Today, a Proton OnSite FuelGen C30 proton exchange membrane electrolyzer will arrive at the Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam (JBPHH) facility outside of Honolulu, Hawaii. The PEM electrolyzer will use the same platform as the SunHydro fueling station at the Wallingford, Connecticut office. According to Proton OnSite, “The electrolyzer at JBPHH will support the tri-service Hawaii • Read More »
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Proton OnSite to Build High Output Hydrogen Fueling Station in Hawaii
May 9, 2011 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Proton OnSite to Build High Output Hydrogen Fueling Station in Hawaii | Filed in: Hydrogen Fueling Stations.Proton OnSite (formerly Proton Energy Systems) is building the most productive hydrogen fueling station with onsite production to date in Hawaii. Proton OnSite has been awarded a $1.7 million contract from TARDEC (Tank-Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center), which is part of the U. S. Army. The 65 kg a day hydrogen fueling station is • Read More »
1966 GM Electrovan Smithsonian Collection Correction
August 5, 2010 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on 1966 GM Electrovan Smithsonian Collection Correction | Filed in: Hydrogen Cars.Every once in a while I have a reader write in with a correction for the Hydrogen Cars Now website or blog. This is a healthy situation since it keeps the information on this site more up-to-date and accurate. One such person is Hal Wallace, Associate Curator of the Smithsonian Institution’s NMAH Electricity Collections Division. • Read More »
Hydrogen Company to Deliver $1 Million Scholarship Program to HS Seniors
November 18, 2009 | By | Comments Off on Hydrogen Company to Deliver $1 Million Scholarship Program to HS Seniors | Filed in: Hydrogen Education.Industry leader Proton Energy Systems will be working with the Hydrogen Education Foundation (the charitable arm of the National Hydrogen Association) to deliver $1 million total in scholarships to high school seniors who pursue higher education in science or technology. I’ve talked about Proton Energy Systems before as one of the world leaders in building • Read More »
BNSF Hydrogen Train Rolls out in Topeka, Kansas
June 30, 2009 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | 1 Comment | Filed in: Hydrogen Vehicles.Back in January 2008, I had talked about BNSF (Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation), Vehicle Projects and the U. S. Army working on a hydrogen fuel cell powered train that would be rolling out soon. Well that day has come at the Topeka, Kansas System Maintenance Terminal. The world’s first fully operational fuel cell switcher train • Read More »
U. S. Air Force Turning to Hydrogen Fuel Cell Power
December 2, 2008 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on U. S. Air Force Turning to Hydrogen Fuel Cell Power | Filed in: Fuel Cells.A week ago I talked about how the U. S. Army decided to install hydrogen fueling stations to cleanly refuel their test fleet of hydrogen cars. The fueling stations are solar powered and use water so zero emissions are generated from well to wheel, as they say (in the oil industry). Now, the U. S. • Read More »
Hydrogen Cold Weather Test Site Planned for Michigan
November 1, 2007 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Hydrogen Cold Weather Test Site Planned for Michigan | Filed in: News.A hydrogen cold weather test site is planned for the Selfridge Air National Guard (SANG) Base in Selfridge, Michigan. The test site is a collaboration among the U. S. Army, Hyundai-Kia and Chevron and is part of the U. S. DOE (Department of Energy) Controlled Hydrogen Fleet and Infrastructure Demonstration and Validation Program. Now, there’s • Read More »
General Motors Works with Government on Hydrogen Vehicles
September 29, 2006 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on General Motors Works with Government on Hydrogen Vehicles | Filed in: Hydrogen Cars.Not bad for government work, says GM as they are working with both the military and the U. S. Postal Service in developing and testing hydrogen vehicles. The U. S. Army is the first of 100 recipients of the Chevy Equinox Fuel Cell SUV, which will rollout to other drivers in the third quarter of • Read More »
Military Moving Ahead With Hydrogen for Vehicles
April 20, 2006 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Military Moving Ahead With Hydrogen for Vehicles | Filed in: Hydrogen Vehicles.The U.S. Army Communications Electronics Command at Fort Belvoir in Virginia has contracted with a company called Unitel to deliver a pilot plant that reforms hydrogen from JP-8 fuel. The hydrogen will be used for solid oxide fuel cell stacks to power mobile auxiliary power units on military vehicles on the battlefield providing “quiet power.” • Read More »
Hydrogen Trains On Track in Europe, Asia and the U. S.
April 9, 2006 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Hydrogen Trains On Track in Europe, Asia and the U. S. | Filed in: Hydrail, Hydrogen Vehicles.Yes, its true that hydrogen trains are coming to both Europe and Asia in the not too distant future. In Denmark, H2logic, Ringkøbing County and the Danish Technological Institute have joined forces in a preliminary effort to bring a 59 km hydrogen railway section to Western Jutland. Ringkøbing County is home to many renewable energy • Read More »