Archives: Hydrogen Fueling Stations

The European Union and the world’s largest automakers have stated that they will be ready with hydrogen cars and H2 fueling stations by the year 2015. Meanwhile the Federal Government of the United States has stated they have no intention on being ready and are most willing to be followers instead of leaders in these • Read More »

Automaker Daimler and industrial gas supplier Linde, both based out of Germany are putting up 20 additional hydrogen fueling stations around Germany. The stations are part of the European Union Hydrogen Highway that is now being built by multiple countries. According to the press release, “The initiative links in with the existing H2 Mobility and • Read More »

The city of Surrey in British Columbia, Canada is getting with the program. The City Council realizes that alternative fuels and vehicles are the future. This is why they are requiring all new fueling stations to offer in addition to gasoline, diesel and propane at least one additional alternative fuel such as hydrogen, CNG or • Read More »

Let me be honest here. The idea of the East Coast Hydrogen Highway ever coming to fruition within the next couple of years made me skeptical from the very beginning. Even though I like the idea on general purposes it seemed like too ambitious of a plan. I’ve talked about the details of the East • Read More »

In Torrance, California Air Products has partnered with Shell, Toyota, South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) and the U. S. DOE to tap into an existing hydrogen pipeline to supply H2 gas for cars at an existing Shell service station. Air Products is tapping into its own hydrogen pipeline which it uses to supply • Read More »

Proton OnSite (formerly Proton Energy Systems) is building the most productive hydrogen fueling station with onsite production to date in Hawaii. Proton OnSite has been awarded a $1.7 million contract from TARDEC (Tank-Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center), which is part of the U. S. Army. The 65 kg a day hydrogen fueling station is • Read More »

Air Products has signed a deal to build a hydrogen fueling station in Flint, Michigan. This station will supply clean H2 gas to one of Flint’s Mass Transportation Authority (MTA) hydrogen fuel cell buses. Now, normally I wouldn’t bat an eye when reading such a story about another hydrogen fueling station being built to supply • Read More »

Even during this worldwide wretched economic recession, nations all over the globe managed to open 22 new hydrogen fueling stations in 2010 for a total of 212. Hydrogen car critics will tell you that there must be some sort of mass delusion going on for so many people around the world to be putting up • Read More »

While the Obama administration is yawning at the future prospect of hydrogen cars dotting the highway landscape, the major automakers are thinking otherwise. One such automaker is Honda which is full steam ahead in putting up hydrogen fueling stations in Japan and in the United Kingdom. In Japan, Honda is building a solar hydrogen fueling • Read More »

Back in October 2006, I had talked about how Ford was building a hydrogen fueling station in the Detroit, Michigan area. In fact, GM has one, too along with 3 other companies or government entities such as the EPA. But, these 5 hydrogen fueling stations are all private and not accessible to the public. Well, • Read More »