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Is the Texas Hydrogen Highway Finally Getting a Reboot?

December 9, 2015 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Is the Texas Hydrogen Highway Finally Getting a Reboot? | Filed in: Hydrogen Highways.

In the United States, hydrogen has seen a hotbed of activities on both the West Coast and the East Coast. But what about one of the most energy consuming states in the middle of the U. S., Texas – is this state getting onboard with hydrogen? Very recently, a Houston-based company, HydrogeN-XT, has stated that • Read More »

First Hydrogen Fueling Station in Texas to be Built

December 6, 2012 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on First Hydrogen Fueling Station in Texas to be Built | Filed in: Hydrogen Fueling Stations.

This comes under the category of “well, it’s about time.” With the help of the Environmental Defense Fund, hydrogen fuel cell truck maker Visions Industries and industrial gas supplier Air Products the first hydrogen fueling station in Texas is about to be built. This fueling station in Houston isn’t aimed towards cars, however. Vision Industries • Read More »

First Home Fuel Cell Installation in Texas Completed

October 31, 2007 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | 2 Comments | Filed in: Fuel Cells.

It’s Halloween and the first completed installation of a home fuel cell installation in Texas has just been announced. This PEM fuel cell does not run on ghost-power, however (Who you gonna call?). But, it does run on hydrogen. In July of this year, I had talked about the Hydra Fuel Cell Corporation making its • Read More »

San Antonio, Texas Talks Hydrogen as Two Expos Come to Town

March 6, 2007 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on San Antonio, Texas Talks Hydrogen as Two Expos Come to Town | Filed in: Conferences.

Two hydrogen conferences are coming to San Antonio, Texas on March 19 – 22, 2007 at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center. Being held side-by-side are the NHA Annual Hydrogen Conference 2007 and the Hydrogen Expo US 2007. Last year’s conferences were held in Long Beach, California. The NHA conference will feature new seminars on • Read More »

Where Are All of the Hydrogen Trucks?

April 27, 2016 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | 1 Comment | Filed in: Hydrogen Trucks.

In the past I’ve written quite a bit about all different sizes and shapes of prototype hydrogen fuel cell and ICE (internal combustion engine) trucks. Since I haven’t talked about this recently I’m thinking now would be a good time to revisit this subject. Before their bankruptcy a couple of years back, Vision Industries produced • Read More »

Vision Tyrano Truck

August 7, 2015 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | No Comments | Filed in: .

Vision Tyrano Truck The Vision Industries Tyrano Truck is a heavy duty vehicle weighing 80,000 lbs. that runs on a hydrogen fuel cell plus plug-in hybrid electric batteries. The Tyrano truck was developed to haul cargo around the shipping ports in Los Angeles and Long Beach, California where smog from trucks is a considerable problem. • Read More »

Hydrogen Racecars

August 7, 2015 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | No Comments | Filed in: .

Hydrogen Racecars and H2 Races Hydrogen race cars need to be in races in order to showcase to the world the upcoming hydrogen highways and hydrogen raceways of the future. New technology is most often showcased by the most dramatic means possible and running hydrogen race cars on hydrogen raceways is no different. Hydrogen Racecars • Read More »

Fuel Cells to Cool Down Refrigerated Trucks

September 5, 2013 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Fuel Cells to Cool Down Refrigerated Trucks | Filed in: Hydrogen Trucks.

This story caught my eye not because hydrogen fuel cells are replacing diesel engines on refrigerated trucks, but because they will be replacing the secondary diesel engines on these vehicles. Refrigerated trucks, the ones that carry food from distribution centers to grocery stores usually have a secondary diesel engine used for cooling. In an effort • Read More »