With the signing of a historic agreement between Nikola Corporation and Plug Power, the future of hydrogen fuel cell trucking is poised to get a major boost. This agreement between the two companies, who are both leaders in the hydrogen fuel cell trucking industry, is expected to revolutionize the way goods are transported across the • Read More »
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MEXUSACA: freight hydrail rising?
March 26, 2021 | By Stan Thompson | Comments Off on MEXUSACA: freight hydrail rising? | Filed in: Hydrail, Hydrogen Fuel, Hyrail, News, Political Issues.Canadian Pacific’s southern merger puts zero-carb freight in easy reach by guest blogger Stan Thompson Canadian Pacific Railway has throttled-up the transition to zero-carbon freight movement by two big notches recently. Last December, 2020, CPR announced “that it plans to develop North America’s first line-haul hydrogen-powered locomotive.” Then in March, 2021, they announced a combination with • Read More »
Can we just acknowledge the “hydrogen transition”?
December 1, 2019 | By Stan Thompson | Comments Off on Can we just acknowledge the “hydrogen transition”? | Filed in: Advocates, Fuel Cells, History, Hydrail, Hydrogen Economy, Infrastructure, Myths.by guest blogger, Stan Thompson Let’s limit the damage to hydrogen progress caused by “friendly fire.” Good reportage, scholarship and fair play do not require that every article point out that most hydrogen comes from extracted carbon. It’s true, it’s undeniable—but it’s totally irrelevant. The vast amounts of hydrogen produced from hydrocarbons to make petrochemicals, • 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 »
Geoffrey Ballard Positively Influences Hydrogen Economy & Fuel Cell Future
June 17, 2017 | By George Wand | Comments Off on Geoffrey Ballard Positively Influences Hydrogen Economy & Fuel Cell Future | Filed in: History.“It will take a combined effort of academia, government, and industry to bring about the change from a gasoline economy to a hydrogen economy. The forces are building and progress is being made. It is of major importance that a change of this magnitude not be forced on unwilling participants, but that all of • 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 »
HYDRAIL AND THE GREAT COPPER RIP-OFF
May 2, 2011 | By Stan Thompson | Comments Off on HYDRAIL AND THE GREAT COPPER RIP-OFF | Filed in: Fuel Cells, Hydrail, Infrastructure.by guest columnist Stan Thompson You are so unlikely to believe this that I’ll let Google tell you; enter this search argument in your browser: copper + church + (steal OR stolen OR theft) As of this writing, that entry nets well over ten million Google responses and over five million from Yahoo. An EPA • Read More »
Scandinavian Hydrogen Highway Project Links EU by Technology
June 26, 2006 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Scandinavian Hydrogen Highway Project Links EU by Technology | Filed in: Hydrogen Highways, Infrastructure.Norway, Denmark and Sweden have decided to join forces and link together separate hydrogen highway projects in order to create one large European hydrogen highway corridor. The corridor will set up a series of hydrogen fueling stations along the major roadways in the south and west of the Scandinavian area. The Scandinavian Hydrogen Highway Partnership • Read More »