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Cella Energy Uses Coaxial Electrospinning to Create Low Cost H2

January 26, 2011 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | 3 Comments | Filed in: Hydrogen Fuel Production.

I’ve talked about the merits of using ammonia borane several times in the past as a hydrogen-rich chemical compound that may one day be used to refuel H2 cars. Now, a company called Cella Energy is using ammonia borane (NH3BH3) plus a process called coaxial electrospinning or electrospraying to either supply pure hydrogen to fuel • 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 »

New Method for Recycling Hydrogen May be Storage Solution

September 8, 2009 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on New Method for Recycling Hydrogen May be Storage Solution | Filed in: Hydrogen Fuel Storage.

Earlier this year I had talked about using ammonia borane (H3NBH3) as a chemical carrier for hydrogen. Ammonia borane is a white power that is rich in hydrogen and the H2 can be easily disassociated from the remaining material. Ammonia borane as a solid is also easily transportable and would do away with the idea • Read More »

ZeroFuel Gets Pissy About Their X-Prize Cars

June 12, 2009 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | 1 Comment | Filed in: Hydrogen Cars.

Frank Amendola of Alternative Fuel Sciences gets pissy when he talks about the ZeroFuel cars he’s entering in the Progressive Automotive X-Prize. In fact, three ZeroFuel cars are being entered, the ZF1, ZF2 and ZF3, which all run on ammonia and hydrogen. Now, I’ve talked at length before about ammonia (NH3) potentially being the fuel • Read More »

A Futuristic Look at Hydrogen Vehicles

April 14, 2008 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on A Futuristic Look at Hydrogen Vehicles | Filed in: Infrastructure.

A publication called Seeking Alpha released an online article called “Global Warming Up to a Hydrogen Economy” that takes an interesting peek into what the future may look like for hydrogen cars and the economy. For instance, they predict that one day, fuel cells will rely heavily on rare earth metals and that a metal • Read More »

First Home Fuel Cell Installation in Texas Completed

October 31, 2007 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | 2 Comments | Filed in: Fuel Cells.

It’s Halloween and the first completed installation of a home fuel cell installation in Texas has just been announced. This PEM fuel cell does not run on ghost-power, however (Who you gonna call?). But, it does run on hydrogen. In July of this year, I had talked about the Hydra Fuel Cell Corporation making its • Read More »

Technical University of Denmark Advances Hydrogen Car Technology

April 24, 2006 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | 1 Comment | Filed in: Hydrogen Cars.

The Technical University of Denmark (DTU) is making significant headway in hydrogen car technology. First, researchers at DTU have discovered a hydrogen tablet that stores hydrogen inexpensively and safely allowing drivers of hydrogen cars and vehicles to drive 400 miles using a normal-size fuel tank. According to the DTU researchers, the tablet is so safe • Read More »