UK Hydrogen Highway The proposed United Kingdom Hydrogen Highway system is actually two separate highway systems in the north and south of the UK. The northern system is proposed for the east side of Scotland. The southern system is proposed for South Wales. Here is a detailed map of the North UK Hydrogen Highway and • Read More »
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Glasgow Half Full in Hydrogen Production
September 25, 2014 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Glasgow Half Full in Hydrogen Production | Filed in: Hydrogen Fuel Production.Researchers at the University of Glasgow in Scotland (still part of the UK after the vote) have discovered a way to produce hydrogen 30 times faster than current renewable methods. This method allows hydrogen to be produced using less electricity, at atmospheric pressure and do so using renewable energy such as wind or solar. Professor • Read More »
First Fueling Station on the UK Hydrogen Highway Opens
September 22, 2011 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | 1 Comment | Filed in: Hydrogen Highways.I’ve talked before about the emerging UK hydrogen highway and I’ve named Swindon as one of the possible locations. Well now Swindon is not only a possible location, but it is an official location as this hydrogen fueling stations has made its grand opening. The station was built by BOC, a subsidiary of Linde which • Read More »
Hydrogen Boat Catches Fire No One Hurt
June 24, 2011 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Hydrogen Boat Catches Fire No One Hurt | Filed in: Hydrogen Boats.A 100-passenger hydrogen-powered boat in Hamburg, Germany called the Alsterwasser caught fire last year destroying much of the ship but no one was injured. There were no dramatic explosions of hydrogen tanks as one might see in a movie. Nothing happened and the two 50 kW (67 hp) fuel cells powering a 100kW (134 hp) • Read More »
Hydrogen Town and Hydrogen Office Projects Launch
January 25, 2011 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Hydrogen Town and Hydrogen Office Projects Launch | Filed in: Hydrogen Economy.While the Nissan Leaf and Chevy Volt and other BEVs and PHEVs are grabbing all the headlines and getting all the glory hydrogen is quietly making headway around the globe. For instance, in Japan, a country that already has a hydrogen highway program already in place and is expanding this rapidly they have just launched • Read More »
Riversimple Hyrban to be Piloted in Leicester, England
June 14, 2010 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | 5 Comments | Filed in: Hydrogen Cars.Riversimple and its open source Hyrban hydrogen powered city car will be piloted on the streets in Leicester, UK. If all goes well according to the pilot study, expected to kick off in 2012, for a 12 month period, then Leicester is also the location where up to 5,000 Riversimple Hyrban cars will be built. • Read More »
ITM Power Readies H2 Fueling Stations for 2012 Summer Olympics in London
February 15, 2010 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on ITM Power Readies H2 Fueling Stations for 2012 Summer Olympics in London | Filed in: Hydrogen Fueling Stations.With the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, BC, Canada just underway, and hydrogen fuel cell buses delivering passengers between cities, there is already similar planning underway for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. On this past Friday I had talked about the UK Hydrogen Highway system developing in both South Wales and north in Scotland. • Read More »
South Wales in the UK to Have Hydrogen Highway on the M4
February 12, 2010 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | 3 Comments | Filed in: Hydrogen Fuel Distribution, Hydrogen Highways.On the west of the United Kingdom fuel cell vehicles may one day travel down the M4 Hydrogen Highway. This will be part of a larger renewable fueling infrastructure that is being built for alternative fuel cars in the area. Wales has been designated a Low Carbon Economic Area (LCEA) for hydrogen fuel. The ministers • Read More »
UK’s New Hydrogen Highway Includes Donald Trump’s Golf Course
September 9, 2009 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on UK’s New Hydrogen Highway Includes Donald Trump’s Golf Course | Filed in: Hydrogen Fuel Distribution, Hydrogen Highways.On August 24, 2009 I had talked about how London’s Major Boris Johnson had reversed his decision about bringing hydrogen cars to the foggy UK metropolis and has now decided to assemble 150 H2 vehicles and 6 refueling stations in time for the 2012 Olympics. Now, northwards of London in Scotland’s Aberdeen area is the new • Read More »
Hydrogen Fueling Station Being Built Inside Residential Community
June 18, 2009 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Hydrogen Fueling Station Being Built Inside Residential Community | Filed in: Hydrogen Fuel Distribution.Kirkwood Homes has decided to build a hydrogen fueling station inside a 1,000 house residential community in the northern part of Scotland. Right now, the only other hydrogen fueling station within driving distance is in London. The Kirkwood Homes residential community will also feature a primary school and potentially a new Ellon academy. The Kirkwood • Read More »