Last Friday I had talked about the building of a hydrogen corridor from West Virginia to Pittsburgh, PA. What I had neglected to mention, however is that at the Yeager Airport in Charleston, WV one of the test vehicles will be a hydrogen powered forklift. Now, many might not find the idea of hydrogen forklifts • Read More »
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Scandinavians Developing Fuel Cells for Trucks and Forklifts
August 11, 2009 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Scandinavians Developing Fuel Cells for Trucks and Forklifts | Filed in: Hydrogen Vehicles.The following companies have developed a fuel cell the runs in the ultra cold weather expected in Scandinavian countries: Volvo Technology AB, StatoilHydro ASA, SINTEF, the Danish company H2 Logic AS and Powercell Sweden AB. They say this new fuel cell will replace diesel fuel in forklifts and some of the diesel fuel used by • Read More »
Personally Experiencing Hydrogen and Fuel Cell History
July 29, 2017 | By George Wand | Comments Off on Personally Experiencing Hydrogen and Fuel Cell History | Filed in: History.“I don’t believe that a hydrogen economy depends on a carbon economy at all.” Larry Burns My interpretation of Larry Burns’ quote is that he anticipates power from free green energy will soon deliver the means for producing hydrogen for the new H2 economy. (At present, most H2 is produced from natural gas.) Growing up • Read More »
Free Wind Energy Aids Hydrogen & Fuel Cell History, Boosts Future
June 3, 2017 | By George Wand | Comments Off on Free Wind Energy Aids Hydrogen & Fuel Cell History, Boosts Future | Filed in: History.“Solar power, wind power, the way forward is to collaborate with nature – it’s the only way we are going to get to the other end of the 21st century.” Bjork, Reykjavík, Iceland Wind power is universal. Countless mills in the Netherlands and elsewhere have done work before steam engines out-paced them. Wind propelled • Read More »
Field Test in Hydrogen and Fuel Cell History
February 4, 2017 | By George Wand | Comments Off on Field Test in Hydrogen and Fuel Cell History | Filed in: History.“Successful engineering is all about understanding how things break or fail.” Henry Petroski A well-known fact is that, in 1932, Dr. Francis Thomas Bacon, an engineering professor at Cambridge University in England, modified the lab paraphernalia, which had been used during Mond’s and Langer’s time. Bacon used a less expensive material for the electrodes and • Read More »
Exciting times – Hydrogen and Fuel Cell History
November 17, 2016 | By George Wand | Comments Off on Exciting times – Hydrogen and Fuel Cell History | Filed in: History.Hydrogen and Fuel Cell History Having just passed the second National Hydrogen & Fuel Cell Day, we will probe the history and heritage of both in a series of articles. Exciting times. People around the world read all the newest information on Kevin Kantola’s extraordinary website. The second, electrifying transportation rEVolution since the Model • Read More »
Eleventh International Hydrail Conference: a first look at the program
June 15, 2016 | By Stan Thompson | Comments Off on Eleventh International Hydrail Conference: a first look at the program | Filed in: Hydrail, Hydrogen Economy, Hydrogen Organizations, News, Uncategorized.by guest blogger Stan Thompson This year’s “11-IHC” is the first event since the International Hydrail Conference series began in 2005 when a major focus of the agenda will be on hydrogen fuel cell passenger railway equipment already being manufactured and in service. (see http://www.hydrail.org) China now has two hydrail trams in production. One is • Read More »
Is the Texas Hydrogen Highway Finally Getting a Reboot?
December 9, 2015 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Is the Texas Hydrogen Highway Finally Getting a Reboot? | Filed in: Hydrogen Highways.In the United States, hydrogen has seen a hotbed of activities on both the West Coast and the East Coast. But what about one of the most energy consuming states in the middle of the U. S., Texas – is this state getting onboard with hydrogen? Very recently, a Houston-based company, HydrogeN-XT, has stated that • Read More »
Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Jobs in California
September 16, 2015 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Jobs in California | Filed in: Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Jobs.With California being one of the world’s largest hotbeds of hydrogen and fuel cell development, I was curious as to what kinds of jobs there are now for those seeking employment or re-employment. Here is a short list of some of the top jobs I’ve found today: Top Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Jobs in • Read More »
HyEngine HyRacer
August 7, 2015 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | No Comments | Filed in: .HyEngine HyRacer The HyRacer is a project that has been on the books for many years at HyEngine. They feel that there is a chance to make auto racing a sport that is more ecological responsible. They installed a hydrogen unit into a 1991 Honda Civic. It is hoped that even though the fuel source • Read More »