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For the cost of a $100 raffle ticket, one lucky Californian will win a Toyota Fuel Cell vehicle which rolls out next summer. As of this writing 12 out of 1000 tickets have been sold and there are 9 days and 12 hours remaining in the raffle. According to Toyota, “Toyota and the Environmental Media • Read More »

Researchers at DTU Energy Conversion have revamped an HP inkjet printer to cheaply print a fuel cell in 3D with better quality than most other methods. In the near future 3D printing (additive manufacturing) may be used for rapid prototyping of new types of fuel cells along with production of commercial quality fuel cells. According • Read More »

On this past Tuesday, April 15, 2014 I had talked about how the delivery of Hyundai ix35 Tucson Fuel Cell SUV’s to Southern California dealerships had been delayed. I also talked about how one major insurance company was onboard for insuring drivers of this leading edge technology. Now I want to talk about some other • Read More »

Students at Cranfield University (just north of London, UK) will be converting a new Radical RXC racecar to run on hydrogen fuel. At the end of the project the hydrogen powered prototype will run laps to prove the modifications have worked. According to Cranfield University, “The project has been designed in anticipation of a hydrogen • Read More »

ITM Power, you’d better watch out because Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corporation (TNSC) of Japan has just introduced its own low-cost, compact, portable hydrogen fueling station called Hydro Shuttle. This will aid in Japan’s goal of creating 100 hydrogen fueling station in the nation’s four population centers over the next couple of years. TNSC has stated, • Read More »

At the ADAC Zurich 24-Hours of Nürburgring Race May 2013, Aston Martin will be racing the hydrogen hybrid version of their Rapide S sports car. The demanding circuit race code named “Green Hell” will showcase the ability of the Rapide S to work in hydrogen mode and emit only water vapor as a byproduct. According • Read More »

Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion (MPI CEC) and the Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB) have discovered an enzyme that is able to produce 10,000 molecules of hydrogen per second. This enzyme with a double-iron core called an (FeFe) hydrogenase is the key to the conversion process. According to the RUB researchers, “In • Read More »

I had first talked about the Viking Lady FellowSHIP project in November 2009. The Viking Lady is a large marine cargo ship that is powered by both LPG and fuel cells. The fuel cells kick in and help reduce pollution and particulate matter from this ship close to shore and in marine harbors. In March • Read More »