The OSV Viking Lady is a ship of fuels, so to speak, or to be more accurate a ship of fuel cells. As part of the FellowSHIP (Fuel Cells for Low Emissions Ships) project, the OSV Viking Lady was first launched in 2003 and now is close to commercialization for the maritime industry. The FellowSHIP • Read More »
Archives: Hydrogen Vehicles
Hydrogen Fuel Cell Forklifts for Whole Foods
November 2, 2009 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Hydrogen Fuel Cell Forklifts for Whole Foods | Filed in: Hydrogen Forklifts, Hydrogen Vehicles.The green grocery store, Whole Foods Markets, which started operations in Austin, Texas in 1980 has decided to pilot a set of hydrogen fuel cell forklifts at one of their distribution centers in Maryland. Now, I’ve talked about forklifts for grocers before such as H-E-B Corporation and Wegmans Food Markets. Whole Foods going with hydrogen • Read More »
Suzuki Burgman Fuel Cell Scooter to Rollout within Months
October 27, 2009 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | 2 Comments | Filed in: Hydrogen Bikes, Hydrogen Scooters, Hydrogen Vehicles.Intelligent Energy and Suzuki Motor Co. have teamed up again to put a hydrogen fuel cell motorbike before the public. At the 2009 Tokyo Motor Show the companies showed off the Suzuki Burgman Fuel Cell Scooter, which is slated to roll out in a few months. A couple of weeks ago I mentioned the Burgman • Read More »
Governor Schwarzenegger Talks about Vision Tyrano Truck
October 21, 2009 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Governor Schwarzenegger Talks about Vision Tyrano Truck | Filed in: Hydrogen Trucks, Hydrogen Vehicles.Yesterday I talked about the Vision Tyrano Truck that was making an appearance before Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger at the Capitol Building in Sacramento, California. The governor talked about the Tyrano at length before the question and answer session turned into a regular press briefing. The Tyrano hydrogen fuel cell plug-in hybrid electric short haul truck • Read More »
Vision Tyrano Truck Auditions for Governor Schwarzenegger Today
October 20, 2009 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Vision Tyrano Truck Auditions for Governor Schwarzenegger Today | Filed in: Hydrogen Trucks, Hydrogen Vehicles.Vision Industries, makers of the Tyrano hydrogen fuel cell plug-in hybrid electric semi truck, have been invited by California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to show off their latest creation on the east steps of the Capitol building in Sacramento at 11:30 am today. I had first talked about the Vision Tyrano hydrogen PHEV Class A heavy • Read More »
Iwatani Hydrogen Bike Unveiled
October 13, 2009 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Iwatani Hydrogen Bike Unveiled | Filed in: Hydrogen Bikes, Hydrogen Vehicles.The Iwatani Corporation in Tokyo, Japan has decided to unveil its new hydrogen hybrid bike. The bicycle uses H2 cartridges plus a lithium ion hybrid system to extend the range of the bike. The range of this hydrogen fuel cell bike is around 45 miles before a new cartridge has to be inserted behind the • Read More »
Hydrogen Peroxide Race Car Shows Power of Green Energy
October 12, 2009 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | 1 Comment | Filed in: Hydrogen Vehicles.I’ve talked about hydrogen peroxide powered vehicles a dozen times in the past, but I haven’t spoken about them in a while, so I thought it was time to bring up the subject once again. Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) that is fuel grade (90-percent or better) is a caustic liquid, that when used as fuel provides • Read More »
Suzuki to Showboat 3 FCVs at 2009 Tokyo Motor Show
October 8, 2009 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Suzuki to Showboat 3 FCVs at 2009 Tokyo Motor Show | Filed in: Hydrogen Vehicles.In a couple of weeks Suzuki plans to show off three fuel cell vehicle prototypes at the 2009 Tokyo Motor Show in Japan. On August 6, 2009 I had talked about how Toyota, Nissan and Mazda were pushing the government to expand the Japanese Hydrogen Highway system in anticipation of rolling out more and more • Read More »
Coca-Cola Buys 40 Hydrogen Fuel Cell Forklifts
October 1, 2009 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Coca-Cola Buys 40 Hydrogen Fuel Cell Forklifts | Filed in: Hydrogen Forklifts, Hydrogen Vehicles.I’d like to teach the world to sing in perfect harmony, that Coca-Cola in Charlotte, NC is buying fuel cell forklifts for the company. Okay, so this isn’t perfect prose and if sung it will be a bit out of rhythm, but the point is that the world’s most popular cola company has decided to • Read More »
Students Recreate Robert Fultons Historic Journey in Hydrogen Boat
September 18, 2009 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Students Recreate Robert Fultons Historic Journey in Hydrogen Boat | Filed in: Hydrogen Boats, Hydrogen Vehicles.Students at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York will be recreating Robert Fulton’s historic journey up the Hudson River, but this time with a hydrogen-powered boat. In the early 1800’s Robert Fulton is credited with creating the first steamboat (and submarine). Fulton used a steamboat he called the Clermont to sail up the Hudson • Read More »