Solar Going Up, Spreading Out and Coming Down

In car and bike racing terms, one may say that hydrogen is drafting solar energy. I’ve blogged before that a revolution in solar energy will most likely lead to a revolution in hydrogen power as well.
So, following in this train of thought, its time to do another checkup of the latest news in solar. In […]

Major Search Engines Lower Emissions

That’s right, the major search engines, Yahoo and Google have decided to lower the emissions on their search vehicles. In a plan to fight global warming, Yahoo has announced its aggressive plan to go carbon neutral starting in the later part of 2007.
The search giant’s desire to make a smaller environmental footprint started in October […]

Novel Approach to Hydroelectric Energy Production

In order for the hydrogen economy to become a reality, including a hydrogen car for every garage in this country, we will need new and novel approaches for the creation of hydrogen. Creating hydrogen through renewable resources is preferred for minimal environmental impact.
Yesterday, I had blogged about a company called Windhunters who will be building […]

Windhunter Ships Use Turbines to Produce Hydrogen at Sea

The Florida-based Windhunter Corporation is taking a novel approach to producing mass quantities of hydrogen by setting sail for the high seas. According to the Windhunter website, they are researching and developing large maritime ships that carry various configurations of wind turbines on them and then chase the prevailing winds wherever they happen to be […]

Virginia Tech and Hydrogen Cars

Because of the tragedy last week at Virginia Tech (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University) there has been much interest by the media and others on what this college is all about. One aspect that has been largely overlooked by the media, however, is that as the nation’s 9th ranked public undergraduate program, Virginia Tech’s […]

Shanghai Hijacking Spotlight to Put On Hydrogen Cars

At the Shanghai Auto Show this week in China, a couple of Chinese automakers are showing off their hydrogen vehicles. Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation (SAIC) and Chery Automotive each have prototype fuel cell car that they have debuted.
SAIC’s fuel cell vehicle is simply called the “Shanghai” and is a sedan being shown off this week […]

Celebrating 2007 Earth Day with Hydrogen Again This Sunday

Now, that the first official Earth Day, the one founded by John McConnell, back in 1970 was celebrated on March 20 this year, it’s time to move on to the next Earth Day, the one that most people celebrate in the U. S. Anyway, Earth Day is a day so nice you’ve got to have […]

Ford HySeries Edge Video

On the Popular Mechanics website, there is a video of reporter, Ben Chertoff, taking a test drive in a Ford HySeries Edge hydrogen plug-in hybrid electric vehicle. In the video, Chertoff takes the $2 million prototype for a drive around New York City, complete with the potential of being cut-off, hit in traffic or any […]

Krystal Planet Home Hybrid Wind Solar Hydrogen Off-Grid System

Krystal Planet’s home hybrid energy system helps consumers power their houses off the grid using wind, solar and hydrogen. According to Krystal Planet, this is the world’s first turnkey system of its kind to help homeowners become carbon neutral.
The wind turbines and solar panels produce electricity, which in turn electrolyze water to produce hydrogen and […]

No More Flux Capacitor Jokes for Hydrogen Cars, Please

It was funny the first time around and the second and third as well, but now it is just an old joke that won’t go away. What I’m talking about is how those who write about or talk about hydrogen cars will eventually ask where the “flux capacitor” is on the vehicle.
Now, this joke is […]