Even during this worldwide wretched economic recession, nations all over the globe managed to open 22 new hydrogen fueling stations in 2010 for a total of 212. Hydrogen car critics will tell you that there must be some sort of mass delusion going on for so many people around the world to be putting up • Read More »
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State Lotteries for Funding Hydrogen Fueling Infrastructure
March 17, 2011 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | 1 Comment | Filed in: Infrastructure.It’s not gambling if the State does it. At least that is what they say. Holding state or multi-state lotteries for building hydrogen production facilities and fueling stations is not my idea. One of our commenters, David sent in the idea a few days ago about a blog I had written in 2007 about the • Read More »
Intelligent Energy Stop Demonstrating and Start Commercializing
January 27, 2011 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | 6 Comments | Filed in: Hydrogen Scooters, Hydrogen Vehicles.Intelligent Energy is once again showing off their ENV fuel cell motorbike and this time at the Advanced Manufacturing Growth Summit in the UK. In fact, Intelligent Energy is no rookie when it comes to showing off their demonstration vehicles. They have been showing off the ENV for 6 years now. Intelligent Energy partnered with • Read More »
Hydrogen Fuel Cell Scooters in Tourist Locations?
June 16, 2010 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | 3 Comments | Filed in: Hydrogen Bikes, Hydrogen Scooters, Hydrogen Vehicles.Yesterday, I talked about the APFCT hydrogen scooter taking a road trip around Taiwan. On this trip the empty hydrogen tank was swapped out for a fresh tank several times in less than 3 minutes. This got me to thinking about worldwide scooter sales and where gasoline scooters could be replaced by hydrogen fuel cell • Read More »
APFCT Hydrogen Scooter Takes Road Trips Around Taiwan
June 15, 2010 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | 5 Comments | Filed in: Hydrogen Bikes, Hydrogen Vehicles.For a while now, I’ve talked about the U. S., Europe, Japan and perhaps even South Korea and key areas of developed for hydrogen vehicles and fueling stations. Now, I may have to include Taiwan into this category as well. Asia Pacific Fuel Cell Technologies (APFCT) has just completed a 620 mile test drive of • Read More »
Islands of Tonga Using Deep Water Buoys to Produce Hydrogen
December 2, 2009 | By | Comments Off on Islands of Tonga Using Deep Water Buoys to Produce Hydrogen | Filed in: Hydrogen Fuel Production.Maetec LLC on behalf of the tiny South Pacific islands of Tonga has created a deep water wind turbine and buoy combination for producing hydrogen through electrolysis of seawater. The hydrogen will then be piped underwater along the seabed to a power generation station where it will replace diesel fuel for producing electricity for the • Read More »
Algae Pyrolysis Steam Reforming to Create Hydrogen
September 22, 2009 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Algae Pyrolysis Steam Reforming to Create Hydrogen | Filed in: Hydrogen Fuel Production.In the past, I’ve talked about using algae to create hydrogen again and again and again and again. I’ve talked about Cyanobacteria genes (blue-green algae), Hawaiian algae, Germany and Australia developing algae solutions and algae balloons. Well, yes, I’m actually going to talk about algae one more time (now, there’s a surprise). Energy Quest in • Read More »
Exxon Creating Alternatives to Oil?
December 13, 2007 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | 5 Comments | Filed in: Hydrogen Vehicles.What is happening now? Has the world gone completely mad? Recently, it looks like the Big Oil companies are creating technology to help consumers use less oil. What up with this? Shell Oil has announced that they will be using Hawaiian algae to create biodiesel fuel. And, Exxon has announced two different technologies that will • Read More »
U. S. Hydrogen Fuel Cell Bus Report Card
October 3, 2007 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on U. S. Hydrogen Fuel Cell Bus Report Card | Filed in: Hydrogen Buses, Hydrogen Vehicles.NREL (National Renewable Energy Laboratory) has come up with a report outlining the current status of fuel cell buses in the United States. To date, 20 fuel cell buses have been demonstrated and 15 more are planned for operation over the next 4 years. Fuel cell buses make for ideal demonstration vehicles because they are • Read More »
Hydrogen Fueling Stations Keep Popping Up Worldwide
June 1, 2007 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Hydrogen Fueling Stations Keep Popping Up Worldwide | Filed in: Hydrogen Fuel Distribution.Well, I’ve already blogged about new hydrogen stations opening in California, Illinois, Hawaii, Michigan, Nevada, Vermont and Washington D. C. But, the hits just keep on coming as more hydrogen fueling stations are popping up all the time. For instance, the first hydrogen station in Florida has officially opened near the Orlando International Airport. This • Read More »