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UOW Using Artificial Leaf and Seawater to Create Hydrogen

June 18, 2013 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on UOW Using Artificial Leaf and Seawater to Create Hydrogen | Filed in: Hydrogen Fuel Production.

Researchers at the University of Wollongong (UOW) south of Sydney, Australia, are not the first folk to talk about using seawater to create hydrogen. And they are also not the first to develop an artificial leaf to do the same. But, nonetheless, the scientists at UOW (pictured above) think they have built a better mousetrap. • Read More »

Freshwater Plus Seawater Plus Microbes Equals Hydrogen

September 20, 2011 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Freshwater Plus Seawater Plus Microbes Equals Hydrogen | Filed in: Hydrogen Fuel Production.

Now, I’ve talked before about using microbes to treat wastewater and create hydrogen. There have usually been some complications with this process such as the need to add electricity in order to start and maintain the process. Penn State researchers have solved this issue by introducing fresh water and seawater into the process. According to • Read More »

Purdue Using Aluminum and Seawater to Create Hydrogen

October 8, 2010 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Purdue Using Aluminum and Seawater to Create Hydrogen | Filed in: Hydrogen Fuel Production.

In 2007, I had talked about Purdue University using aluminum, gallium and fresh water to produce hydrogen. This technology still has promise. Today, however, Purdue has put a slightly different spin on the same goal using aluminum, plus a liquid alloy of gallium, indium and tin to produce hydrogen from seawater. Why is this different? • Read More »

Burning Seawater Produces Hydrogen

September 11, 2007 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | 1 Comment | Filed in: Hydrogen Fuel Production.

Since this is September 11, a national day of remembrance, I would like to acknowledge those who fell six years ago and the families who have suffered since. The events of that day brought on a war and turned this nation’s focus from positive growth to the negativity of vengeance and fear in fighting terrorism • Read More »

Mazda Conducts Serious R&D During Hydrogen & Fuel Cell History

May 20, 2017 | By George Wand | Comments Off on Mazda Conducts Serious R&D During Hydrogen & Fuel Cell History | Filed in: History.

“Research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I’m doing.” Wernher von Braun The NASA space program initiated the commercial use of hydrogen in fuel cells to generate electricity. Different applications require various types of fuel cells; Alkaline FCs, Molten Carbonate, Phosphoric Acid, Solid Oxide, Direct Alcohol, Electrolyte Fuel Cells and other, similar • Read More »

Toyota’s Mr. Hydrogen Talks 2015

March 26, 2013 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | 5 Comments | Filed in: Hydrogen Cars.

Formerly known by other Toyota employees as “Mr. Hybrid Synergy Drive”, Katsuhiko Hirose has now been given another tag, “Mr. Hydrogen.” Mr. Hirose is in charge of the hydrogen car program for Toyota and was the key player in the Japanese carmaker joining the London Hydrogen Partnership (LHP). The LHP is heavily involved in developing • Read More »

Is This Hydrogen Speedboat a Fake?

September 19, 2012 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | 1 Comment | Filed in: Hydrogen Boats.

In December 2011 I asked whether or not this purported hydrogen boat was a hoax or not. And now it’s time to ask the same question again. You see, this boat is part of the prestigious Cannes Boat Show this year and its builders are making the claim once again that the boat only uses • Read More »

Hydrogen Luxury Sea Yacht Hoax or Not?

December 15, 2011 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | 3 Comments | Filed in: Hydrogen Boats.

Okay, usually I don’t comment on stories in the news that seem too good to be true. A couple of years ago a story broke about a Japanese water car that all of the major media outlets picked up and ran with even through there was no proof that this vehicle worked as claimed. To • Read More »