Not exact matches
The company is also making a big bet on
hydrogen - powered cars, even though the
infrastructure for these
vehicles does not really exist in the US yet.
The budget offers new funding for deploying the
infrastructure to charge electric
vehicles — as well as natural gas and
hydrogen refuelling — totalling $ 62.5 million over two years.
Measures to support the uptake of alternative fuelled
vehicles by improving the country's network of charging and
hydrogen refuelling
infrastructure have been set out in the Queen's Speech
Many communities would be better off investing in electric
vehicles that run on batteries instead of
hydrogen fuel cells, in part because the
hydrogen infrastructure provides few additional energy benefits for the community besides clean transportation.
The oil business makes enough
hydrogen to fuel more than 30 million
hydrogen vehicles, he notes, adding, «the petroleum industry will provide us with the
hydrogen infrastructure.»
And despite more than 120
hydrogen stations nationwide — including those along a much - vaunted «Hydrogen Highway» in California — the filling stations, hydrogen - makers and other infrastructure to support such vehicles has been few and far
hydrogen stations nationwide — including those along a much - vaunted «
Hydrogen Highway» in California — the filling stations, hydrogen - makers and other infrastructure to support such vehicles has been few and far
Hydrogen Highway» in California — the filling stations,
hydrogen - makers and other infrastructure to support such vehicles has been few and far
hydrogen - makers and other
infrastructure to support such
vehicles has been few and far between.
The carmaker realized that if its vision of battery - powered electric
vehicles gaining mass appeal in tandem with fuel cell electrics was to come true, it needed to so something about the lack of
hydrogen infrastructure.
«This new project brings important federal know - how and resources to accelerate improvements in refueling
infrastructure that support the commercial market launch of
hydrogen fuel cell
vehicles,» said Air Resources Board Chairman Mary D. Nichols.
By focusing on these aspects of the
hydrogen fueling
infrastructure, the effort hopes to accelerate and support the widespread deployment of
hydrogen fuel cell electric
vehicles.
«We think H2FIRST can help improve the path for
hydrogen fuel cell
vehicles by creating opportunities for private industry to pool their resources to address
infrastructure needs,» said Sandia's Dedrick.
As
hydrogen fuel cell
vehicles continue to roll out in increasing numbers, the
infrastructure for fueling them must expand as well.
He adds that cost and all performance features must be on a par with those of gasoline - powered
vehicles, but that point will not be reached until «full - fledged mass production begins in 2025, after a
hydrogen refueling
infrastructure is in place.
Major auto makers are uniting to urge governments, energy companies and other related organizations to develop an easily accessible and affordable
hydrogen infrastructure to ensure the successful introduction of fuel - cell
vehicles in the global marketplace by 2015.
Daimler plans to help improve the
infrastructure for
hydrogen fuel cell
vehicles and is aiming to have up to 400
hydrogen fuel stations by 2023 as part of its H2 Mobility venture.
Toyota, Hyundai, and Kia, and a new partnership between GM and Honda have a small fleet of
hydrogen fuel - cell
vehicles in the works, and in search of a viable
infrastructure.
The current plan is to start producing Generation 5
vehicles in 2012 or so, and to make those available probably to fleets and possibly in some limited capacity to retail buyers who live near a viable
hydrogen infrastructure.
Toyota is proudly pairing the Prius with the new Mirai
hydrogen fuel cell
vehicle of which the first three dozen or so were sold in October in California — with plans to ramp up as
infrastructure rolls out, into the Northeast corridor by end of 2016, and with more to follow.
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Honda says it has close to 100
hydrogen - powered
vehicles on the road in California today — the only state in the US with anything approaching a
hydrogen fueling
infrastructure.
The federal budget introduced in March included $ 62.5 million over two years to help build the
infrastructure needed to support alternative fuel
vehicles, including charging stations for electric cars and refuelling stations for
vehicles that run on natural gas and
hydrogen.
Instead, Frank said, automakers promise
hydrogen - powered
vehicles hailed by President Bush and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, even though
hydrogen's backers acknowledge the cars won't be widely available for years and would require a vast
infrastructure of new fueling stations.
The UK government has revealed plans to pump # 23 million into «cutting edge»
infrastructure to accelerate the uptake of
hydrogen powered
vehicles, reports Utility Week.
Other analyses cite the lack of an extensive
hydrogen infrastructure in the U.S. as an ongoing challenge to Fuel Cell Electric
Vehicle commercialization.
1 Executive Summary 2 Scope of the Report 3 The Case for
Hydrogen 3.1 The Drive for Clean Energy 3.2 The Uniqueness of
Hydrogen 3.3
Hydrogen's Safety Record 4
Hydrogen Fuel Cells 4.1 Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell 4.2 Fuel Cells and Batteries 4.3 Fuel Cell Systems Durability 4.4 Fuel Cell Vehicles 5
Hydrogen Fueling
Infrastructure 5.1
Hydrogen Station Hardware 5.2
Hydrogen Compression and Storage 5.3
Hydrogen Fueling 5.4
Hydrogen Station Capacity 6
Hydrogen Fueling Station Types 6.1 Retail vs. Non-Retail Stations 6.1.1 Retail
Hydrogen Stations 6.1.2 Non-Retail
Hydrogen Stations 6.2 Mobile
Hydrogen Stations 6.2.1 Honda's Smart
Hydrogen Station 6.2.2 Nel
Hydrogen's RotoLyzer 6.2.3 Others 7
Hydrogen Fueling Protocols 7.1 SAE J2601 7.2 Related Standards 7.3 Fueling Protocols vs.
