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Alternative Methods for Producing Hydrogen

October 30, 2007 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | 8 Comments | Filed in: Hydrogen Fuel Production.

As I search across the Internet and especially the blogosphere, I see many critics of the hydrogen economy stating that hydrogen is generally produced by simple electrolysis of water and this method takes too much energy for hydrogen to be competitive in the marketplace. Most of the time, this is taken by others as fact, • Read More »

Designer Microbe Produces Hydrogen for Vehicles

June 14, 2007 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Designer Microbe Produces Hydrogen for Vehicles | Filed in: Hydrogen Fuel Production.

When it comes to getting people excited about any new technology, the issue of credibility comes into play. And, if one of the key players developing this new technology has a solid pedigree for success then this adds fuel to the excitement. John Craig Venter who cracked the humane genome mystery in the year 2000, • Read More »

Biofusion Is Sweet on Hydrogen from Sugar

April 6, 2007 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Biofusion Is Sweet on Hydrogen from Sugar | Filed in: Hydrogen Fuel Production.

UK company, Biofusion’s new subsidiary, BioHydrogen, Ltd., is developing a method of microbial production to produce hydrogen from fermentable sugars. The microbes are capable of munching on glucose and other sugars from the sugar beet, creating huge amounts of hydrogen (6 times more hydrogen than before). BioHydrogen is to commercialize the work first developed at • Read More »