Posted on May 31st, 2007 by admin
In order for the hydrogen economy to take off, we first must have reliable resources for alternative and renewable energy sources. Several countries outside the U. S. are embracing wind energy to provide renewable energy for their schools, companies and towns.
For instance, at the Cults Primary School in Aberdeen, Scotland there is a wind turbine […]
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Posted on May 30th, 2007 by admin
The first announcement for the Third International Hydrail Conference stated that it would be held in Bergamo, Italy on June 25 - 26, 2007. The world’s first and only hydrogen train conference has now been updated and rescheduled to being held in Salisbury, North Carolina on August 13 - 14, 2007.
The First Hydrail International Conference […]
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Posted on May 29th, 2007 by admin
Oil and alternative energy have long been seen at opposite ends of the ideological debate. With peak oil looming, many are calling for alternative energy, especially renewable energy, to be developed to fill the gap that will exist in the future.
For the hydrogen economy to take hold, it will be imperative that alternative and renewable […]
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Posted on May 25th, 2007 by admin
Ford Motor Company and the Ohio State University Student Land Speed Racing Team are going after hydrogen fuel cell records on the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah with the Buckeye Bullet 2 and a modified Ford Fusion.
The Ohio State Buckeye Bullet 1 currently holds the land speed record for electric vehicles at 315 mph. The […]
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Posted on May 24th, 2007 by admin
One of the critics’ biggest arguments against moving to a hydrogen economy and hydrogen transportation system has been that the price of hydrogen gas is too high relative to gasoline.
Last month, I blogged about a new hydrogen fueling station that had opened up near Chicago, Illinois that was charging $3.49 per gallon equivalent for hydrogen […]
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Posted on May 23rd, 2007 by admin
It seems like now that hydrogen buses have started rolling out, you just can’t stop them. From Scottsdale to Chattanooga, Florida to California, South Korea to the Northern U. S. states, hydrogen buses keep hitting the pavement in record numbers.
Orlando International Airport and the convention center have received a combined four Ford E-450 hydrogen ICE […]
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Posted on May 22nd, 2007 by admin
There have been a flurry of cities, public and private businesses and even individuals recently proclaiming that they are becoming carbon neutral to fight global warming and climate change. Major search engines Yahoo and Google have both made this announcement for their own facilities. And in fact, the Yahoo Green campaign will award the greenest […]
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Posted on May 21st, 2007 by admin
As a Southern California Edison customer and a hydrogen car advocate, it’s exciting for me when my local power company steps up to the plate and becomes the first utility in the nation to study the feasibility of commercial clean coal technology.
So. Cal. Edison is proposing regulatory approval from the state of California to conduct […]
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Posted on May 18th, 2007 by admin
This year’s Shell Eco Marathon was held April 14, 2007 at the California Speedway in Fontana, CA and was open to 20 colleges and 3 high schools. Leave it to a bunch of high schoolers to win the hydrogen fuel cell competition as Los Altos Academy of Engineering (LAAE) did just that with their vehicle […]
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Posted on May 17th, 2007 by admin
Hychain Mini-Trans is a European demonstration project that links the public up with hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. The European Union has taken on the task to seeing to it that 150 small urban fuel cell vehicles be made available for use in areas of France, Spain, Germany and Italy.
Drivers of the small vehicles such as […]
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