Several years ago I heard from Steve Williams with his proposal that the automotive parts and repair chain Pep Boys lead the charge in converting vehicles with internal combustion engines to run on hydrogen and providing H2 fueling stations at the stores themselves. This unique idea had piqued my interest and now I’ve heard from [...]
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This is a guest post by John R. Please take me seriously since I am. I am a retired electrical engineer. I began my career I as a technician at Bell Telephone Laboratories. I worked there from 1967 through 1970. I then went to Wescom (now Rockwell company) and worked there from 1970-1978 were I [...]
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by guest blogger Stan Thompson Unless you have access to Dr. Who’s TARDIS or H. G. Wells’ Time Machine, you’ll have to depend on old texts to envision William Murdoch’s 1784 steam locomotive debut in Britain or Peter Cooper’s Tom Thumb, the first locomotive to run in America. But if you can afford an air [...]
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The U. S. Department of Defense (DoD) has been testing prototype hydrogen fuel cells, both stationary and mobile, for years now to see if they are up to the challenge of fitting into the military’s goals. All of this testing has finally paid off. The DoD is now recommending that they buy commercial fuel cells [...]
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I received an email last week from Michael R. who has asked many thought provoking questions regarding emerging hydrogen transportation technology. I thought that rather than trying to answer these questions myself I would put out these questions to the interested hydrogen community to think about. With his permission, here are Michael R.’s questions: I’m [...]
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I recently had the pleasure of Tweeting Andrew at HydrogenClub.co.uk to see if he would be open to an interview about the progress of hydrogen cars in the United Kingdom. Below is our interview. HydroKevin: What is your vision for the hydrogen highway system that is just now starting to be built in the UK? [...]
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I last talked about Bruce Freeman’s Big Buy Strategy for rolling out hydrogen cars and infrastructure in Minnesota in February 2009. I’ve touched base with Mr. Freeman recently to see if he was making any headway with his plan. Unfortunately, Mr. Freeman had been frustrated with the lack of enthusiasm from politicians and other decision [...]
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I’ve talked about Roger Billings several times in the past and his pioneering work in hydrogen over the past 40 years. I’ve read his book, “The Hydrogen World View” which is an excellent read if you’ve not already done so. So, Dr. Roger E. Billings has popped up on my radar once again, because I [...]
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Recently I’ve been receiving some emails from concerned citizen Stephen W. who lives on top of some of the richest natural gas fields in Pennsylvania. Stephen is concerned about the environmental impact of drilling (contaminated drinking water) and thinks hydrogen may be the answer. After seeing the movie trailers from the documentary Gasland about hydraulic [...]
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Over this past weekend I decided to read my review copy of “The Hydrogen Society … more than just a Vision?” by Arno A. Evers which had been sent to me gratis from overseas. This is not like other books about hydrogen that serve as primers to the newly informed public. This is a more [...]
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