by Guest Blogger Stan Thompson For three days this December, the 8th, 9th and 10th, the University of Birmingham UK will host the 50th anniversary celebration of the birth of High Speed Rail. The blessed event occurred in Japan in 1964 with the opening of Tokyo’s Shinkansen line. Many of the top experts in this most fascinating (and literally “dashing”) element of • Read More »
Archives: Conferences
Forty Alstom hydrail trainsets for Germany !
September 25, 2014 | By Stan Thompson | Comments Off on Forty Alstom hydrail trainsets for Germany ! | Filed in: Conferences, Fuel Cells, Hydrail, Infrastructure, Political Issues.by guest blogger Stan Thompson Since you’re reading this, you already know how indebted the hydrogen community is to Kevin—the originator of this blog—for his role in keeping us up to date with the biggest news about the littlest atom. Today, though, I’m more grateful than ever; Kevin just tipped me off about an article in • Read More »
Neumünster, Germany, Hosts 9th International Hydrail Conference
May 22, 2014 | By Stan Thompson | Comments Off on Neumünster, Germany, Hosts 9th International Hydrail Conference | Filed in: Conferences, Fuel Cells, Hydrail, Hydrogen Vehicles, Hyrail, Infrastructure, News.by guest blogger Stan Thompson Neumünster, in the Northern German State of Schleswig-Holstein, will host the Ninth International Hydrail Conference (“9IHC”) on 16-18 June this year (2014). This year’s registration details, presenters and agenda information appear on the Appalachian State University hydrail web site, http://www.hydrail.org. German support for the Hydrail Conference has proved so strong that, for the • Read More »
China: Choosing hydrail?
January 11, 2014 | By Stan Thompson | Comments Off on China: Choosing hydrail? | Filed in: Conferences, Hydrail, Infrastructure, Political Issues.by Guest Blogger Stan Thompson A version of this post originally appeared January 12, 2014, in my Mooresville [NC] Tribune newspaper column. Last month, when China’s Jade Rabbit lunar explorer touched down on the moon, it may have given the world a hint about that country’s railroad vision. As the pundits observed, China didn’t replicate the American • Read More »
2013 HYDRAIL CONFERENCE IN TORONTO
January 16, 2013 | By Stan Thompson | 1 Comment | Filed in: Conferences, Fuel Cells, Hydrail, Hydrogen Boats, Hydrogen Economy, Hydrogen Fuel Production, Hydrogen Organizations, News.by guest blogger Stan Thompson Toronto (Ontario) Canada will be the location of the Eighth International Hydrail Conference (8IHC) on 11 and 12 June, 2013. The venue and the first of the slate of presenters will be announced shortly. The International Hydrail Conferences are annual gatherings of academic, government and rail industry experts to expedite • Read More »
Insights from the European Hydrogen Road Tour
October 30, 2012 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Insights from the European Hydrogen Road Tour | Filed in: Conferences.I had talked several times previously in this blog about the European Hydrogen Road Tour that took place in September and October 2012. Now I want to talk about some of the valuable lessons and insights gained from the road tour. Copenhagen was the final stop on the tour. And as such all of the • Read More »
UK Hydrail Conference Date Change Now July 3 – 4, 2012
February 14, 2012 | By Stan Thompson | 2 Comments | Filed in: Conferences, Hydrail, Hyrail, Infrastructure, News.by guest blogger Stan Thompson The 7th International Hydrail Conference (“7IHC”) will be held one week later than originally planned so that conferees at an important German rail conference can attend both events. During the 20th century, coal-fired steam locomotives gave way to diesel and external electric traction power. Now, in the 21st, diesel and • Read More »
SAE International World in Motion Fuel Cell Olympics Held This Week
April 11, 2011 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | 1 Comment | Filed in: Conferences.This coming Thursday, April 14, 2011, SAE International will hold its first ever “World in Motion Fuel Cell Olympics” in Detroit. The event is being sponsored by GM. Last week I had talked about Michigan getting its first public hydrogen fueling station. So, it looks like the Great Lakes State (or the Wolverine State depending • Read More »
F-Cell Program in Stuttgart Germany Weak on U. S. Input
August 4, 2010 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | 3 Comments | Filed in: Conferences.Now, one might expect that a Fuel Cell Conference held in Europe may have a European focus and neglect other parts of the world. The F-Cell Program held in Stuttgart Germany, September 27 – 28, 2010 does this plus a little more. The conference focuses on Europe first (many Germany, see my earlier post about • Read More »
NHA Hydrogen Conference and Expo Ride and Drive Next Week
April 28, 2010 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | 1 Comment | Filed in: Conferences.The National Hydrogen Association (NHA) Hydrogen Conference and Expo is coming to Long Beach, California next week, May 3 – 6, 2010. There are expected to be 1,500 attendees, 150 speakers and over 100 exhibitors. Two of the exhibitors I’m interested in speaking with include SunHydro who have stated that they intend on building an • Read More »