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 [...]
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As I search across the Internet and especially the blogosphere, I see many critics of the hydrogen economy stating that hydrogen is generally produced by simple electrolysis of water and this method takes too much energy for hydrogen to be competitive in the marketplace. Most of the time, this is taken by others as fact, [...]
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Researchers in Germany have discovered that by using solar energy coupled with the semiconductor, titanium disilicide (TiSi2), hydrogen can be produced from water. At the Max Planck Institute, Martin Demuth and his team have discovered that this brand of silicide can also absorb hydrogen as well and release it at low temperatures and pressures. The [...]
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Quantum Fuel Systems of Irvine, California has received an order from the U. S. Army to convert six Ford Escape Hybrids into hydrogen-powered vehicles. This comes after the successful completion of an earlier conversion of a Ford Escape Hybrid for the Army’s TARDEC (Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center), proving the viability of the [...]
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There are two recent happenings concerning hydrogen planes, both of which are pretty exciting. First, the European Union is studying the development of a hypersonic hydrogen airplane that will be able to fly at speeds between Mach 4 to Mach 8, carry 300-passengers and fly at subsonic speeds when needed. The Configuration A2 (or just [...]
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The 2007 Santa Monica Alternative Car and Transportation Expo was one event that I just couldn’t pass up this year. Located at the Barker Hangar of the Santa Monica Air Center, I was treated with a conversation with the owner of a Zap Xebra Zero three-wheel electric vehicle who was just leaving to take his [...]
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The Suzuki Crosscage hydrogen fuel cell motorcycle concept is making its debut at this week’s Tokyo Motor Show. The fuel cell for the Suzuki Crosscage was designed by Intelligent Energy and features its patented air-cooled system. The Suzuki Crosscage also uses lithium-ion batteries to provide added oomph and speed. The sporty design of the Suzuki [...]
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The hydrogen fuel cell powered Microcab was recently presented at the 10th Grove Fuel Cell Symposium in London. But, besides just being a prototype for demonstration purposes, Microcab has much loftier ambitions. The British government has already laid down the cash for five fuel cell Microcabs that will carry passengers next year around the Birmingham [...]
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A new study in nanotechnology gives hope to solving the hydrogen storage problem. The safety concerns of storing hydrogen under high pressures is well documented, so many scientists have been working on storing the gas under low pressure methods. So far, chemical storage and storage with metal hydrides offers hope in this area. Now, there [...]
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A month ago, I had talked about Jay Leno driving a hydrogen car and a couple days ago a reader of this blog sent me a link to a video of Jay talking about the BMW Hydrogen 7 that he’s been driving. The video is about 11 1/2 minutes long and takes place in Jay’s [...]
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