Gary Ruplinger asked: With gas prices being so high, alternative fuel vehicles have become a popular topic. Two of the types of vehicles that tend to get a lot of press are the hydrogen fuel cell powered vehicles and electric powered vehicles. … [Read more...]
Hydrogen Fuel Cell Cars vs Electric Cars – Which Is Really The Car Of The Future?
Friday 02/25/ By Leave a Comment
Ohio university to help China with green R&D
Wednesday 02/23/ By Leave a Comment
The Department of State says Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, will collaborate with the China National Offshore Oil Corp. – New Energy Investment Co., Ltd. (CNOOC), to find solutions to significant energy and environmental issues. … [Read more...]
Nuvera Fuel Cells receives 2nd order for fuel cell powered forklifts from Defense Logistics Agency
Wednesday 02/23/ By Leave a Comment
Nuvera Fuel Cells, Inc. has received a follow-on order from the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) for 18 PowerEdge RL25 fuel cell units to operate at the Susquehanna Defense Distribution Supply Depot (DDSP) in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania. The RL25 … [Read more...]
Hydrogen cartridges fuel laptops and phones for outdoor enthusiasts
Friday 02/18/ By Leave a Comment
Scientists have developed new hydrogen cartridges, which provide energy to fuel cells designed to recharge cell phones, laptops and GPS units. The green power source is geared toward outdoor enthusiasts as well as residents of the Third World, where … [Read more...]
Alternative Energy Technologies and the Origin of Specious
Thursday 02/17/ By Leave a Comment
John Petersen Thanks to a recent comment from JLBR, I've found a new hero in Dr. Peter Z. Grossman, an economics professor from Butler University who cogently argues that government attempts to force alternative energy technologies into an R&D … [Read more...]
Renewables In and Out of Obama Budget
Tuesday 02/15/ By Leave a Comment
There are renewable winners and losers in the FY2012 budget proposed this week by President Obama. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says the president has included funding in the budget “To promote the domestic production of renewable energy, we … [Read more...]
UK Carbon Trust to invest 1M in ACAL Energy as part of Polymer Fuel Cell Challenge; longer-term focus on automotive application
Monday 02/14/ By Leave a Comment
s Overview of the FlowCath system. Source: ACAL. Click to enlarge. The UK’s Carbon Trust has selected ACAL Energy, the developer of FlowCath low-platinum liquid cathode technology (earlier post), for a £1-million (US$1.6-million) … [Read more...]
NPR’s Ira Flatow Helped Hydrail Too
Sunday 02/13/ By Leave a Comment
by guest blogger Stan Thompson In my February 10, 2011, commendation of public broadcasting for its help in raising hydrail awareness, I failed to credit Ira Flatow's excellent program, Talk of the Nation – Science Friday. On September 4, 2009, Ira … [Read more...]
Paperweight for platinum: Bracing catalyst in material makes fuel cell component work better and last longer
Thursday 02/10/ By Leave a Comment
A new combination of nanoparticles and graphene results in a more durable catalytic material for fuel cells, according to new research. The catalytic material is not only hardier but more chemically active as well. The researchers are confident the … [Read more...]
Sage Mill Industrial Park Gets Fueling Station for H2 Forklifts
Thursday 02/10/ By Leave a Comment
I like talking about hydrogen forklifts, so much so that I have a category dedicated just to this subject. The fact is that hydrogen fuel cell forklifts are being commercialized now and used in industrial settings because they offer many advantages … [Read more...]