This process could revolutionize the development
of hydrogen fuel cells by providing an effective, safer mode of transportation and storage for the volatile gas.
Research led by Sandia National Laboratories and the University of California, Merced aim at bringing down the cost
of hydrogen fuel cells by using a dirt - cheap compound to create an uneven surface that resembles a plant's leaves.
Not exact matches
Honda established a division late last year to develop electric vehicles (EVs) as part
of its long - held goal for lower - emission gasoline hybrids, plug - in hybrids, EVs and
hydrogen fuel cell vehicles (FCVs) to account for two - thirds
of its line - up
by 2030, from about 5 percent now.
After decades
of testing, automakers are expected to put 50,000
hydrogen fuel cell vehicles on the roads in California
by 2017, according to Dunwoody.
Hydrogen is another attractive by - product of wastewater, and some of Logan's research at Penn State involves looking into how to capture hydrogen to run fue
Hydrogen is another attractive
by - product
of wastewater, and some
of Logan's research at Penn State involves looking into how to capture
hydrogen to run fue
hydrogen to run
fuel cells.
The program is an opportunity for consumers in California, New York State and the District
of Columbia to test about 100
of the company's Equinox sports utility vehicles powered
by hydrogen fuel cells.
The engineers were able to work around the
hydrogen storage problem
by using non-polluting Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM)
fuel cells and a process
of aluminum activation patented
by the paper's co-authors, Prof. Alon Gany and Dr. Valery Rosenband.
Nor is the Chevrolet Equinox the first
fuel cell vehicle General Motors (GM) has ever produced: The 1966 Electrovan, an unwieldy and prohibitively expensive
fuel cell van that never made it out
of the lab, was the first
of about 40 or so
hydrogen -
fueled vehicles that have been built
by the U.S. carmaker.
Sandia leads a number
of other
hydrogen research efforts, including the Hydrogen Fueling Infrastructure Research and Station Technology (H2FIRST) project co-led by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), a maritime fuel cell demonstration, a development project focused on hydrogen - powered forklifts and a recent study of how many California gas stations can safely store and dispense h
hydrogen research efforts, including the
Hydrogen Fueling Infrastructure Research and Station Technology (H2FIRST) project co-led by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), a maritime fuel cell demonstration, a development project focused on hydrogen - powered forklifts and a recent study of how many California gas stations can safely store and dispense h
Hydrogen Fueling Infrastructure Research and Station Technology (H2FIRST) project co-led
by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), a maritime
fuel cell demonstration, a development project focused on
hydrogen - powered forklifts and a recent study of how many California gas stations can safely store and dispense h
hydrogen - powered forklifts and a recent study
of how many California gas stations can safely store and dispense
hydrogenhydrogen.
Large - scale storage
of low - pressure, gaseous
hydrogen in salt caverns and other underground sites for transportation
fuel and grid - scale energy applications offers several advantages over above - ground storage, says a recent Sandia National Laboratories study sponsored by the Department of Energy's Fuel Cell Technologies Off
fuel and grid - scale energy applications offers several advantages over above - ground storage, says a recent Sandia National Laboratories study sponsored
by the Department
of Energy's
Fuel Cell Technologies Off
Fuel Cell Technologies Office.
Automobiles powered
by hydrogen fuel cells are often lampooned as the cars
of the future — and they always will be.
A consortium
of partners headed
by the Department
of Energy's Sandia National Laboratories is looking to integrate a portable
hydrogen fuel cell unit into the operations
of Younger Brothers Ltd., the primary shipper
of goods throughout the Hawaiian Islands.
Daimler's plans to start mass - producing
fuel cell vehicles next year were severely limited
by the lack
of public
hydrogen filling stations in Germany.
Established
by the Energy Department's
Fuel Cell Technologies Office in the Office
of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, the
Hydrogen Fueling Infrastructure Research and Station Technology (H2FIRST) project will draw on existing and emerging core capabilities at the national labs and aim to reduce the cost and time of new fueling station construction and improve the stations» availability and relia
Fueling Infrastructure Research and Station Technology (H2FIRST) project will draw on existing and emerging core capabilities at the national labs and aim to reduce the cost and time
of new
fueling station construction and improve the stations» availability and relia
fueling station construction and improve the stations» availability and reliability.
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.
At present, the implementation
of hydrogen fuel cells is being hindered
by the high material costs
of platinum.
