Posted on April 28th, 2008 by admin
The HydroGen Corporation has announced that they have started up a 400 kw hydrogen-powered phosphoric acid fuel cell (PAFC) at ASHTA Chemicals in Ashtabula, Ohio. This full-scale commercial demonstration project uses “by-product hydrogen” from the ASHTA plant that is created in the production of chlor-alkali.
The electricity created by the HydroGen PAFC is used to help […]
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Posted on April 21st, 2008 by admin
Jeremy Rifkin, president of the Foundation on Economic trends, advisor to the European Union (EU) and author of the book “The Hydrogen Economy” has stated that a Third Industrial Revolution based upon hydrogen will create millions of jobs. According to Rifkin, the world is “approaching the sunset of the oil era” and in the next […]
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Posted on April 8th, 2008 by admin
A couple of British manufacturers are developing CHP (combined heat and power) fuel cell boilers which one day will provide power to homes in the United Kingdom. British Gas and Ceres Power have teamed up to create their own CHP fuel cell boiler that will be competing with the Baxi Ecogen mini-CHP unit.
Since 2005, British […]
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Posted on March 10th, 2008 by admin
The people who are currently driving around their zero emissions, hydrogen cars need to find an equally environmentally conscious grocery store in which to shop for fruit, vegetables and other necessities. Well, now the Whole Foods Market in Glastonbury, Connecticut has decided to install a hydrogen-powered fuel cell to supply ½ of their electricity and […]
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Posted on January 17th, 2008 by admin
Now, you can get anything you want at the hydrogen restaurant, excepting Alice, or so the Arlo Guthrie song goes. But, what is true is that a large oil company Xynergy Corporation has announced that they will be building eateries all over Nevada powered by hydrogen.
The hydrogen restaurants will be either partially-owned or wholly-owned by […]
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Posted on January 3rd, 2008 by admin
Lake Placid, NY is a tiny village of less than 3,000 people situated in the northeastern part of the state. Best known as the two-time host of the Winter Olympics and the “Miracle on Ice” between U. S. and Russian hockey teams, Lake Placid is hoping the miracle of hydrogen comes to their town.
The mayor […]
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Posted on December 24th, 2007 by admin
I talked about a similar story last year, but it’s worth repeating since the event itself is repeating. Once again, California’s state Christmas tree at the Capitol building in Sacramento is being powered by hydrogen fuel cell.
The fuel cell is provided by Altergy Systems of Folsom, California. What is unique this year is that the […]
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Posted on December 10th, 2007 by admin
So much has been written about hydrogen technology growing by leaps and bounds in California that it often overshadows other locations. But, Florida has also been making strides towards getting into the hydrogen game as they have recently installed their second hydrogen fueling station and are creating the state’s first hydrogen home owned by a […]
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Posted on November 13th, 2007 by admin
What could make for a better metaphor than a lighthouse powered by a hydrogen fuel cell? In fact, such a beacon of hope exists for the hydrogen economy, and it is situated in the United Kingdom.
The historic South Gare lighthouse, built in 1884, now uses hydrogen power to shine a light on one of the […]
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Posted on August 29th, 2007 by admin
Rochester, New York, the home to Rochester Institute of Technology and Eastman Kodak and voted the 6th best place to live in the U. S. is now vying to become the country’s first “Hydrogen Village”. And, the hydrogen village people couldn’t be happier.
Now, there may not be an Indian chief dancing around singing “Y.M.C.A.”, but […]
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