Hydrogen Cars, Vehicles and Infrastructure
Offers insights and information on developing hydrogen highway systems around the world.
Some 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 […]
Continue ReadingThe Yeager Airport in Charleston, West Virginia is opening its first hydrogen fueling station next week. The U. S. DOE’s National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) will be installing the H2 fueling station as a test and research facility. The airport is getting several hydrogen vehicles to test from the DOE and they will also be […]
Continue ReadingI’ve already talked about the Japanese hydrogen highway system that has been growing over the past few years. Now, the plan is for Japan to extend this hydrogen highway system for the entire country by 2015. This is good news for Japanese car manufacturers such as Toyota, Nissan and Mazda that all have their own […]
Continue ReadingYesterday I talked about how the Norway Hynor project was officially underway and open for business. As part of the celebration Crown Prince Haakon drove one of the cars to start off the Norway Viking Rally showcasing electric cars, plug-in vehicles and especially hydrogen cars. The rally’s route included a scenic southern drive from Oslo […]
Continue ReadingThe Hydrogen Highway was a grand plan four years ago to turn the West Coat into a network of H2 cars and refueling stations. Because of various setbacks including the national and California economic crisis being two of them, a more likely scenario is that Hydrogen Cities will emerge first. The theory is that most […]
Continue ReadingThe Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have overwhelmingly voted to accelerate the growth of the hydrogen highway network in the EU. With 644 positive votes, 2 negative and 11 abstaining, MEPs has decided to go forward with hydrogen cars, vehicles and infrastructure as an alternative to high oil prices and environmental concerns. A couple […]
Continue ReadingEven though the hydrogen movement has been going on for decades and has picked up steam in recent months and years due to high gas prices, it has always been lacking one thing: a theme song. Well, now those days are over as the Hydrogen Highway song by Elmers Youngest has been released. Hydrogen Highway […]
Continue ReadingPG&E (Pacific Gas and Electric), the power company made infamous by the real life story and movie “Erin Brockovich” has decided to shut down a part of the Hydrogen Highway in northern California. Just 3 ½ years out of bankruptcy the largest electric company in northern California has decided to pull the plug on the […]
Continue ReadingToday, Norway is opening up its first hydrogen fueling station in Stavanger during its Offshore Northern Seas (ONS) conference. The hydrogen fueling station is part of the HyNor Initiative, which is a hydrogen highway project similar to that in California. As part of the HyNor project, a hydrogen highway corridor will be built from Stavanger […]
Continue ReadingYesterday I had talked about how Oregon was moving forward with its goal of becoming a model hydrogen economy for the nation. I had also talked about how Washington State needed to step up to bat in order for a West Coast Hydrogen Highway Corridor to be developed. Today, I know that there is some […]
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