A new report on
fuel cell vehicles from IHS Automotive forecasts that global production
of hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) will reach more than 70,000 vehicles annually
by 2027, as more automotive OEMs bring FCEVs to market.
The
Fuel Cell Technologies Office (FCTO) will present a series
of three live webinars to describe the capabilities in each
of the water splitting pathways being covered
by FCTO's
HydroGEN consortium.
The N - FCH Systems Laboratory is hosted
by IFE, and is one
of three nodes in the Norwegian
Fuel Cell and
Hydrogen Centre (N - FCH).
Production
of fuel cells, electrolyzers and
hydrogen storage tanks with lower cost and higher efficiency will be enabled
by the work in Research Area 2 (lead
by SINTEF).
The main hardware in the existing research infrastructure at IFE Hynor is found in a process room for testing and development
of high temperature
hydrogen production and solid oxide
fuel cell technology (SOFC), including a Dual Bubbling Fluidized Bed reactor prototype (DBFB) for continuous
hydrogen production
by sorption - enhanced reforming (SER)
of methane with an integrated process for CO2 - capture.
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.
Perhaps it's to be expected that the B - Class has been Mercedes - Benz's vehicle
of choice for developing cars powered
by alternative
fuels, including compressed natural gas,
hydrogen fuel cell, and now battery - powered electricity.
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.
A study
of greenhouse gas - emissions
by the Advanced Power and Energy Program at the University
of California at Irvine shows
fuel -
cell vehicles running on
hydrogen derived from natural gas ultimately create far less GHG emissions than BEVs running off the U.S. grid, which is powered mostly
by coal and natural gas.
Available for lease in selected countries, it was followed
by the B - Class F -
Cell, of which some 200 examples were produced between 2011 and 2017 in what is described as the largest fleet of hydrogen fuel - cell vehicles yet established for testing purpo
Cell,
of which some 200 examples were produced between 2011 and 2017 in what is described as the largest fleet
of hydrogen fuel -
cell vehicles yet established for testing purpo
cell vehicles yet established for testing purposes.
Honda will introduce a new 2017 Accord Hybrid and the Clarity Series
of advanced alternative -
fuel vehicles, beginning with the new, hydrogen - powered Clarity Fuel Cell later in 2016, followed by new Clarity Battery Electric and Clarity Plug - In in 2017, as the company strives to realize significant growth in sales of electrified vehic
fuel vehicles, beginning with the new,
hydrogen - powered Clarity
Fuel Cell later in 2016, followed by new Clarity Battery Electric and Clarity Plug - In in 2017, as the company strives to realize significant growth in sales of electrified vehic
Fuel Cell later in 2016, followed
by new Clarity Battery Electric and Clarity Plug - In in 2017, as the company strives to realize significant growth in sales
of electrified vehicles.
Honda will introduce the new 5 - passenger,
hydrogen - powered Clarity
Fuel Cell sedan by the end of 2016, beginning with retail leasing to customers through its expanded network of 12 approved fuel cell vehicle dealerships located in select California mark
Fuel Cell sedan by the end of 2016, beginning with retail leasing to customers through its expanded network of 12 approved fuel cell vehicle dealerships located in select California mark
Cell sedan
by the end
of 2016, beginning with retail leasing to customers through its expanded network
of 12 approved
fuel cell vehicle dealerships located in select California mark
fuel cell vehicle dealerships located in select California mark
cell vehicle dealerships located in select California markets.
At the 2017 New York Auto Show, Honda previewed two «electrified» variants
of its Clarity alternative -
fuel vehicle, previously powered only
by a
hydrogen fuel -
cell stack.
Honda established a division late last year to develop electric vehicles (EVs) as part
of its long - held goal for lower - emission gasoline hybrids, plug - in hybrids, EVs and
hydrogen fuel cell vehicles (FCVs) to account for two - thirds
of its line - up
by 2030, from about 5 percent now.
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.
The «Hyundai N 2025 Vision Gran Turismo» concept, inspired
by the passion
of N, will be coming exclusively to PlayStation ®'s Gran Turismo video game series The Hyundai N 2025 Vision Gran Turismo's powertrain is based on world's first mass - produced Hyundai
hydrogen fuel cell system, highlighting Hyundai Motor's passion for performance and sustainability.
