I’ve talked about domestic clean coal technology before and now, like then, I’m not sure that this is the answer to our upcoming hydrogen fuel needs. But, as I don’t want to throw any idea for creating hydrogen off the table at this point, I will proceed. A company called Linc Energy has discovered an [...]
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My most recent post about using ammonia borane as a chemical carrier of hydrogen for fuel cells was posted in September 2009. In fact, I’ve talked about the possibility of using ammonia borane several other times in the past as well. On of the disadvantages of using ammonia borane as a chemical carrier of hydrogen [...]
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In the past, I’ve talked about using algae to create hydrogen again and again and again and again. I’ve talked about Cyanobacteria genes (blue-green algae), Hawaiian algae, Germany and Australia developing algae solutions and algae balloons. Well, yes, I’m actually going to talk about algae one more time (now, there’s a surprise). Energy Quest in [...]
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Earlier this year I had talked about using ammonia borane (H3NBH3) as a chemical carrier for hydrogen. Ammonia borane is a white power that is rich in hydrogen and the H2 can be easily disassociated from the remaining material. Ammonia borane as a solid is also easily transportable and would do away with the idea [...]
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I’ve talked many times about either using ammonia or aluminum compounds as a chemical carrier for hydrogen and large scale production of H2 gas. Now scientists in separate facilities are excited about their findings in both of these areas. Researchers at the DOE’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) have discovered that combining ammonia borane (H3NBH3), [...]
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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 [...]
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Blue Tower Energy for years has been working outside the box. The company is in the process of developing and demonstrating methods in Germany and the U. S. to turn waste into hydrogen and supply power to local residents. In Germany, the plan is to collect roadside grass clippings along the Ruhr region and process [...]
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A year and a half ago I talked about how ammonia borane (H3NBH3) was being looked at as a hydrogen-rich chemical carrier for fuel cell applications. This week, small portable fuel cell maker Jadoo Power Systems was given a contract by the U. S. Air Force to develop ammonia borane pellets for hydrogen generation. Using [...]
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A publication called Seeking Alpha released an online article called “Global Warming Up to a Hydrogen Economy” that takes an interesting peek into what the future may look like for hydrogen cars and the economy. For instance, they predict that one day, fuel cells will rely heavily on rare earth metals and that a metal [...]
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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 [...]
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