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Toyota & Iwatani Creating 7 New Hydrogen Fueling Stations in California

December 8, 2020 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Toyota & Iwatani Creating 7 New Hydrogen Fueling Stations in California | Filed in: Hydrogen Fueling Stations.

As one of the leading names in the fight to develop more eco-friendly vehicles, Toyota has been pushing for a more ethical approach to vehicle development with some success. Now, though, they have teamed up with Iwatani to try and help the rushed development of hydrogen fueling stations. At the moment, the target is to • Read More »

Polymer Resin Gives Boost to Fuel Cell Engines

November 6, 2020 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Polymer Resin Gives Boost to Fuel Cell Engines | Filed in: Fuel Cells.

Fuel cell manufacturers are constantly looking for solutions that allows for maximum performance and efficiency. That is why the development of polyphthalamide for use in fuel cells is so important: the performance boost that they can provide is incredible. Fuel cell development firm Nuvera Fuel Cells are now moving into the process of using BASF’s • Read More »

Daimler Shows Off Long-Haul Fuel Cell Truck

October 11, 2020 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Daimler Shows Off Long-Haul Fuel Cell Truck | Filed in: Hydrogen Trucks.

The German auto giant’s truck unit, Daimler, which relied on advanced technology for decades, is now all set to rollout a fuel cell that is capable of covering a distance of 600 miles per fueling. The primary reason for this transition can be attributed to the increasing competition that is concerned with reducing carbon and • Read More »

Cummins Receives $7m Grant for Hydrogen Fuel Cell Development

September 4, 2020 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Cummins Receives $7m Grant for Hydrogen Fuel Cell Development | Filed in: Hydrogen Trucks.

A $7 million grant has been provided to Cummins by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. The award will provide the manufacturer with the ability to keep on working on hydrogen fuel cell technology for the large vehicle sector. Cummins has said that the award is for their continued • Read More »

Durability Issue Addressed for Hydrogen Car Fuel Cells

August 2, 2020 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Durability Issue Addressed for Hydrogen Car Fuel Cells | Filed in: Fuel Cells.

As one of the most promising green technologies that we have, the use of hydrogen fuel cells in cars is a huge deal. This could be the industry change that allows us to move into an era whereby we can move away from having to use expensive, non-sustainable sources for fuel. However, one problem that • Read More »

H2X Snowy Fuel Cell Vehicle Preview

July 12, 2020 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on H2X Snowy Fuel Cell Vehicle Preview | Filed in: Hydrogen Cars.

H2X Australia is a company that has been working on some interesting new projects, with the aim being to build industrial vehicles and passenger cars using a fuel cell/ultracapacitor hybrid system. They expect to release an SUV model, dubbed “Snowy” in 2022-23. The company has a team of around 70 so far but has set • Read More »

VTOL Aircraft + Hydrogen Fuel Cells

June 4, 2020 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on VTOL Aircraft + Hydrogen Fuel Cells | Filed in: Hydrogen Aircraft.

Hydrogen usage in various forms of aviation has become a major focus in recent years. It’s seen as a crucial part of the next phase which can allow us to fly aircraft without the massive fuel expenditure that they come with today. One current discussion revolves around the use of hydrogen fuel cells in VTOL • Read More »

Redox Flow Cell for Renewable Hydrogen

May 3, 2020 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Redox Flow Cell for Renewable Hydrogen | Filed in: Hydrogen Fuel Production.

The COVID-19 lockdown offers plenty of chances for us to think about ways to advance the use of green hydrogen in the marketplace. One such solution comes from Nel Hydrogen and PNNL. The teams at Nel Hydrogen and also experts led by Wei Wang, the chief scientist for energy storage research at the Pacific Northwest • Read More »

Hexagonal Perovskites Could Revolutionize Fuel Cell Technology

April 4, 2020 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Hexagonal Perovskites Could Revolutionize Fuel Cell Technology | Filed in: Fuel Cells.

For some time now, much research has been put into coming up with new fuel cell technology solutions. With the importance of such technology for the future of the planet, it makes sense that people will want to make progress ASAP. The latest innovation in the fuel cell tech industry comes from the University of • Read More »

Researchers Discuss Natural Hydrogen at Ohio State University

March 14, 2020 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Researchers Discuss Natural Hydrogen at Ohio State University | Filed in: Hydrogen Fuel.

I’ve been talking about the world-changing effect that natural hydrogen could have on the world green economy since at least 2013. It’s easy to see why the use of naturally occurring hydrogen could be world-changing. With the clock ticking on making sure we can become more sustainable ASAP, the development of hydrogen is very much • Read More »