Students at the University of Hertfordshire in the United Kingdom have developed the country’s first hydrogen race car. Engineering Ph.D. students, John Goddard and the ironically-named James Waters have converted a Formula Student racecar to run on hydrogen gas. The first Formula Student racecar to run on hydrogen will do so in a very green • Read More »
Archives: Hydrogen Education
St. Andrews School in Amarillo Wins Fuel Cell Car Challenge
June 28, 2007 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on St. Andrews School in Amarillo Wins Fuel Cell Car Challenge | Filed in: Hydrogen Education.St. Andrews Episcopal middle school in Amarillo, Texas has won this year’s Department of Energy (DOE) and General Motors sponsored National Science Bowl Hydrogen Fuel Cell Model Car Challenge. The Challenge took place at the University of Denver and St. Andrews beat out Salem Middle School in Apex, North Carolina to win $200 and a • Read More »
Shell Eco Marathon Won by High School Fuel Cell Vehicle
May 18, 2007 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Shell Eco Marathon Won by High School Fuel Cell Vehicle | Filed in: Hydrogen Education.This year’s Shell Eco Marathon was held April 14, 2007 at the California Speedway in Fontana, CA and was open to 20 colleges and 3 high schools. Leave it to a bunch of high schoolers to win the hydrogen fuel cell competition as Los Altos Academy of Engineering (LAAE) did just that with their vehicle • Read More »
Virginia Tech and Hydrogen Cars
April 24, 2007 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Virginia Tech and Hydrogen Cars | Filed in: Hydrogen Education.Because of the tragedy last week at Virginia Tech (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University) there has been much interest by the media and others on what this college is all about. One aspect that has been largely overlooked by the media, however, is that as the nation’s 9th ranked public undergraduate program, Virginia Tech’s • Read More »
Iowa Teachers Get Education about Hydrogen Cars
March 19, 2007 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Iowa Teachers Get Education about Hydrogen Cars | Filed in: Hydrogen Education.Middle school teachers in Ames, Iowa have received an education on hydrogen cars. This is thanks to the National Renewable Energy Lab and expert Rick Shin. The point of the exercise was to teach the teachers about miniature hydrogen cars so they could then go back to class and impart their knowledge to their students. • Read More »
High Schools Educating Students on Hydrogen Fuel Cells
January 22, 2007 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on High Schools Educating Students on Hydrogen Fuel Cells | Filed in: Hydrogen Education.The young people of today will be the scientists, engineers, marketers and CEOs ushering in, maintaining and sustaining the hydrogen economy of tomorrow. As such, many high schools around the country are being proactive in educating students about hydrogen fuel cells right now. One of the biggest pushes is through the Washington State Fuel Cell • Read More »