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Toyota Expands Line of Hydrogen-Powered Cars

Arsenij Percov — Sat, 28 Jul 2018 18:47:35 +0000

Toyota is doubling down on its investments in hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. It plans to design lower-cost, mass-market passenger cars, as well as SUVs and implement the technology into buses and trucks. This is needed in order to build economies of scale. The carmaker plans to popularize the technology by making hydrogen fuel cell vehicles […]

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Next-Gen Hydrogen Fuel Cells Could Use Graphene-Wrapped Nanocrystals

Guest Contributor — Sat, 16 Sep 2017 07:48:14 +0000

Scientists at the Berkeley National Laboratory have developed a mix of metal nanocrystals wrapped in graphene that may be a huge step in storing hydrogen and may lead to the creation of a new type of fuel cell. Graphene is a thin sheet of carbon that is approximately 200 times stronger than steel and is […]

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Hydrogen Fuel Cells Technology Cools Refrigerated Trucks While Cutting Emissions

Mila Luleva — Fri, 06 Sep 2013 14:30:48 +0000

Refrigerated trucks might soon be equipped with a new clean technology that could replace the diesel-burning cooling system with fuel cells and reduce significantly the amount of emissions. Thanks to engineers at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), delivering fresh produce and frozen foods could finally become much more environmentally friendly. The team developed fuel […]

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SMILE FC: Suzuki and Intelligent Energy’s Partnership to Produce Fuel Cells

Benji Jerew — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 19:34:19 +0000

Suzuki and Intelligent Energy have come together to establish a new corporation, SMILE FC System Corporation, in order to mass-produce fuel cells for Suzuki vehicles. With the ongoing development of hydrogen fuel cell concept vehicles, work is already underway to establish supporting infrastructure, including hydrogen generation, storage, and delivery systems. Of course, these concepts also need fuel cells, […]

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FCS Alsterwasser: The First Ship Powered by Hydrogen Fuel Cells

Mila Luleva — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 17:22:25 +0000

FCS Alsterwasser, the first ship entirely powered by hydrogen fuel cells developed by Alster-Touristik GmbH in 2009, has been operating on inner city waterways in Hamburg Germany. It can hold up to 100 passengers and has worked for more than 1,900 hours. The hydrogen fuel cells generate approximately 100 kilowatts of electricity and have proven […]

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Fuel Cells in Ontario Wastewater Treatment Plant Producing Cleaner Electricity

Janina Lazo-Cruz — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 06:19:52 +0000

From anaerobic digestion of biomass to produce biogas, which in turn is burned to produce electricity and power up their plant in California, the Inland Empire Utilities Agency (IEUA) is now venturing into utilization of fuel cells in its Ontario plant for a cleaner and more direct means of producing renewable energy. Due to tighter […]

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New Iron Catalyst Modeled from Nature Developed for Hydrogen Fuel Cells

Maria Reyes — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 16:01:47 +0000

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) is using nature to model a more efficient catalyst for hydrogen fuel cells. The new catalyst uses an iron center with molecular chains composed of nitrogen atoms that can extract electrons from hydrogen atoms. This can potentially replace the expensive commercial platinum catalyst, which can lead to the production of […]

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Ballard’s Hydrogen Fuel Cell Generator to Power 500 Ohio Homes

Mike Sandru — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 04:57:50 +0000

According to the company, this giant generator (large as a tractor trailer truck) is planned to be shipped to Ohio where it will be plugged into the power grid. Also being powered by hydrogen, it has a source of energy that can be extracted from a clean natural resource such as water.

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Aquafairy's New Range of Cheap Fuel Cells for Portable Electronic Devices

Mike Sandru — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 20:20:52 +0000

Today, the commercially available devices powered by fuel cells are still pretty pricey. But Kyoto-based Aquafairy has presented a new range of affordable fuel cells for portable electronic devices.

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Ion Tiger, Fuel Cell Powered UAV Sets Flight Time Record

Mike Sandru — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 06:39:10 +0000

Ion Tiger is a hydrogen-powered fuel cell unmanned air vehicle (UAV) developed by the Naval Research Laboratory . It has set an unofficial flight endurance record by flying 23 hours and 17 minutes at Aberdeen Proving Ground.

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South Korea's First Trash-Powered Hydrogen Plant Running by 2010

Cristi — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 07:10:42 +0000

South Korea is taking their first steps towards hydrogen production. Government has signed a memorandum of agreement with oil refiner SK Energy and SK Engineering & Construction to build the world's first trash-powered hydrogen station. Both companies are subsidiaries of South Korean conglomerate SK Group. The plant will be able to extract hydrogen from methane emitted by landfills.

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63% Efficient Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Developed by NGK

Ovidiu Sandru — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 05:03:41 +0000

Highly efficient hydrogen fuel cells are wanted due to the high price the existing ones have so far. So, being efficient means less money spent on them, and more market share for hydrogen. SOFCs (solid oxide fuel cell) are a type of hydrogen fuel cell that use solid (not liquid) electrolyte to do their job, while being much more efficient.

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