The carmaker has committed that 2 / 3rd
of its global fleet will be electrified
by 2030 which includes electric, hybrid and
hydrogen fuel cell cars.
Toyota's comprehensive technology strategy is a portfolio approach that includes a long - term commitment to
hydrogen fuel cells, plug - in hybrids and battery - electrics, all driven
by the further proliferation
of conventional gas - electric hybrids, like Prius as its core technology.
2018 Green Car
of the Year - The Honda Clarity Series is recognized as the 2018 Green Car
of the Year
by Green Car Journal for its range
of plug - in hybrid, electric and
hydrogen fuel cell - powered vehicles, spacious design and the highest all - electric range rating * among midsize plug - in hybrids.
The Government
of Canada is moving forward with provincial and territorial partners, industry and stakeholders, to develop a national strategy to increase the number
of zero - emission vehicles (ZEVS)-- battery electric, plug - in hybrid, and
hydrogen fuel cell vehicles — on Canadian roads
by 2018.
GM has accumulated 3.1 million miles
of hydrogen fuel cell testing via Project Driveway, a 119 - vehicle fleet driven
by more than 5,000 people in a multi-year
fuel cell experience program.
Even though Toyota is selling plenty
of hybrids, the automaker is also investing in
hydrogen fuel -
cell technology as evidenced
by its rollout
of the Toyota Mirai
fuel -
cell car in California.
The Provoq has a sleek, athletic shape that builds on the second generation
of Cadillac's design renaissance, led
by the 2008 CTS, with dynamic and purposeful features that support the
hydrogen fuel cell powertrain and contribute to the vehicle's overall efficiency.
As the most advanced expression
of the electric vehicle concept, Honda's
hydrogen fuel cell vehicle utilizes electricity generated
by combining
hydrogen and oxygen in a
fuel cell stack, and electricity stored in its lithium - ion battery pack to power the vehicle's electric motor.
The Hyundai N 2025 is powered
by a
hydrogen fuel cell and the total output
of the vehicle is 884 PS!
Hyundai Motor Group and its affiliate Kia Motors will reduce the current prices
of fuel cell hydrogen electric vehicles
by 40 - 50 percent...
The company is staying mum on the possibility
of offering the HyMotion as a production car in the States, and
by that we mostly mean California, where there is actually some infrastructure for
hydrogen fuel -
cell cars, primarily in the Los Angeles area.
Based on the current GLC, it is powered
by a
hydrogen fuel cell stack, while in urban traffic a electric motor provides the drive, which must be recharged at the outlet for a maximum
of 50 kilometers.
For long - distance drivers, Mercedes recommends anyway
fuel cells as an alternative to e-cars: The number
of hydrogen filling stations in Germany is set to increase
by 2023 from the current 50 to 400, to cover the daily needs, especially on the main roads.
It will pave the way for more variants, headed
by an electric version
of the Kona small SUV, along with an all - new
hydrogen fuel -
cell SUV.
It is a Whole Earth Catalogue
of green systems, with a rainwater collection system; hydroponic garden to grown food for the community; biological wastewater treatment system to convert black water to greywater and potable water; earth tubes to funnel clean, natural air into the building through underground ducts; vertical axis wind turbines and solar panels for on - site green energy; and
hydrogen fuel cells powered
by methane, a byproduct
of the wastewater treatment system.
In the Greentech column
of this weekend's Autos section in The New York Times, Norman Mayersohn has a nice overview
of Honda's new
hydrogen -
fueled FCX Clarity, a (very) limited - edition sedan powered
by fuel cells that, Mayersohn writes, Honda will begin leasing to a handful
of private customers next summer.
The graph above charts the contributions played
by improved efficiency and adoption
of renewable electricity sources as well as
hydrogen fuel cells (with the
hydrogen generated with renewable energy).
Publicly, most automakers are ducking the issue and emphasizing potential pitfalls
of building hybrid cars with plugs, but pressure is mounting behind the scenes to give the idea some life... «Such development should have the highest research and development priority because it promises to revolutionize transportation economics and to have a dramatic effect on the problems caused
by oil dependence,» write George Shultz, former U.S. secretary
of state, and James Woolsey, former director
of the Central Intelligence Agency, in a June position paper on oil and U.S. national security... They argue that battery development for plug - in hybrids «should for the time being replace the current research and development emphasis on automotive
hydrogen fuel cells.»