H2 Technologies Group out of Reno, Nevada is betting on a hydrogen fueled lawnmower engine it is developing and which is due out this summer. According to NNBW, “Small engines powered by hydrogen would produce no emissions. Today, the Environmental Protection Agency says one gas-powered lawnmower produces as much pollution as 11 cars. If their • Read More »
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Hydrogen Fuel Created from Vibrations and Noise
March 23, 2010 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Hydrogen Fuel Created from Vibrations and Noise | Filed in: Hydrogen Fuel Production.Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have discovered that energy waste in the form of small vibrations or noises can be used to split water into hydrogen and oxygen. This recapture of energy would create hydrogen fuel renewably and sustainably. With the aid of ultrasonic vibrations, and a phenomenon called the piezoelectric effect, fibers at • Read More »
Hydrogen Fuel Cell Airplane in European Union Ready for Takeoff
January 13, 2010 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | 1 Comment | Filed in: Hydrogen Aircraft, Hydrogen Vehicles.The Italians and European Union are preparing a light 2-seat airplane for takeoff powered by hydrogen fuel cell and lithium ion batteries. I’ve talked about manned hydrogen fuel cell airplanes before, with and without the aid of lithium ion batteries. The Rapid 200-FC hydrogen fuel cell manned airplane has an electric 40 kW propeller and • Read More »
Hydrogen Hi Speed Rail Super Highway H2RSH Begins in West Java
January 8, 2010 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | 5 Comments | Filed in: Hyrail.I’ve talked several times in the past about hyrail (or the Hydrogen Hi-Speed Rail Super Highway “H2RSH” as some are now calling it) by Interstate Traveler. In my past conversations with hyrail’s creator Justin Sutton, he indicated that the first hydrogen high-speed rail system may actually begin somewhere in Indonesia, where the need and political • Read More »
Coca-Cola Zero Emissions Nissan X-Trail FCV Leasing in California
November 25, 2009 | By | Comments Off on Coca-Cola Zero Emissions Nissan X-Trail FCV Leasing in California | Filed in: Hydrogen Cars.The Coke zero emissions Nissan X-Trail FCV was announced as a lease vehicle for the world’s largest carbonated beverage company at their Sacramento, California plant. This happens to be the first time that Nissan has leases a hydrogen fuel cell vehicle in the U. S. although they’ve already done so in Japan. Nissan has also • Read More »
Hydrogen Development News from Around the World
September 4, 2009 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Hydrogen Development News from Around the World | Filed in: Hydrogen Economy.Since I tend to be U. S. centric and especially California centric when I talk about hydrogen cars, vehicles and the upcoming hydrogen economy I thought it would be fun, to take a break from this and point out many different hydrogen developments from around the globe. For instance, in Germany, owners of Westfalia’s “James • Read More »
California Hydrogen Highway Network Gives Summer 2009 Update
August 25, 2009 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on California Hydrogen Highway Network Gives Summer 2009 Update | Filed in: Hydrogen Fuel Distribution, Hydrogen Highways.Some people have pondered if the recent California budget cuts would affect the Hydrogen Highway program in the Golden State. The answer according to the California Hydrogen Highway Network (CaH2Net) is no. The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has announced their plans to award grants to four new hydrogen refueling stations. The stations will offer • Read More »
Clean Coal to Hydrogen and West Virginia?
August 21, 2009 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Clean Coal to Hydrogen and West Virginia? | Filed in: Hydrogen Fuel Production.A few days back I talked about West Virginia opening the first leg (meaning hydrogen fueling station) of a hydrogen corridor from Charleston to Pittsburgh, PA. According to Kanawha County Commission President Kent Carper the vehicles they were considering to convert to run on hydrogen could be from the sheriff’s department, Solid Waste Authority, recycling • Read More »
Hydrogen Forklifts Forking Over Clean Energy to Food Retailers
August 18, 2009 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Hydrogen Forklifts Forking Over Clean Energy to Food Retailers | Filed in: Hydrogen Forklifts, Hydrogen Vehicles.Last Friday I had talked about the building of a hydrogen corridor from West Virginia to Pittsburgh, PA. What I had neglected to mention, however is that at the Yeager Airport in Charleston, WV one of the test vehicles will be a hydrogen powered forklift. Now, many might not find the idea of hydrogen forklifts • Read More »
West Virginia Opens First Leg of Hydrogen Corridor to Pittsburgh
August 14, 2009 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | 2 Comments | Filed in: Hydrogen Highways, Infrastructure.The Yeager Airport in Charleston, West Virginia is opening its first hydrogen fueling station next week. The U. S. DOE’s National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) will be installing the H2 fueling station as a test and research facility. The airport is getting several hydrogen vehicles to test from the DOE and they will also be • Read More »