Vehicle Charging 7.4 SAE J2601 vs. SAE J1772 7.5 Ionic Compression 8
Hydrogen Station Rollout Strategy 8.1 Traditional Approaches 8.2 Current Approach 8.3 Factors Impacting Rollouts 8.4 Production and Distribution Scenarios 8.5 Reliability Issues 9 Sources of
Hydrogen 9.1 Fossil Fuels 9.2 Renewable Sources 10 Methods of
Hydrogen Production 10.1 Production from Non-Renewable Sources 10.1.1 Steam Reforming of Natural Gas 10.1.2 Coal Gasification 10.2 Production from Renewable Sources 10.2.1 Electrolysis 10.2.2 Biomass Gasification 11
Hydrogen Production Scenarios 11.1 Centralized
Hydrogen Production 11.2 On - Site
Hydrogen Production 11.2.1 On - site Electrolysis 11.2.2 On - Site Steam Methane Reforming 12
Hydrogen Delivery 12.1
Hydrogen Tube Trailers 12.2 Tanker Trucks 12.3 Pipeline Delivery 12.4 Railcars and Barges 13
Hydrogen Stations Cost Factors 13.1 Capital Expenditures 13.2 Operating Expenditures 14
Hydrogen Station Deployments 14.1 Asia - Pacific 14.1.1 Japan 14.1.2 Korea 14.1.3 China 14.1.4 Rest of Asia - Pacific 14.2 Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) 14.2.1 Germany 14.2.2 The U.K. 14.2.3 Nordic Region 14.2.4 Rest of EMEA 14.3 Americas 14.3.1 U.S. West Coast 14.3.2 U.S. East Coast 14.3.3 Canada 14.3.4 Latin America 15 Selected Vendors 15.1 Air Liquide 15.2 Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. 15.3 Ballard Power Systems 15.4 FirstElement Fuel Inc. 15.5 FuelCell Energy, Inc. 15.6 Hydrogenics Corporation 15.7 The Linde Group 15.8 Nel
Hydrogen 15.9 Nuvera Fuel Cells 15.10 Praxair 15.11 Proton OnSite / SunHydro 15.11.1 Proton Onsite 15.11.2 SunHydro 16 Market Forecasts 16.1 Overview 16.2 Global
Hydrogen Station Market 16.2.1
Hydrogen Station Deployments 16.2.2
Hydrogen Stations Capacity 16.2.3
Hydrogen Station Costs 16.3 Asia - Pacific
Hydrogen Station Market 16.3.1
Hydrogen Station Deployments 16.3.2
Hydrogen Stations Capacity 16.3.3
Hydrogen Station Costs 16.4 Europe, Middle East and Africa 16.4.1
Hydrogen Station Deployments 16.4.2
Hydrogen Station Capacity 16.4.3
Hydrogen Station Costs 16.5 Americas 16.5.1
Hydrogen Station Deployments 16.5.2
Hydrogen Station Capacity 16.5.3
Hydrogen Station Costs 17 Conclusions 17.1
Hydrogen as a Fuel 17.2 Rollout of Fuel Cell Vehicles 17.3
Hydrogen Station Deployments 17.4 Funding Requirements 17.5 Customer Experience 17.6 Other Findings
Lower carbon sustainable biofuels will likely also be a necessity for internal combustion engines because it could take decades to build out new, safe, and accessible
infrastructure for fueling electric or
hydrogen - powered zero - carbon
vehicles.
By 2020, sufficient
hydrogen fueling
infrastructures will be in place in several regions of the world, giving an initial boost to the market for these
vehicles.
As fueling
infrastructures further expand during the 2020's,
hydrogen fuel cell
vehicles will begin to garner even greater market acceptance.
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced $ 2.2 million from the Environmental Protection Fund is now available in rebates for municipalities to purchase or lease electric, (plug - in hybrid or battery) or
hydrogen fuel cell
vehicles for municipal fleet use, and for installation of public charging or fuel cell refueling
infrastructure.
This clean fuel «
Hydrogen Highway» is intended to solve the familiar «chicken and egg» problem of
vehicles and
infrastructure.
This paper proposes an enhancement to the FCV platform that would reduce
vehicle cost, increase efficiency and alleviate the consumer anxiety over a sparse
hydrogen infrastructure.
Whether or not it ever gets built will depend on how serious GM is about becoming a leader in green
vehicle design; future climate legislation (namely, the price we put on carbon);
hydrogen infrastructure, and how that
hydrogen is made; the cost of fuel cells; and the cost of batteries.
Right now, the focus seems to be primarily on battery electric
vehicles, which require access to a charging station to «refuel,» but there's another type of electric car that could show some promise down the road a ways, the
hydrogen fuel cell car, and although the
hydrogen infrastructure is even less built - out than the EV charging network, one company thinks they've got a unique approach to the market, in that they don't even want to sell you the car.
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