http://www.hydrogencarsnow.com/blog2 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:11:05 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A couple of weeks ago I talked about the ITM Power / Ford Focus hydrogen retrofit participating in Great Britain’s Eco Rally 2009. This is a follow up to that story. The modified 2.0 liter Ford Focus is actually a dual fuel vehicle that can run on either compressed hydrogen gas ... http://www.hydrogencarsnow.com/blog2/index.php/hydrogen-cars/itm-power-retrofitted-ford-focus-completes-eco-rally-2009/ In August 2007, I talked about Iceland’s desire to become the world’s first hydrogen society. With the country’s vast geothermal and hydro power plus a handful of H2 cars, buses and a Shell Hydrogen fueling station, Iceland was poised to do just this. But, then in October 2008 Iceland’s economic future ... http://www.hydrogencarsnow.com/blog2/index.php/hydrogen-economy/icelands-hydrogen-dreams-melt-underneath-sinking-economy/ The global economic recession has not slowed down hydrogen bus development from South America to Europe. In fact both Brazil (congratulations on winning the recent soccer battle) and the Czech Republic have decided to unveil their separate hydrogen fuel cell buses to the world. In Sao Paulo, Brazil up to 5 ... http://www.hydrogencarsnow.com/blog2/index.php/hydrogen-vehicles/brazil-and-czech-republic-rolling-out-hydrogen-buses/ Back in January 2008, I had talked about BNSF (Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation), Vehicle Projects and the U. S. Army working on a hydrogen fuel cell powered train that would be rolling out soon. Well that day has come at the Topeka, Kansas System Maintenance Terminal. The world’s first fully ... http://www.hydrogencarsnow.com/blog2/index.php/hydrogen-vehicles/bnsf-hydrogen-train-rolls-out-in-topeka-kansas/ While the Obama Administration and Department of Energy (DOE) have decided to slash the hydrogen research budget by 60-percent and zero out funding for hydrogen vehicles, the U. S. Department of Defense (DoD) has other plans. The DoD has recently awarded Plug Power Incorporated a $1.5 million contract to produce hydrogen-powered ... http://www.hydrogencarsnow.com/blog2/index.php/fuel-cells/while-doe-drops-hydrogen-budget-dod-gives-15-million-contract/ Professor Robert Pieri, NDSU Mechanical Engineering and his students have been working on a hydrogen powered tractor concept since 2007 and are now putting this H2 / diesel hybrid vehicle to use. Besides tilling the soil and harvesting the green plants, this tractor is very green itself. The hydrogen is created ... http://www.hydrogencarsnow.com/blog2/index.php/hydrogen-vehicles/hydrogen-tractor-fires-up-in-minot-north-dakota/ Though ITM Power has had some recent management shakeups, it’s still alive and kicking. At least this is what the British Chancellor Alistair Darling is saying as he took a hydrogen converted Ford Focus for a spin. The converted Ford Focus was fueled with hydrogen created by ITM Power using solar ... http://www.hydrogencarsnow.com/blog2/index.php/hydrogen-cars/british-chancellor-takes-itm-power-and-h2-ford-focus-for-spin/ Kirkwood Homes has decided to build a hydrogen fueling station inside a 1,000 house residential community in the northern part of Scotland. Right now, the only other hydrogen fueling station within driving distance is in London. The Kirkwood Homes residential community will also feature a primary school and potentially a new ... http://www.hydrogencarsnow.com/blog2/index.php/hydrogen-distribution/hydrogen-fueling-station-being-built-inside-residential-community/ A couple of weeks ago I talked about how Jesse James from the TV show, “Jesse James Is A Dead Man”, Donald Trumps “Celebrity Apprentice” and other fame would be attempting to set a land-speed record for a hydrogen-powered internal combustion engine vehicle (ICE). Yesterday, James did just this by rocketing ... http://www.hydrogencarsnow.com/blog2/index.php/hydrogen-cars/jesse-james-sets-land-speed-record-for-hydrogen-ice-car/ The National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL), the U. S. Department of Energy (DOE) and Google have decided to launch an interactive TransAtlas map where a person can find fueling stations for hydrogen, propane, electric, LNG, CNG, E85 and Biodiesel. It’s a good start. I’ve listed this particular map along with several ... http://www.hydrogencarsnow.com/blog2/index.php/hydrogen-distribution/nrel-doe-google-launch-transatlas-alt-fueling-map/