On October 3, the Wall Street Journal ran an article titled, “Daimler, Renault Chiefs Knock Hydrogen Cars” which isn’t exactly true, especially the Daimler part. Chief executive of Daimler AG Dieter Zetsche, said that he is concerned about the rollout of the hydrogen fueling infrastructure to support the cars and that all of the major • Read More »
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$100 for a Chance to Win a Toyota Fuel Cell Vehicle
October 9, 2014 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on $100 for a Chance to Win a Toyota Fuel Cell Vehicle | Filed in: Uncategorized.For the cost of a $100 raffle ticket, one lucky Californian will win a Toyota Fuel Cell vehicle which rolls out next summer. As of this writing 12 out of 1000 tickets have been sold and there are 9 days and 12 hours remaining in the raffle. According to Toyota, “Toyota and the Environmental Media • Read More »
Honda Smart Hydrogen Fueling Station Unveiled in Japan
October 8, 2014 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | 1 Comment | Filed in: Hydrogen Fueling Stations.At the CEATEC JAPAN 2014 exhibition, a new mockup of a Honda smart hydrogen fueling station has been unveiled. A couple of the key features of this smart hydrogen station (SHS) are that it electrolyzes water to create H2 and it creates high pressure output without using a compressor. According to Auto Car Pro, “The • Read More »
Graphene Quantum Dots Better Than Platinum in Fuel Cells
October 1, 2014 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Graphene Quantum Dots Better Than Platinum in Fuel Cells | Filed in: Fuel Cells.Researchers at Rice University have discovered that graphene quantum dots (GQDs) serve as better catalysts in fuel cells than does platinum. And the quantum nanodots are made from (cover your eyes fossil fuel rejectionists) coal. According to Rice, “The Rice lab of chemist James Tour created dots known as GQDs from coal last year and • Read More »
Glasgow Half Full in Hydrogen Production
September 25, 2014 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Glasgow Half Full in Hydrogen Production | Filed in: Hydrogen Fuel Production.Researchers at the University of Glasgow in Scotland (still part of the UK after the vote) have discovered a way to produce hydrogen 30 times faster than current renewable methods. This method allows hydrogen to be produced using less electricity, at atmospheric pressure and do so using renewable energy such as wind or solar. Professor • Read More »
Two New Toyota Fuel Cell Vehicles Spied in California
September 18, 2014 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Two New Toyota Fuel Cell Vehicles Spied in California | Filed in: Hydrogen Cars.Two new Toyota Fuel Cell Vehicles have been spied in different parts of California this week. The first report was by Mike Magrath, a Features Editor at Edmunds.com. Mr. Magrath tweeted two spy shots he took of the FCV in Southern California as he was needing help in identifying the vehicle. Soon after Twitter lit • Read More »
Gold Nanoparticles Help Produce 74 Times More Hydrogen
September 16, 2014 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Gold Nanoparticles Help Produce 74 Times More Hydrogen | Filed in: Hydrogen Fuel Production.Researchers in South Korea have succeeded in producing 74 times more hydrogen from water using sunlight and gold nanoparticles. Business Korea says, “According to the research team, gold nanoparticles are capable of producing hydrogen from water by absorbing visible rays at a low energy level and creating thermoelectrons. However, the production efficiency and practicality of • Read More »
Thermoplastic Hydrogen Storage Tanks for FCVs in Development
September 10, 2014 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Thermoplastic Hydrogen Storage Tanks for FCVs in Development | Filed in: Hydrogen Fuel Tanks.A company called Element Materials Technology is developing a high pressure thermoplastic hydrogen storage tank to be used inside of fuel cell vehicles. The resulting storage vessel is expected to be strong, light-weight and leak-free. According to Element, “During this project Element Hitchin performed high-pressure permeation tests using hydrogen for the roto-molded liner samples, mechanical • Read More »
VW Bearish on FCVs Outside of Japan
September 9, 2014 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | 1 Comment | Filed in: Hydrogen Cars.One may think that a German automaker that has hydrogen fueling stations popping up all around the hillsides of Germany may be bullish on fuel cell vehicles at least in that country. But, this is not the case with Volkswagen. In fact, VW is predicting that fuel cell vehicles will only be big in Japan. • Read More »
Hyundai FCV Travels 1481 Miles in 24 Hours
September 3, 2014 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Hyundai FCV Travels 1481 Miles in 24 Hours | Filed in: Hydrogen Cars.Drivers Marius Bornstein and Arnt-Gøran Hartvig (pictured left to right) hopped inside of a Hyundai ix35 Tucson Fuel Cell and drove it 1481 miles in 24 hours – try to do that, battery electric vehicle fans. The entire trip took place inside of Germany between Hamburg and capital city, Berlin. According to the email I received, “The • Read More »