I recently had the pleasure of interviewing John Holbrook, the Executive Director and Board Member of the NH3 Fuel Association. I’ve talked many times in the past about ammonia and in particular NH3 being a hydrogen-rich fuel of the future. So, I wanted to ask Mr. Holbrook a few questions about how hydrogen-rich NH3 may • Read More »
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Canada’s effect on Hydrogen & Fuel Cell History
March 11, 2017 | By George Wand | Comments Off on Canada’s effect on Hydrogen & Fuel Cell History | Filed in: History.“I don’t think we’re going to see the price of oil going down in the near future, that’s the reality.” -Carly Fiorina, former Republican presidential candidate When fuel prices increase again –very likely– and supplies diminish –very certain– alternative fuels are the only alternative. Hydrogen and electricity are two such substitutes, and fuel • Read More »
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 »
Italy and India Team Up for Cheap Hydrogen Production
January 16, 2013 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | 1 Comment | Filed in: Hydrogen Fuel Production.I’ve talked about the many advantages (and few disadvantages) of using ammonia borane (NH3BH3) in the past as a chemical carrier for hydrogen. Universities all over the world have been working on simple, effective and cheap methods to turn ammonia borane into hydrogen gas. Now, student researchers from the University of Trento, Italy and the • Read More »
Ammonia Fuel on-Demand Company Looking to Take Next Step
July 18, 2011 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Ammonia Fuel on-Demand Company Looking to Take Next Step | Filed in: Hydrogen Fuel Production.I’ve talked about using ammonia fuel many times in the past. Ammonia could be a worthy chemical carrier for hydrogen (which is combustible) along with nitrogen (which is not combustible). The only tailpipe emissions from burning ammonia (NH3) would be heat, some water vapor and nitrogen. There could also be a small amount of nitrous • Read More »
Cella Energy Uses Coaxial Electrospinning to Create Low Cost H2
January 26, 2011 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | 3 Comments | Filed in: Hydrogen Fuel Production.I’ve talked about the merits of using ammonia borane several times in the past as a hydrogen-rich chemical compound that may one day be used to refuel H2 cars. Now, a company called Cella Energy is using ammonia borane (NH3BH3) plus a process called coaxial electrospinning or electrospraying to either supply pure hydrogen to fuel • Read More »
ZeroFuel Gets Pissy About Their X-Prize Cars
June 12, 2009 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | 1 Comment | Filed in: Hydrogen Cars.Frank Amendola of Alternative Fuel Sciences gets pissy when he talks about the ZeroFuel cars he’s entering in the Progressive Automotive X-Prize. In fact, three ZeroFuel cars are being entered, the ZF1, ZF2 and ZF3, which all run on ammonia and hydrogen. Now, I’ve talked at length before about ammonia (NH3) potentially being the fuel • Read More »
Ammonia Fuel for Motor Vehicles
February 19, 2008 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | 3 Comments | Filed in: Hydrogen Fuel Production.I’ve talked about ammonia as fuel for motor vehicles in the past, but it’s too good of a subject so I’d like to talk about it again (thanks to John H. from Richland, WA for spurring this discussion). Back in the 1980s, Canadian Greg Vezina powered his 1981 Chevy Impala with NH3 (ammonia). He even • Read More »
Ammonia Cars May Clean Up Highway Smog
July 9, 2007 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Ammonia Cars May Clean Up Highway Smog | Filed in: Hydrogen Cars.When one thinks of ammonia, the first thing that comes to mind is the foul smell. But, ammonia is also used as a household cleaning product and automotive researchers are convinced that ammonia-powered cars will help clean the environment as zero or near zero emissions vehicles. Ammonia cars come in two varieties including those that • Read More »