Over the past 6 years I’ve spoken half a dozen times about Aberdeen, Scotland and its plans to become a hydrogen hub for cars, buses and energy. Now, Aberdeen is making news again as it ups its game in regard to hydrogen. According to the Aberdeen City Council, “A Hydrogen Economy for Aberdeen City Region • Read More »
Archives: Hydrogen Economy
ACTA and EcoIsland Designate Isle of Wight as Hydrogen Zone
February 21, 2013 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on ACTA and EcoIsland Designate Isle of Wight as Hydrogen Zone | Filed in: Hydrogen Economy.ACTA and EcoIsland Partnership CIC have signed a letter of intent to make the Isle of Wight, in the southern most part of the United Kingdom, the first sustainable region in Great Britain. According to ACTA, “Ecoisland intends to make the Isle of Wight self sufficient with regards to energy, water, food and fuel by • 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 »
General Electric may play Santa with Hydrail Train
December 24, 2012 | By Stan Thompson | Comments Off on General Electric may play Santa with Hydrail Train | Filed in: Fuel Cells, Hydrail, Hydrogen Buses, Hydrogen Economy, Infrastructure.by guest blogger, Stan Thompson If I get my long-awaited hydrail “electric train” for Christmas, in may be the GE Global Research Electric Propulsion Systems Lab engineers who drop it down the chimney, not Saint Nick. So far they’re talking buses, not trains, but the rail application is a no-brainer. This month GE unveiled a dual-battery • Read More »
Fuel Cell Backup Power 100-Percent Reliable During Hurricane Sandy
November 7, 2012 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Fuel Cell Backup Power 100-Percent Reliable During Hurricane Sandy | Filed in: Hydrogen Economy.Hurricane Sandy, the largest Atlantic hurricane in history, which devastated parts of the Caribbean islands and the Eastern Seaboard of the United States, is still being felt by many of the people it has affected. As of a few days ago there were still over 2 million people without power in New York and New • Read More »
Hydrail and Sandy: Learning the Hard Way
November 1, 2012 | By Stan Thompson | 3 Comments | Filed in: Hydrail, Hydrogen Economy, Infrastructure, News, Political Issues.Posted on November 1, 2012 By guest blogger, Stan Thompson What you won’t hear, but should, in news coverage about Hurricane Sandy and transit service interruptions is that hydrail—hydrogen fuel cell/battery hybrid—subway trains would be much less impacted by salt water flooding. That’s not to say subway service could have continued. Signaling, switching and many • Read More »
“Cold Nugget” Found In Alaska: Zero-Carbon Hydrogen
September 12, 2012 | By Stan Thompson | 1 Comment | Filed in: Fuel Cells, Hydrail, Hydrogen Economy, Hydrogen Fuel Production, Infrastructure.by guest blogger, Stan Thompson Long before the California Gold Rush, there was a North Carolina Gold Rush. The land right under the feet of President Obama and delegates to the 2012 Democratic National Convention was riddled with ancient gold mining tunnels. Mine waste tailings were so plentiful that eventually they were used as construction • Read More »
Aberdeen, Scotland to Be a Hydrogen Hub for Buses and Cars
August 15, 2012 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Aberdeen, Scotland to Be a Hydrogen Hub for Buses and Cars | Filed in: Hydrogen Economy.First Minister Alex Salmond gave two green thumbs up for Aberdeen, Scotland to become a hydrogen hub featuring 10 new fuel cell buses. The buses which will be operational in 2014 will be refueled at Scotland’s largest hydrogen refueling station which was also be able to accommodate fuel cell cars once they become available. According • Read More »
Hydrogen Inventors Get Their Own App
May 24, 2012 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | 4 Comments | Filed in: Hydrogen Economy.Well, it’s about time, really. Applications makers have invented apps for all kinds of things like opening your garage door, starting your car and even giving you free on-demand GPS while you’re in the car. Now, a team of companies has gone one step further by developing an app for inventors who want to work • Read More »
University of Birmingham, UK, To Host 2012 Hydrail Conference
August 16, 2011 | By Stan Thompson | Comments Off on University of Birmingham, UK, To Host 2012 Hydrail Conference | Filed in: Hydrail, Hydrogen Economy, Infrastructure.By guest blogger Stan Thompson The University of Birmingham, UK, will host the next International Hydrail Conference there in the summer of 2012 in cooperation with Appalachian State University. Dates and details will be available in late September, 2011, on the hydrail web site of the Energy Center at “App State” in Boone, North Carolina: • Read More »