by guest blogger Stan Thompson When the history of railway evolution in the first half of the twenty-first century is written, it may largely be a tale of two metals and their respective economics. Copper and hydrogen are both essential to the … [Read more...]
Hydrogen Power Sneaking Up on the Public
Friday 02/25/ By Leave a Comment
Sometimes when I read the news, I get a “not in my neighborhood” feeling when it comes to hydrogen development. I’m chomping at the bit for hydrogen technology to become normalized to the point where I can have casual discussions about it with … [Read more...]
Hydrogen Fuel Cell Cars vs Electric Cars – Which Is Really The Car Of The Future?
Friday 02/25/ By Leave a Comment
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...]
Will Distributed Solar Drive Utilities into Bankruptcy?
Friday 02/25/ By Leave a Comment
Tom Konrad CFA Electric utilities today look a lot like newspapers in 2000: Too much debt in an industry primed for disruption. Speaking at the Economist's Intelligent Infrastructure Conference, Brad Tirpak, Managing Partner at the private … [Read more...]
As Obama Cuts Hydrogen Budget DOE Still Promotes H2 Vehicles
Thursday 02/24/ By Leave a Comment
When it comes to Washington DC politics it’s not always clear whether the dog is wagging the tail or the tail is wagging the dog. Such is the case with hydrogen. Recently I talked about how President Obama once again has proposed to slash the … [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...]
Ballard fuel cell power modules to power 5 HyNor hydrogen buses in Norway
Tuesday 02/22/ By Leave a Comment
Filed under: Hydrogen, Transportation Alternatives, Europe/EU Van Hool NV, a Belgium-based coach manufacturer, has contracted Ballard Power Systems to supply fuel cell power modules for five hydrogen buses. The fuel cell-equipped coaches will be … [Read more...]
UC Riverside Students Develop Solar Hydrogen System
Tuesday 02/22/ By Leave a Comment
Altruism isn’t dead and it may even lead to revolutionary and profitable products. This is what the University of California, Riverside engineering team is finding out as they were developing a way to help third world countries. The idea was to … [Read more...]
Due Diligence: How to Evaluate a Renewable Energy Technology
Monday 02/21/ By Leave a Comment
Join the forum discussion on this post Doing Due Diligence To people who follow the energy industry closely, it's a common occurrence to come across announcements from companies proclaiming to have developed the key to the ‘next big thing' — for … [Read more...]
Mimicking photosynthesis path to solar-derived hydrogen fuel
Sunday 02/20/ By Leave a Comment
Inexpensive hydrogen for automotive or jet fuel may be possible by mimicking photosynthesis, according to a materials chemist, but a number of problems need to be solved first. Read more.... … [Read more...]