Archives: Hydrogen Fuel Production

Researchers in Toronto have found that it is now possible to create huge amounts of hydrogen at wastewater treatment plants. Treating human waste to extract hydrogen has been under discussion and development for years. However, the researchers at the Ashbridges Bay facility found that by introducing dried sludge pellets to primary sludge, this will in • Read More »

Both the University of North Dakota and Ohio State University are getting busy with two different hydrogen production programs aimed at fueling hydrogen cars. From corn to coal, these two educational centers are finding ways to advance our country towards a hydrogen-powered economy. The University of North Dakota’s Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC) is • Read More »

A lot has been written about solar and wind power as alternative sources for hydrogen, but geothermal energy may just be the ugly stepchild of renewable energy resources. While many people assume that the energy of the future will come from the sky by sun or wind, looking in the opposite direction, underground may yield • Read More »

H2Gen has delivered a fully-tested HGM 2000 hydrogen generation system, based upon the reforming of natural gas, to be incorporated into a ChevronTexaco fueling station near the airport in Orlando, Florida. The project has been partially funded by the Florida EPA and will be used to fuel at least eight Ford E-450 V-10 powered hydrogen • Read More »

Hydrogen Solar, Ltd., a British company with offices in both Guildford, UK and Henderson, Nevada, has been awarded a $135,000 grant for direct solar-to-hydrogen conversion technology. While other companies exist that use solar energy to electrolyze water in order to create hydrogen, Hydrogen Solar, Ltd., uses a unique, patented process for direct solar-to-hydrogen conversions. The • Read More »

After eight years of research and development, UC Davis in Northern California has built a better mousetrap when it comes to converting restaurant table scraps into biogas. The UC Davis Biogas Energy Project led by Professor Ruihong Zhang has developed an anaerobic digester that will accept a wide range of wastes and work faster than • Read More »

China has signed an accord to partner with the U. S. on its FutureGen Clean Coal Initiative. The goal of the $1 billion FutureGen project is to build a 275-megawatt prototype power plant that will burn coal and sequester the CO2 emission, producing both electricity and commercial grade hydrogen. China joins India and South Korea • Read More »

Some say hydrogen is just a lot of hot air. But, in Colorado, thanks to Amendment 37 and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), wind-to-hydrogen will become a reality. In the 2004 election, Colorado voters passed Amendment 37, the Renewable Energy Standard. Under this amendment, utility companies must generate 3-percent of their electricity from renewable • Read More »

Michael Graetzel, the father of the Graetzel Cell, a kind of dye-sensitized solar cell, has developed an improved photoelectrochemical cell that will more efficiently and cost-effectively produce hydrogen. Details of the unprecedented development are expected to be released by the Journal of the American Chemical Society within the next 10 days. Michael Graetzel first developed • Read More »

Hydrogen production has been a sticking point in the desire to move to a hydrogen-based transportation system and hydrogen economy. How do we go about producing enough hydrogen to fuel cars, businesses and homes? Most current hydrogen production centers around steam-reforming natural gas. Much research is being conducted, however, on alternative methods to produce hydrogen. • Read More »