At the SIMA Innovation Awards 2009, New Holland Agriculture has pulled away from the pack winning both gold and silver medals. The gold metal was won not only for the fuel cell tractor, but for the concept of an entire farm that creates its own hydrogen using wind, solar or biomass and feeds the tractor with this hydrogen.
The [...]
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According to All Electric Cars (AEC), an EV advocacy website, Nissan has decided to swear off hydrogen cars in favor of all electric vehicles. According to this EV advocacy group, the Renault-Nissan alliance has decided that battery electric vehicles are the future even with their limited range and long recharging times.
According to AEC, “French automaker [...]
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Critics of fuel cell cars have long said that producing hydrogen at an economical rate is just a bunch of horse crap. Now, in Ocala, Florida this criticism is being turned on its ear into reality as thoroughbred racehorses will now be used to generate the world’s lightest element.
Yes, it’s true that pooh is the [...]
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Last summer I had talked about the Volkswagen Passat Lingyu FCV rolling out in China for the 2008 Beijing Olympics. I had also talked last November about this same VW Lingyu fuel cell vehicle coming to the 2008 Los Angeles International Auto Show.
Now, it looks like 16 of the 20 vehicles produced will be tested [...]
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In the past I’ve talked about using red hot steel to create hydrogen and microbial enzymes to replace platinum in fuel cells. Now, researchers at Pennsylvania State University have discovered a way to use microbes, electrolysis and a stainless steel brush to create hydrogen from organic waste.
The idea behind the stainless steel brush is to [...]
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Last summer I talked about the possibility of hydrogen and CNG (compressed natural gas) vehicles being flex fuel companions of the future. In September 2008, the Russian CNG Caravan, featuring natural gas vehicles and one running on hythane (natural gas and hydrogen blend) drove from Saint-Petersburg via Novgorod and Tver to Moscow.
Because of the success [...]
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In the U. S., California leads other states with 29 hydrogen fueling stations in operation (but not all open to the public). According to the National Hydrogen Association website, New York state has only one operational hydrogen fueling station in White Plains with six more planned elsewhere around the state in the near future.
One of [...]
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Yesterday, President Barack Obama signed the U. S. stimulus package into law. Before he did so, a solar business owner in Colorado spoke about what the package would mean to the growth of the alternative energy industry.
One person who is excited with the future possibilities is Mercouri G. Kanatzidis, a chemist at Northwestern University in [...]
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In the past I’ve talked about Bruce Freeman’s Big Buy Strategy for Minnesota and how he wants to put hydrogen cars and fueling stations all over the North Star State. Now Bruce is asking for help from hydrogen car advocates everywhere to flush out his plan, fill in needed details and participate in the project [...]
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Last Friday, I heard from Tai Robinson of Intergalactic American Fuel Vehicles about a promotional tour he was doing around the country in his converted 2008 Chevy Suburban that he is calling the 2008 Intergalactic Space Cruiser. Now, upon George Washington’s birthday I wish to talk about an update I received from Tai over the [...]
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