In August 2008 I had theorized that one day Big Gas could overtake Big Oil as the fuel supplier of the future. In April 2010 I pondered out loud the fact that Big Gas may have a conflict of interest in breaking away from Big Oil since Big Gas’s largest client, is in fact Big • Read More »
Archives: Hydrogen Fueling Stations
First Hydrogen Canister Exchange Station Set Up in Taiwan
January 4, 2011 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on First Hydrogen Canister Exchange Station Set Up in Taiwan | Filed in: Hydrogen Fueling Stations, Hydrogen Scooters.The world’s first hydrogen canister exchange station for light electric vehicles (LEV’s) with fuel cells has been set up at the National Tsing-Hua University in Taiwan. In June 2010, I had talked about Asia Pacific fuel Cell Technologies, Ltd. (APFCT) taking a 620 mile test drive of their hydrogen-powered scooter around Taiwan. Now, APFCT has • Read More »
The Netherlands Unveils Public Hydrogen Fueling Station
December 7, 2010 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on The Netherlands Unveils Public Hydrogen Fueling Station | Filed in: Hydrogen Fueling Stations.In July 2006, I had talked about how Royal Dutch Shell had planned on rolling out 20 hydrogen powered buses in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. In November 2006, I had talked about the Energy Research Center of the Netherlands opening a hydrogen fueling station in Petten. Well now the Avia petroleum company has unveiled a hydrogen • Read More »
West Virginia University Adds to Eastern Hydrogen Highway
November 24, 2010 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on West Virginia University Adds to Eastern Hydrogen Highway | Filed in: Hydrogen Fueling Stations, Hydrogen Highways.As Big Oil such as Shell Hydrogen are abandoning their H2 fueling stations from the East Coast in New York and Washington DC, some smaller players are picking up the slack and further developing the Eastern United States. I’ve already talked about the SunHydro East Coast Hydrogen Highway a time or two putting hydrogen fueling • Read More »
Swappable Hydrogen Canister Station Setup in Taiwan
November 15, 2010 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Swappable Hydrogen Canister Station Setup in Taiwan | Filed in: Hydrogen Fueling Stations, Hydrogen Scooters.The world’s first swappable hydrogen canister station for fuel cell light electric vehicles (LEVs) has been setup in Taiwan by Asia Pacific fuel Cell Technologies (APFCT). The low pressure (145 psi) canisters are being used inside of two hydrogen fuel cell scooters and one microcar. The scooters and microcar are being used for patrol by • Read More »
SunHydro Digs In as Shell Pulls Out
October 15, 2010 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | 2 Comments | Filed in: Hydrogen Fueling Stations.In an interesting twist of events, the same day that SunHydro announces its grand opening of the East Coast Hydrogen Highway, Shell Oil has announced the closing of its hydrogen fueling stations on the East Coast. Is this due to coincidence, competition or something else? I’ve talked about SunHydro’s East Coast Hydrogen Highway before and • Read More »
Air Products Compression-Less Hydrogen Fueling Station Game Changer
September 22, 2010 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | 1 Comment | Filed in: Hydrogen Fueling Stations.Last week I talked about ITM Power’s new HFuel portable hydrogen refueling station as potentially being a game changer in regard to quickly and easily rolling out hydrogen infrastructure as needed and where needed. This week, specialty gas manufacturer Air Products has also announced their spin on a new kind of hydrogen fueling station that • Read More »
Hydrogenics to Add Another Station to European Hydrogen Highway
September 20, 2010 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Hydrogenics to Add Another Station to European Hydrogen Highway | Filed in: Hydrogen Fueling Stations.Hydrogenics is not a new player in the hydrogen field. They have successfully built electrolyzers for years. And over these years, Hydrogenics has improved efficiency, durability and brought down costs of its hydrogen generators. According to Hydrogenics, President and CEO Daryl Wilson, “This latest award will demonstrate a new design for Hydrogenics – our fifth • Read More »
ITM Power and Scottish Water Test HFUEL Electrolyzer
September 13, 2010 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | 1 Comment | Filed in: Hydrogen Fueling Stations.ITM Power, maker of low cost electrolyzer units for refueling cars and other applications has teamed up with Scottish Water, one of the largest water companies in the United Kingdom that has a fleet of over 1,500 vehicles. ITM Power will be testing its HFUEL high volume, 5,000 psi transportable hydrogen refueling unit for commercial • Read More »
Hydrogen Haters Come Out for Fueling Station Accident
September 1, 2010 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | 1 Comment | Filed in: Hydrogen Fueling Stations.Two days ago I talked about a hydrogen fueling station in Rochester, NY catching fire and this would mean that hydrogen haters would be coming out in droves. Over at Jalopnik there is an example of fanning the flames (so to speak) of the hydrogen haters (plus to be fair a few defenders) to come • Read More »