As the USA soccer team touched down in Berlin on Friday for the FIFA Soccer World Cup, the city was preparing to show off its second hydrogen bus. Project “Green Goal” aims to kick the greenhouse gas habit by using alternative energy methods and transportation. According to the Gulf Times, “The ‘Green Goal’ was launched • Read More »
Archives: Hydrogen Vehicles
Hydrogen Boats Making Waves
May 23, 2006 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Hydrogen Boats Making Waves | Filed in: Hydrogen Boats, Hydrogen Vehicles.A Dutch fuel cell boat, the Hydrogen Xperiance, will be making waves on June 23, 2006. The hydrogen boat will be introduced at the Frisian Nuon Solar Challenge boat race as a “chase” express boat for VIP’s. The hydrogen boat was created by Ecofys in collaboration with Ganita Shipyard. The Hydrogen Xperiance will travel the • Read More »
Hydrogen Scooters for Urban Commuters
May 19, 2006 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Hydrogen Scooters for Urban Commuters | Filed in: Hydrogen Bikes, Hydrogen Scooters, Hydrogen Vehicles.I don’t want a pickle. I just want to ride on my hydrogen motorcycle (with apologies to singer Arlo Guthrie). Well, last month I reported on Intelligent Energy’s ENV hydrogen motorcycle and since then I’ve become aware of several other hydrogen motorcycles and motor scooters that also need a mention. Aprilia, has unveiled a 3,000-watt • Read More »
UPS Delivery Up with Hydrogen
May 18, 2006 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on UPS Delivery Up with Hydrogen | Filed in: Hydrogen Trucks, Hydrogen Vehicles.Every time I see a UPS truck now, I think of their motto, “What can Brown do for you?” I also think that they are perhaps the largest vendor to be testing hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. UPS has been testing hydrogen vehicles in the U. S. since early 2004. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) contracted • Read More »
Plug-In Hydrogen Vehicles May Be Best Solution
May 4, 2006 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Plug-In Hydrogen Vehicles May Be Best Solution | Filed in: Hydrogen Vehicles.Yesterday, President Bush held a press conference to throw out some ideas on how we can solve this nation’s short-term and long-term issues with high gasoline prices. This has gotten me to thinking (uh oh, there I go again) about the beginnings of the hydrogen revolution and how supply and demand of hydrogen will most • Read More »
German Hydrogen Submarine Dives for World Record
April 27, 2006 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | 3 Comments | Filed in: Hydrogen Vehicles.A German hydrogen fuel cell submarine, built by Howaldtswerke Deutsche Werft, set a world record recently with a dive lasting 2 weeks. The German U32, a U212-A class H2 sub was underwater from April 11 – 25, 2006 traveling from Eckernforerde, Germany to Rota, Spain. The U32 is a hydrogen hybrid vessel using fuel cells • Read More »
Georgetown University Hopping Aboard Hydrogen Bus Technology
April 21, 2006 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Georgetown University Hopping Aboard Hydrogen Bus Technology | Filed in: Hydrogen Buses, Hydrogen Vehicles.Georgetown University in Washington DC, as part of their Advanced Vehicle Development program, has decided to show off its latest hydrogen bus with a road trip. The first stop on the trip is Northern Illinois University (NIU) in Dekalb, IL. The hydrogen bus will also visit NIU’s additional campuses in Rockford, IL and Naperville, IL. • Read More »
Military Moving Ahead With Hydrogen for Vehicles
April 20, 2006 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Military Moving Ahead With Hydrogen for Vehicles | Filed in: Hydrogen Vehicles.The U.S. Army Communications Electronics Command at Fort Belvoir in Virginia has contracted with a company called Unitel to deliver a pilot plant that reforms hydrogen from JP-8 fuel. The hydrogen will be used for solid oxide fuel cell stacks to power mobile auxiliary power units on military vehicles on the battlefield providing “quiet power.” • Read More »
University of North Dakota High on Hydrogen
April 18, 2006 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on University of North Dakota High on Hydrogen | Filed in: Hydrogen Vehicles.The University of North Dakota (UND) is getting high on hydrogen and loving it. One of UND’s student organizations, the Society of Energy Alternatives based out the Mechanical Engineering Department has built a hydrogen fuel cell vehicle from the ground up with the fuel cell itself being donated by John Deere and built by Toronto-based • Read More »
Hydrogen Vans Go Green with UPS
April 12, 2006 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Hydrogen Vans Go Green with UPS | Filed in: Hydrogen Vehicles.DaimlerChrysler and UPS have teamed up to field test the Mercedes-Benz fuel cell Sprinter for commercial applications. The world’s largest parcel delivery service has seized an opportunity to promote itself as an environmentally friendly shipping company. The hydrogen Sprinter van was built in Düsseldorf, Germany where 5,100 employees work building the standard Mercedes Sprinter vans • Read More »