Archives: Hydrogen Economy

Mike Strizki Helps Haiti Harvest Hydrogen

October 26, 2010 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Mike Strizki Helps Haiti Harvest Hydrogen | Filed in: Hydrogen Economy.

Several years ago I talked about Mike Strizki building the first hydrogen home in New Jersey. Mr. Strizki also has a prototype hydrogen car in his garage. But, since service called, Strizki, CTO of The Essential Element, decided to help Haiti with hydrogen power. The Hydra system that Strizki brought to Haiti will be powered • Read More »

Fuel Cells 2000 State of the State Report

May 17, 2010 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | 1 Comment | Filed in: Hydrogen Economy.

Fuel Cells 2000 has put out an 89-page PDF report called “2010 State of the States: Fuel Cells in America” that is worth reading if you’re a hydrogen supporter. The report talks about how each of the 50 U. S. states plus Washington DC are advancing hydrogen and fuel cell development in their individual states. • Read More »

Japan Expects to Expand 99-times the Use of Hydrogen Fuel Cells by 2025

March 5, 2010 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Japan Expects to Expand 99-times the Use of Hydrogen Fuel Cells by 2025 | Filed in: Hydrogen Economy.

A Japanese research marketing firm, the Fuji-Keizai Group, predicts a 99-fold increase in the use of hydrogen fuel cells in Japan between now and 2025, an increase of $17.7 billion USD. Housing fuel cell systems and hydrogen cars will account for most of the increases. From now, to 2025, the trend is supposed to reverse • Read More »

Two New Technologies May Bring Down Costs for Hydrogen Cars

December 23, 2009 | By | Comments Off on Two New Technologies May Bring Down Costs for Hydrogen Cars | Filed in: Hydrogen Economy.

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) and Princeton University have teamed up to improve both the cost and durability of platinum based fuel cells. And faculty and students at the University of Idaho will be using high tech X-rays to study the chemical reaction properties of rhodium and ruthenium for storing hydrogen at the nano-scale. In • Read More »

Iceland Back on Track for Hydrogen Economy

December 16, 2009 | By | Comments Off on Iceland Back on Track for Hydrogen Economy | Filed in: Hydrogen Economy.

In September 2008 and a year later in September 2009, two chilling reports came out that Iceland was thinking of ditching its future hydrogen economy in favor of battery electric vehicles. The first report asked the question, “Could the hydrogen dream be dying? At a Reykjavik conference this week, Driving Sustainability ’08, Iceland announced plans • Read More »

Hydrogen Development News from Around the World

September 4, 2009 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Hydrogen Development News from Around the World | Filed in: Hydrogen Economy.

Since I tend to be U. S. centric and especially California centric when I talk about hydrogen cars, vehicles and the upcoming hydrogen economy I thought it would be fun, to take a break from this and point out many different hydrogen developments from around the globe. For instance, in Germany, owners of Westfalia’s “James • Read More »

South Korea’s First Landfill to Hydrogen Project Underway

September 2, 2009 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on South Korea’s First Landfill to Hydrogen Project Underway | Filed in: Hydrogen Economy.

A couple of days ago I talked about South Korea’s Master Plan eco community on two islands to the north and west of Seoul. The South Korean Master Plan community involves the islands of KangHwa and OnJin-gun. Now, on a different island to the west of Seoul (and there are many islands around South Korea) • Read More »

South Korean Sustainable Master Plan Islands Revealed

August 31, 2009 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on South Korean Sustainable Master Plan Islands Revealed | Filed in: Hydrogen Economy.

Just north and west of Seoul, South Korea, a company called Foster and Partners has won the right to develop a green master plan community on the islands of KangHwa and OnJin-gun. The sustainable master plan is supposed to be an extension of the Incheon Free Economic Zone. One of the islands, KangHwa, will be • Read More »

BlackLight Power Sells Hydrogen Power to 6th Utility Company

July 31, 2009 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on BlackLight Power Sells Hydrogen Power to 6th Utility Company | Filed in: Hydrogen Economy.

A couple of weeks ago I talked about New Mexico building a hydrogen power plant where solar and wind energy would be used to split water and the resulting hydrogen would be used to burn and turn a gas turbine, creating electricity. Now, a company called BlackLight Power (BLP) has signed a deal with Akridge • Read More »