A breakthrough by chemists at the University of California-Berkeley could have a profound impact on the growing market for hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. In an article appearing this week in the journal Science, UC Berkeley chemists show how to construct a catalyst composed only of edges and demonstrate that it can catalyze the production of [...]
Millions of dollars are being spent on developing electric vehicles. Electric vehicles, powered by hydrogen fuel cells, provide the demanded driving range and low environmental impact. However, hydrogen fuel cell powered electric vehicles suffer from a refueling problem. The challenge is to recharge the hydrogen safely, quickly and affordably. One way to do this is to store the hydrogen in safe materials that release the hydrogen on demand...
Researchers are working on metal-organic framework storage for hydrogen and “believe that MOF’s have the ability to store four or five times the amount of hydrogen at room temperature, resulting in a safe, low-pressure hydrogen storage solution.” If it works, this could make mass use of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles a reality [...]
Though there are a number of potential impediments to the broad adoption of hydrogen fuel cells in passenger cars, major automakers expect to commercialize the technology in their vehicles by 2015. Peter Hoffmann, the author of two books about ...
bdailyGovernment scheme to explore hydrogen fuel cell vehiclesbdailyBusiness Minister Mark Prisk hopes to position the UK for commercial rollout of Hydrogen fuel cell vehicles, with the introduction of a new development programme. The Government will invest £400m to support the development, demonstration and deployment ...Government launches hydrogen car initiativeElephant.co.ukToyota and Lexus support hydrogen car development in UKCarmonyall...
A community portal about Hydrogen vehicles with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: A hydrogen vehicle is a vehicle, such as an automobile or aircraft, which uses hydrogen as its primary source of power for locomotion. Prototypes of these vehicles generally use the hydrogen in one of two methods: combustion or fuel-cell...more
A community portal about Hydrogen vehicles with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: A hydrogen vehicle is a vehicle, such as an automobile or aircraft, which uses hydrogen as its primary source of power for locomotion. Prototypes of these vehicles generally use the hydrogen in one of two methods: combustion or fuel-cell conversion. In combustion, the hydrogen is "burned" in engines in fundamentally the same method as traditional gasoline cars. In fuel-cell conversion, the hydrogen is turned into electricity through fuel cells which then power electric motors.