Hydrogen power
« Previous EntriesAquygen interview with COO of Hydrogen Technology Applications
Friday, March 28th, 2008At a blog called HHO Gas: enabling a car to run on water, there’s a short first installment of an interview with Russ Scott, the COO of Hydrogen Technology Applications, Inc, the company behind Aquygen. The first installment just covers the reason for the lack of news out of the company. […]
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Honda’s Home Hydrogen Fueling Station
Thursday, January 24th, 2008In conjunction with Honda’s planned limited release of its FCX Clarity hydrogen powered car this year (see Up, up and away - the hydrogen car is here), Honda plans to sell a home hydrogen fueling station, the Home Energy Station IV, which helps stop the chicken and egg syndrome envisioned for hydrogen powered cars. (Basically, […]
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Up, up and away - the hydrogen car is here
Monday, November 5th, 2007The London TimesOnline reviews the Tokyo motor show that was held last week, with the announcement that Honda scooped them all by announcing it will be putting out the world’s first hydrogen fuel cell car into production next year - the FCX. The car will travel an estimated 270 miles at speeds […]
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Road Trip: Toyota fuel-cell hybrid vehicle completes long-distance jaunt
Sunday, September 30th, 2007From Edmunds.com - Toyota announced on Friday that “an improved version” of their FCHV fuel-cell hybrid car successfully completed a long distance test from Osaka to Tokyo on a single fueling of hydrogen.
Toyota’s new 5 passenger FCHV is 25% more efficient than the earlier version. It can store twice the amount of […]
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Platinum-free fuel cell developed in Japan
Sunday, September 16th, 2007Japan’s Daihatsu Motor Co Ltd has just announced that it has developed a new technology that will enable them to make fuel cells without platinum. Platinum is the precious metal used in the electrolyte process in current hydrogen-based fuel cells.
By using alkali, instead of acid, anion exchange membranes, the new fuel cell […]
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Solar-hydrogen homes try to overcome doubts
Saturday, June 2nd, 2007The International Herald Tribune has a very interesting article about a solar-hydrogen house in New Jersey that generates all its energy needs using a combination of solar power and solar derived hydrogen. Mike Strizki, the director of residential and commercial systems for Advanced Solar Products, added the solar/hydrogen system to his current home, […]
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New process generates hydrogen from aluminum alloy to run engines, fuel cells
Thursday, May 17th, 2007Physorg.com reports that researchers at Purdue University have developed a method that uses an alumininum alloy to extract hydrogen from water. The hydrogen can be used to run fuel cells or internal combustion engines. With this method to obtain hydrogen, it makes in unnecessary to store or transport hydrogen.
“Hydrogen is generated spontaneously […]
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Ford showcases world’s first driveable fuel cell hybrid electric vehicle
Saturday, March 24th, 2007Ford Motor company showed off what they’re calling the world’s first driveable fuel cell electric plug-in car. The Ford Edge with their Hyseries Drive uses an onboard hydrogen fuel cell generator with lithium-ion batteries to achieve more than 41 mpg with zero emissions. The car also has the ability to […]
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Engineers at the Univerity of Delaware Receive Grant for Research into Catalysts for Hydrogen Conversion
Sunday, February 4th, 2007The University of Delaware has announced that its researches have received a $960,000 grant from the US Dept of Energy (DOE) to identify low-cost nano catalysts that could spur the chemical conversion of liquid fuels into hydrogen.
The project, which will last three years, is part of the DOE’s attempt to develop advanced technologies to supply […]
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Bush Pledges to Work With Democrats in 2007 to Cut Oil Imports
Thursday, December 21st, 2006From Bloomberg Dec 20th - President Bush pledged to work with Democrats in 2007 to spend more to develop other sources of fuel. In the President’s State of the Union address in 2006, Bush asked Congress for a 22% increase in research spending for solar, wind, nuclear, ethanol, and hydrogen power. […]
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