I’ve talked many times in the past about chemical storage of hydrogen. On December 5 I had talked about a group of ESRF researchers developing lithium borohydride as a storage solution for hydrogen cars using hydrogen-on-demand technology. Now, Ford and UCLA have teamed up to develop lithium borohydride (LiBH4), magnesium hydride (MgH2) and lithium amide • Read More »
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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 »
Drano-Powered Cars May Be the Future
May 15, 2007 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Drano-Powered Cars May Be the Future | Filed in: Hydrogen Cars.Chemists have known for a long time that hydrogen can be created by combining a drain cleaner such as Drano with aluminum and water. This is where I insert the “don’t try this at home” disclaimer. There are many videos floating around the Internet such as on YouTube or Google Video that show people at • Read More »
HyPower Fuel Inc. Hydrogen-On-Demand Fuels Volkswagen Car
December 13, 2006 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | 2 Comments | Filed in: Hydrogen Cars.HyPower Fuel Incorporated has equipped a Volkswagen GTi with its newest hydrogen-on-demand system to power the vehicle using only distilled water as fuel. HyPower’s H2 Reactor (H2R) system uses electrolysis to efficiently create hydrogen and power the vehicle’s internal combustion engine (ICE). According to HyPower, its H2R system is 2 – 2.5 times more efficient • Read More »
Scottsdale, AZ Company Producing Hydrogen-On-Demand Bus
November 29, 2006 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | 2 Comments | Filed in: Hydrogen Buses, Hydrogen Vehicles.Alchemy Enterprises, Limited of Scottsdale, Arizona is coming out with a bus that will run on hydrogen-on-demand. Backed by a $12.5 million placement from Brookstreet Securities of Irvine, California, Alchemy is acquiring a hydrogen bus from Hydrogenics Corporation of Ontario, Canada and refitting it with their own Hydratus system. The Hydratus system does not use • Read More »