ITM Power looks like the dark horse breaking away from the herd as it has made an aggressive move to become the only company to offer a commercial home hydrogen fueling station. In the past, I’ve talked about General Electric, Honda and General Motors all developing such H2 refueling units, but these are still in • Read More »
Archives: Hydrogen Fuel Production
Volcano Yields Ancient Hydrogen Producing Organism
July 8, 2008 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Volcano Yields Ancient Hydrogen Producing Organism | Filed in: Hydrogen Fuel Production.The new hydrogen economy may just be jumpstarted by a very old microorganism that has been garnered from the bowels of a volcano. Virginia Tech has teamed up with the U. S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the Russian Academy of Sciences to develop and refine the hydrogen producing qualities of the billions year old • Read More »
Plasma Enhanced Melter Causes Hydrogen Production Breakthrough
June 11, 2008 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | 2 Comments | Filed in: Hydrogen Fuel Production.In Port Arthur, Texas, InEnTec Chemical announced a breakthrough with its Plasma Enhanced Melter for the creation of large quantities of hydrogen syngas. Dow Corning of Michigan will be adopting this technology at their chemical plant to turn what is regarded as hazardous waste into high quality syngas including high purity hydrogen, methanol and hydrogen/carbon • Read More »
Hawaii Home Hydrogen Fueling Stations Planned by H2 Technologies
May 30, 2008 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Hawaii Home Hydrogen Fueling Stations Planned by H2 Technologies | Filed in: Home Hydrogen Fueling, Hydrogen Fuel Production.Almost two years ago I had talked about Hawaii’s hydrogen economy getting in gear with the help of Governor Linda Lingle. Now, Governor Lingle is at it again, helping a company called H2 Technologies get $50 million in financing through the state’s bond program to develop hydrogen technology that will provide power for people’s homes • Read More »
ITM Power and Roush Put UK on Fast Track to Hydrogen
May 19, 2008 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | 1 Comment | Filed in: Home Hydrogen Fueling, Hydrogen Fuel Production.British firms, ITM Power and Roush Technologies have signed an agreement that will put the United Kingdom on the fast track to hydrogen cars. Roush, a leading automotive technology, engineering and development firm will be responsible for adapting current internal combustion engines to run on hydrogen. ITM Power, on the other hand, is in the • Read More »
Hydrogen Production Project Sets Records
March 20, 2008 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Hydrogen Production Project Sets Records | Filed in: Hydrogen Fuel Production.A hydrogen power plant pilot project led by Akzo Nobel and NedStack in Delfzijl, The Netherlands has achieved a milestone of operating 4,000 operating hours. The chlor-alkali plant produces chlorine as its main product and generates hydrogen as a byproduct. The hydrogen is then run through a fuel cell to generate electricity to supply power • Read More »
New Hydrogen Production Methods Worth Noting
March 13, 2008 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on New Hydrogen Production Methods Worth Noting | Filed in: Hydrogen Fuel Production.Research into several new hydrogen production methods caught my eye this week that may help solve the puzzle of producing massive amounts of H2 for cars. None of the methods mentioned involve the steam reforming of natural gas, which is the most popular method of hydrogen production today. At the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, • Read More »
Hydrogen Generators Making News
March 7, 2008 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Hydrogen Generators Making News | Filed in: Hydrogen Fuel Production.There are a couple of companies worth noting that are making news this week with their hydrogen generators. Both REB Research & Consulting and Hydrogenics are making moves that will result in a more favorable bottom line. For instance, REB Research & Consulting is making an actual move into an industry park that has twice • Read More »
QuantumSphere Produces Cheap Hydrogen Via Electrolysis
February 26, 2008 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | 4 Comments | Filed in: Home Hydrogen Fueling, Hydrogen Fuel Production.One of the knocks against producing hydrogen through electrolysis has always been that it takes too much energy and in turn money to enable this process. Now, a company called QuantumSphere out of Santa Ana, California has developed a novel method using nanoparticles for electrode catalysts to produce hydrogen from distilled water at prices that • Read More »
Direct Solar to Hydrogen Plant Goes Up in Australia
February 21, 2008 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | 5 Comments | Filed in: Hydrogen Fuel Production.Solar Systems of Hawthorne in Victoria, Australia is developing the country’s first and perhaps even the world’s first direct solar to hydrogen commercial power plant. This $60 million project will either be part of the larger $450 million Mildura solar power station that is currently being built and scheduled to start operation in 2010 or • Read More »