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Fuel Cell Vehicle Myth Seven – Hydrogen Fuel Stations are Too Expensive!

Benji Jerew — Thu, 31 Jul 2014 18:30:37 +0000

Hydrogen fuel cell vehicles, just like hybrid electric vehicles and conventional vehicles, would require refueling stations, but aren’t they too expensive to build? Like all vehicles on the road today, hydrogen fuel cell vehicles store their fuel onboard, but needs to get that fuel from somewhere else. Some have asked, much like the chicken-and-the-egg conundrum, […]

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New Regulation in Japan Advancing Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicles

Benji Jerew — Thu, 05 Jun 2014 16:09:19 +0000

While hydrogen fuel cell vehicles and infrastructure seem to be an oddity outside Japan, the Japan Ministry of Economy is working hard to improve its chances. Hydrogen fuel cell vehicles (FCV), like electric vehicles (EV), produce no emissions on their own. Pressurized hydrogen gas, stored in an on-board tank, is fed into the hydrogen fuel […]

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Leftover Ash Generates Hydrogen Gas, We Just Need to Collect It

Benji Jerew — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 19:24:41 +0000

When power plants burn coal, wood or even refuse to generate electricity, the leftover ash generates hydrogen gas, which is why it must be stored outside. Leftover ash from power production often finds its way to landfills or, in some countries, as a construction material. It can’t be stored inside though, because the leftover ash […]

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Existing Natural Gas Pipelines Could Carry Hydrogen, Too

Benji Jerew — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 18:14:25 +0000

According to the US Department of Energy, natural gas pipelines are an ideal way to distribute natural gas, even blended with hydrogen. Actually, blending hydrogen and natural gas is nothing new, and dates back to the mid-1800s. The adoption of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles seems to be hinging on the development of the infrastructure to fuel […]

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GM Sticking to 2016 Target for Hydrogen Vehicles

Benji Jerew — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 16:49:42 +0000

Major automobile manufacturers have had hydrogen [H2] fuel cell [HFC] vehicles in research and development for years, but they always seems to be on the back burner. There are some major hurdles to widespread use of HFCs, which have held them back from the mainstream. Primarily, there is little to no infrastructure for refueling them. […]

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Hawaii Implementing Hydrogen Fueling Infrastructure In Collaboration With GM

Ovidiu Sandru — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 20:06:00 +0000

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.

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Norway Inaugurates Hydrogen Highway, Obama Quits the Plan

Ovidiu Sandru — Tue, 12 May 2009 06:10:56 +0000

I was glad when I read an article last night describing how Norway opened up a 560 km "hydrogen highway", and inaugurated it with a hydrogen car rally between Oslo and a North Sea oil hub, Stavanger. The cars were regular Ford Focuses, Priuses, and other well-known, converted either into burning hydrogen directly in their classic internal combustion engine, or using fuel cells to convert hydrogen to electricity (probably the case of the Prius).

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