In order to fuel up the hydrogen cars of the future, the H2 will most likely come from a number of sources. If scientists in Germany and Australia have anything to say about it, large amounts of hydrogen will come from algae they’ve been blooming at the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia and the • Read More »
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Hydrogen Fuel
August 7, 2015 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | No Comments | Filed in: .Hydrogen Fuel Hydrogen fuel is also an energy carrier. In fact, many will argue that is all hydrogen fuel is. Since hydrogen does not occur on Earth in any significant amounts by itself (and this point is now up for debate and more natural hydrogen has been discovered) it must be separated from its chemical • Read More »
H2 Production
August 7, 2015 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | No Comments | Filed in: .Hydrogen Production Hydrogen production will be necessary for the hydrogen highway to take off. For hydrogen cars to be produced on a large scale, hydrogen production must be in place in order to meet this need. While hydrogen itself is the most common element in the universe, it makes up only an extremely tiny percentage • Read More »
2006 – 2007
August 7, 2015 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | No Comments | Filed in: .Hydrogen Fuel Cars 2006 – 2007 This is the first section of a historical list of hydrogen cars down through the years. Hydrogen cars have been around since 1807 and so we present to you in chronological order the hydrogen cars and vehicles that have appeared before the public eye for the past 200-plus years. • Read More »
German Group Studies Biohydrogen Conversion
April 29, 2014 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on German Group Studies Biohydrogen Conversion | Filed in: Hydrogen Fuel Production.Researchers at the Technical University of Berlin (TU Berlin) are studying a switch in biohydrogen molecules. The research could lead to producing large quantities of hydrogen cheaply through biological means such as algae. According to Xinhua, “The findings are significant not only for basic research but also for the technical application of biological hydrogen conversion, • Read More »
OriginOil Sells Quantum Fracturing System to Australian Power Company
July 28, 2010 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on OriginOil Sells Quantum Fracturing System to Australian Power Company | Filed in: Hydrogen Fuel Production.This is a follow up from a couple of weeks ago when I had talked about the OriginOil Hydrogen Harvester as a potentially game changing device for producing H2. Many times over the past several years I’ve talked about companies that are developing commercial algae systems and many times these systems get stalled in development. • Read More »
Artificial Photosynthesis Using M13 Virus Creates Hydrogen
April 12, 2010 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Artificial Photosynthesis Using M13 Virus Creates Hydrogen | Filed in: Hydrogen Fuel Production.I’ve talked about artificial photosynthesis before and how scientists are trying to recreate how plants turn sunlight and water into hydrogen and oxygen. I’ve talked about using solar energy and algae for this process. And, I’ve talked about using bacteria to create hydrogen. Now, I want to talk about solar energy plus a virus named • Read More »
Competing Technologies within Hydrogen Car Community
November 10, 2009 | By | 10 Comments | Filed in: Competition.Not only is the hydrogen car industry being pressured by outside competition such as electric cars and those that run on biofuels, but there is competition within the hydrogen car industry itself. Many people are anxious to get going on building a supporting infrastructure to support hydrogen cars. Yet others balk at the idea, when • Read More »
Natural Gas Fuel Cells to Compete with Hydrogen FCVs – Part 2
September 15, 2009 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | 3 Comments | Filed in: Competition.This is the second part of an email I received over the weekend from Tom B. of the Clearlight Foundation. The email was a bit long for this blog so I broke it over two parts. Here is what Tom B. continues to say: “Natural gas today is primarily a non-renewable, fossil fuel. But people • Read More »
Chiron Fuel Cell Train and Big Rig Concept
May 18, 2009 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Chiron Fuel Cell Train and Big Rig Concept | Filed in: Hydrogen Vehicles.The Chiron fuel cell concept is both a train and a big rig truck. And on of the kickers to this design concept is the fuel cell is powered by algae. Both big rig trucks and locomotives have trouble getting from point A to point B efficiently. Big rig diesel trucks get stuck in traffic • Read More »