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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 • Read More »

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 • Read More »

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 • Read More »

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 • Read More »

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 • Read More »

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 • Read More »

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 • Read More »

For those who thought that the Olympic torch in San Francisco recently brought out many rallying cries from anti-Chinese government activists, there is another rallying cry escalating in the environmental movement. What some have referred to as the “Hydrogen Manhattan Project” over the years is now seen as something that is necessary, viable and in • Read More »

Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve talked about the California Air Resources Board (CARB) requirement for automakers to build a certain number of hydrogen cars in the state. I’ve also talked about General Motor’s frustration with the lack of hydrogen fueling stations now operational as well as the lack of stations planned in the • Read More »

The cost of building a hydrogen fueling infrastructure is an often debated subject. Critics say the costs are too high especially when only a few number of vehicles have been built. Carmakers say they don’t want to built more cars until an infrastructure is in place in which to refuel their cars. This is called • Read More »