Suzuki Burgman Fuel Cell Scooter Will Soon Hit The Roads
If everything goes well, we'll see Suzuki Motors' hydrogen fuel cell scooter on our roads soon. The company has recently announced that the Burgman has passed vital approval and European certifications.
SiGNa mobile H2: Water-Fueled Battery Recharges Your Gadgets Cheaply and Cleanly
SiGNa Chemistry Inc has created a kind of a battery that can be recharged with water. At first sight, there's something fishy with their mobile-H2 in the sense that it only needs water to operate and that's all. Ok, let's see some in-depth details of it.
New Solid Oxide Fuel Cell System Provides Cheap Grid Energy From CNG and Biogas
VTT, the Technical Research Centre of Finland began testing a large-scale prototype of a solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) that, according to the organization, will provide cheap and efficient grid power from biogas and natural gas. Using a single 10 kW planar SOFC stack, the system is capable of generating clean energy for a typical apartment block throughout an entire year.
NTU Scientists Use Artificial Leaves Technology to Split Water and Generate Hydrogen
A team of researchers at the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) have recently set up a new laboratory (the first in Asia) that will be used to convert water into hydrogen fuel. As the scientists said, the development of this technology may reduce the cost of using solar power to the same price as using conventional energy sources.
Jaron Dickson's Hydrogen-Powered EkranoYacht Will Perform 250 MPH Travels
Inspired by a cold-war ultra secret Russian invention, the Ekranoplan, Jaron Dickson, an Australian designer has designed a hydrogen-powered boat that can hover above the water at astonishing speeds by using the so-called "wing-in-ground-effect."
Turning Sunlight Into Hydrogen Directly By Using Spinach-Derived Proteins
A system that converts the energy of sunlight directly into hydrogen has been discovered at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Scientists there have managed to design what they call a "biohybrid photoconversion system," which consists in the interaction of plant proteins responsible with photosynthesis and a synthetic polymer they created.
Black Titanium Dioxide Helps Hydrogen Ouf of Water, Berkeley Scientists Find
They used titanium dioxide (TiO2) whose lattice structure had been modified by changing its ordered pattern. They did that by hydrogenating the TiO2 crystals and found out that the disordered titanium dioxide they obtained was black, hence the idea that it absorbs light much better than the white one.
Newly Developed Hydrogen-Based Petrol Substitute Could Power Our Cars In Three Years
A team of British researchers are refining a hydrogen-based petrol substitute due for road-testing next year and available at the pumps in three years. Being composed of hydrogen, the petrol substitute generates zero CO2 emissions and, as the team claims, could be used in all kinds of vehicles.
Fuel-Cell Car Market Will be Created by Japanese Companies by 2015
The meeting of the most important gas, oil and car companies in Japan took place yesterday, on January 13. During the meeting, the issue of the infrastructure requested to drive hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles has been discussed.
Hawaii Implementing Hydrogen Fueling Infrastructure In Collaboration With GM
A large scale partnership called H2I (Hawaii Hydrogen Initiative) is coming together as combined efforts are being made for the fueling infrastructure that will support the future face of the Hawaiian transportation system. Hydrogen fuel is the word of the day, as Hawaii expects thousands of fuel-cell vehicles to hit the market starting with 2015.
