Category: Infrastructure

Researchers at Ohio State University have found a way to cheaply turn ethanol or other biofuels into hydrogen gas with 90-percent efficiency. Now, this may not sound like such a big deal, but it really is. One of the most overwhelming issues surrounding building a hydrogen transportation system has been the building of the infrastructure. […]

One of the fears that critics cite when talking about moving from a petroleum based transportation infrastructure to a hydrogen infrastructure is that somehow Big Oil will transform itself into Big Hydrogen and that the consumer will be no better off than before. The problem with this thinking is that the big oil companies are […]

Last October 2007, I had talked about Missouri’s first hydrogen fueling station being built in Rolla that would transport soldiers aboard H2ICE shuttle buses from Fort Leonard Wood to the surrounding communities. On August 19, 2008 the official ribbon cutting ceremony will occur on the University of Missouri of Science and Technology (S&T) campus. The […]

Even before T. Boone Pickens announced his plan for the U. S. to switch over to wind energy and CNG-powered cars, I have been contemplating how compressed natural gas could be used to transition over to the hydrogen economy. In fact, in March 2008 I had written that in California alone there were eight times […]

In part one yesterday, Steve W. talks about partnering up Pep Boys with Intergalactic Hydrogen to sell H2 conversion kits for ICE vehicles nationwide. In part 2, Steve gives more detailed plans about his vision for the hydrogen fueling station and considers ITM Power as a potential supplier of that station. Steve W.: What I’m […]

Steve W. (aka H2Revolutionary) and I have been trading a series of lengthy emails for the past couple of weeks or so. I thought it was time to share some Steve’s thoughts about the future goal of getting hydrogen conversion kits for ICE vehicles inside all of the Pep Boys stores nationwide. My apologies first […]

On June 4, Shell Hydrogen announced the opening of an H2 pump integrated into a traditional gas station on the corner of Santa Monica Boulevard near Federal Avenue. A week later, General Motors announced that GM and Clean Energy are opening a hydrogen fueling station in the fall near Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to help […]

Yesterday, I talked about how two companies in the United Kingdom will perhaps be selling the first commercial hydrogen cars and fueling stations as early as this summer. Today, I would like to talk about how the rest of the European Union has mapped out its growth for a future filled with hydrogen cars. In […]

A publication called Seeking Alpha released an online article called “Global Warming Up to a Hydrogen Economy” that takes an interesting peek into what the future may look like for hydrogen cars and the economy. For instance, they predict that one day, fuel cells will rely heavily on rare earth metals and that a metal […]