“Science is not about making predictions or performing experiments. Science is about explaining.” Bill Gaede The first ‘Hypercars’ were built during the 1990s. GM and VW followed Amory Lovins’ guidance and undertook to make a car to his principles. The EV 1 was a bold experiment whose time had not yet arrived – lacking the • Read More »
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Canada’s effect on Hydrogen & Fuel Cell History
March 11, 2017 | By George Wand | Comments Off on Canada’s effect on Hydrogen & Fuel Cell History | Filed in: History.“I don’t think we’re going to see the price of oil going down in the near future, that’s the reality.” -Carly Fiorina, former Republican presidential candidate When fuel prices increase again –very likely– and supplies diminish –very certain– alternative fuels are the only alternative. Hydrogen and electricity are two such substitutes, and fuel • Read More »
Uncertain Times – Hydrogen and Fuel Cell History
January 21, 2017 | By George Wand | Comments Off on Uncertain Times – Hydrogen and Fuel Cell History | Filed in: History.“Science is about knowing; engineering is about doing.” Henry Petroski While Sir William Robert Grove’s invention of the ‘gas voltaic cell’ lay dormant for many years, steam engines were making progress. Then, suddenly, the new-fangled internal combustion engine (ICE) was in the news. It could be observed at many exhibitions and at World Fairs, and • Read More »
Hydrogen Generator Types
August 7, 2015 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | No Comments | Filed in: .Hydrogen Generator Types Hydrogen generator types come in three flavors. A hydrogen generator can be a system that creates hydrogen. Or, a hydrogen generator may be a system that is powered by H2. In a few cases, both are true. Creates H2 A hydrogen generator that creates hydrogen comes in many different varieties. First is • Read More »
Hydrogen Fuel
August 7, 2015 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | No Comments | Filed in: .Hydrogen Fuel Hydrogen fuel is also an energy carrier. In fact, many will argue that is all hydrogen fuel is. Since hydrogen does not occur on Earth in any significant amounts by itself (and this point is now up for debate and more natural hydrogen has been discovered) it must be separated from its chemical • Read More »
2008 – 2009
August 7, 2015 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | No Comments | Filed in: .Hydrogen Fuel Cars 2008 – 2009 The year 2008 featured several hydrogen concept cars shown only at the auto shows, one custom-build hydrogen ICE vehicle and two fuel cell cars open to consumers on a limited basis for testing. The year 2008 premiered both GM’s Project Driveway and the Honda FCX Clarity lease vehicle. The • Read More »
1807 – 1986
August 7, 2015 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | No Comments | Filed in: .Hydrogen Fuel Cars 1807 – 1986 Between 1807 and 1986 was a time of great development for hydrogen cars. From the first Rivaz car designed by Francois Isaac de Rivaz of Switzerland to the Hippomobile to the GM Electrovan to several models designed by Musashi, hydrogen vehicles grew by leaps and bounds over these years. • Read More »
Italy and India Team Up for Cheap Hydrogen Production
January 16, 2013 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | 1 Comment | Filed in: Hydrogen Fuel Production.I’ve talked about the many advantages (and few disadvantages) of using ammonia borane (NH3BH3) in the past as a chemical carrier for hydrogen. Universities all over the world have been working on simple, effective and cheap methods to turn ammonia borane into hydrogen gas. Now, student researchers from the University of Trento, Italy and the • Read More »
Boron Nitrogen and Hydrogen May Be Fuel of the Future
November 28, 2011 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | 2 Comments | Filed in: Hydrogen Fuel Production.Chemists at the University of Oregon have come up with a combination of elements that may serve to be the fuel of the future. Using boron and nitrogen as chemical carriers for hydrogen the liquid that the researchers have developed is safe and stable at room temperature and it is also stable in regard to • Read More »
Interview with John Holbrook Executive Director of NH3FA
May 25, 2011 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Interview with John Holbrook Executive Director of NH3FA | Filed in: Hydrogen Organizations.I recently had the pleasure of interviewing John Holbrook, the Executive Director and Board Member of the NH3 Fuel Association. I’ve talked many times in the past about ammonia and in particular NH3 being a hydrogen-rich fuel of the future. So, I wanted to ask Mr. Holbrook a few questions about how hydrogen-rich NH3 may • Read More »