Hydrogen Cars, Vehicles and Infrastructure
Includes hydrogen infrastructure issues not covered in production, storage and distribution areas.
Now, I don’t generally comment on the opinions of what other people write in other online newspapers and magazines, but there is a piece in the Hartford Courant that merits some discussion. The article “A Letter to President Obama: A Technological To-Do List” talks about technology in general and hydrogen in specific. The article mainly […]
Continue ReadingThere was a press release put out today that basically reiterates the unveiling of a small fleet of hydrogen cars by the University of Birmingham in the UK. In late September, the University accepted delivery of 5 fuel cell Microcabs for real world testing. In April I had talked about the first hydrogen refueling station […]
Continue ReadingAn article in the Autochannel says that best-selling author Edwin Black has charged Honda Motors with delaying, sabotaging and suppressing its Home Energy Station IV for rollout with the Clarity FCX hydrogen car. The Honda FCX Clarity was rolled out this past July 2008 to a few movie stars and other notables. Since this time […]
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 ReadingSlovenia, a small country just east of Italy and south of Austria has committed itself to developing hydrogen cars and a hydrogen-based economy. According to Jure Leben, Head of Slovenian Government Group for Hydrogen, global warming and peak oil are two of the main factors in Slovenia’s decision to pursue hydrogen as a clean energy […]
Continue ReadingThis week, the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) is talking about the chicken or egg phenomenon as it applies to hydrogen cars and the supporting infrastructure. The chicken or the egg argument basically says that no one will want to buy a hydrogen car because there are too few fueling stations built and that no […]
Continue ReadingTwo of my favorite subjects of discussion over these past few months, ITM Power and the Hydrogen Engine Center (HOC) have joined forces to promote the hydrogen economy and fueling infrastructure. The Hydrogen Engine Center, based in Algona, Iowa has just shipped an 8 kw hydrogen-powered generator to ITM Power in the United Kingdom. The […]
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 ReadingResearchers at Ohio State University have found a way to cheaply turn ethanol or other biofuels into hydrogen gas with 90-percent efficiency. Now, this may not sound like such a big deal, but it really is. One of the most overwhelming issues surrounding building a hydrogen transportation system has been the building of the infrastructure. […]
Continue ReadingOne of the fears that critics cite when talking about moving from a petroleum based transportation infrastructure to a hydrogen infrastructure is that somehow Big Oil will transform itself into Big Hydrogen and that the consumer will be no better off than before. The problem with this thinking is that the big oil companies are […]
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