information on the H2Stations.org website which keeps track of hydrogen fueling stations, opened, planned or closed globally. According to Hyer.eu, “In 2011, worldwide, 12 new hydrogen fueling stations have been opened. This brought the total number of […]

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First Fueling Station on the UK Hydrogen Highway Opens

I’ve talked before about the emerging UK hydrogen highway and I’ve named Swindon as one of the possible locations. Well now Swindon is not only a possible location, but it is an official location as this hydrogen fueling stations has made its grand opening. The station was built by BOC, a subsidiary of Linde which […]

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Hyundai & Hydrogenics Ramping Up Scandinavian Hydrogen Highway

Hyundai-Kia has signed a memorandum of understanding to bring their hydrogen fueled vehicles to the Scandinavian Hydrogen Highway Partnership (SHHP) plus the Icelandic New Energy project which includes the countries of Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Iceland. Mikael Sloth from SHHP states, “This MoU represents a significant step towards the ambition of ensuring the Nordic region […]

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Japan Full Steam Ahead on Hydrogen Cars

About a week ago I talked about Japan getting serious about hydrogen cars. Now they have just upped that commitment. First, 10 Japanese energy companies including automakers and gas suppliers have announced that they will put up 100 hydrogen fueling stations in Japan by 2015. Because of economies of scale, the price of building these […]

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