Normally, I would talk about these two subjects in different blog posts. But, I wanted to show first how much time, energy and money is being spent on coming up with cost effective hydrogen production solutions and second the variety of methods companies are using in aggressively pursuing the hydrogen production issue. First, I would • Read More »
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DOE’s SRNL Cracks Aluminum Hydride Alane Code
July 7, 2009 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on DOE’s SRNL Cracks Aluminum Hydride Alane Code | Filed in: Hydrogen Fuel Production.I’ve talked in the past many times about using aluminum hydrides, magnesium hydrides or other hydrogen chemical storage methods such as sodium borohydride. Now, the U. S. Department of Energy (DOE) and their Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL) have cracked the code on reusable aluminum hydrides, which they refer to as “alane” to store hydrogen • Read More »
Aluminum and Water Create Hydrogen According to Penn State
January 28, 2009 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | 2 Comments | Filed in: Hydrogen Fuel Production.Researchers at Penn State University have discovered that combining aluminum and water will create hydrogen. Now, in many ways this is nothing new since I’ve talked about similar science before over the past couple of years. In fact, I’ve talked about Hydrogen Power, Incorporated’s AlumiFuel technology for their H2Go hydrogen on demand system that was • Read More »
Fuel Cell Helicopter, Mini-Chopper Unveiled
June 9, 2008 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Fuel Cell Helicopter, Mini-Chopper Unveiled | Filed in: Hydrogen Aircraft, Hydrogen Vehicles.Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Reliability and Microintegration IZM in Berlin, Germany have developed an unmanned mini-helicopter powered by fuel cell. Stumbling blocks in the past to developing mini-choppers has been the weight of the fuel cell stacks. In collaboration with the Technical University of Berlin, the researchers moved around this roadblock by using • Read More »
Funeral for Millennium Cell
May 16, 2008 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | 1 Comment | Filed in: Fuel Cells.Hydrogen fuel cell maker Millennium Cell has gone down in flames this month, which has been largely unnoticed by the industry or media. But, I think it’s important to acknowledge industry leaders and pioneers even when they do fall a little short. As of May 9, 2008 all employees of Millennium Cell have found themselves • Read More »
Hydrogen Generator for On-Demand Use
January 22, 2008 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | 1 Comment | Filed in: Hydrogen Fuel Production.There are many uses for a hydrogen generator, from backyard experiments to electrical backup power to automotive applications to high purity uses for the industrial and laboratory sectors and for large power plants. The word “hydrogen generator” can be taken in two different ways. First, it can mean a system that generates H2 gas and • Read More »
Ford and UCLA Develop Hydrides for Hydrogen Fueling
January 2, 2008 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Ford and UCLA Develop Hydrides for Hydrogen Fueling | Filed in: Hydrogen Fuel Storage.I’ve talked many times in the past about chemical storage of hydrogen. On December 5 I had talked about a group of ESRF researchers developing lithium borohydride as a storage solution for hydrogen cars using hydrogen-on-demand technology. Now, Ford and UCLA have teamed up to develop lithium borohydride (LiBH4), magnesium hydride (MgH2) and lithium amide • Read More »
Alternative Methods for Producing Hydrogen
October 30, 2007 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | 8 Comments | Filed in: Hydrogen Fuel Production.As I search across the Internet and especially the blogosphere, I see many critics of the hydrogen economy stating that hydrogen is generally produced by simple electrolysis of water and this method takes too much energy for hydrogen to be competitive in the marketplace. Most of the time, this is taken by others as fact, • Read More »
Horizon and Millennium Demonstrate Emergency Fuel Cell Power
October 5, 2007 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Horizon and Millennium Demonstrate Emergency Fuel Cell Power | Filed in: Fuel Cells.At Japan’s CEATEC exhibition, Horizon Fuel Cell and Millennium Cell have teamed up to develop and show off the first 50 Watt fuel cell emergency power supply that is estimated to sell for under $400 to the consumer market. Horizon is supplying the fuel cell and licensing Millennium’s Hydrogen on Demand technology. The two companies • Read More »
Drano-Powered Cars May Be the Future
May 15, 2007 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Drano-Powered Cars May Be the Future | Filed in: Hydrogen Cars.Chemists have known for a long time that hydrogen can be created by combining a drain cleaner such as Drano with aluminum and water. This is where I insert the “don’t try this at home” disclaimer. There are many videos floating around the Internet such as on YouTube or Google Video that show people at • Read More »