The latest addition to Jay Leno’s Burbank, CA car garage is a high-class, hydrogen-powered ride. The Beamer fits well with Leno’s environmentally-conscious garage. BMW has announced that Jay Leno became the latest person to receive keys to a BMW Hydrogen 7 — the first hydrogen-powered luxury sedan. The Emmy-winning comedian and host of The Tonight Show received his BMW Hydrogen …
Hydrogen Gives Boost to Biodiesel Bus
Buses in Toledo could get a dash more power with a dash of hydrogen along with the biodiesel they’re burning. This story on the Emerging Current web site says a test is being done to see if hydrogen will boost the biodiesel’s performance: H2 Engine Systems’ Executive Vice President David Macpherson claimed he could feel a surge in the engine …
Pellets Might Hold Power of Hydrogen
Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory are working on a storage system for hydrogen power… an elusive key to unlocking the clean fuel’s unlimited power. This press release from the agency has more details: PNNL scientists are using solid ammonia borane, or AB, compressed into small pellets to serve as a hydrogen storage material. Each …
First Hydrogen Fuel Cell Generator Goes in California
Fujitsu is the first high-tech company in California to put in its own hydrogen power plant. The company says it provides clean, efficient power for its Sunnyvale, CA data center and other operations. This article on the InfoWorld.com web site has more details: The fuel cell will generate 200 kilowatts of clean energy while surplus heat from the fuel cell …
Hydrogen Car Hits 161 MPH… Goes for 200
A hydrogen-powered Ford Fusion has taken part in the annual Speed Week at the famous Bonneville Salt Flats this week and hit an amazing 161 MPH! This article from the Journal and Courier (Lafayette and West Lafayette, Indiana) says the Ford Fusion 999, a hydrogen- and electric- powered car designed and built in cooperation between Ford and Ohio State University, …
Hydrogen-powered Portable Generator
A Houston-based company is working on a briefcase-sized portable generator that runs on water… or more accurately, hydrogen. Trulite’s KH4 takes water and turns it into hydrogen to put out 150-200 watts of power. Not quite enough for a house, but as this article on C/Net.com points out, it’s enough to recharge power tools or a laptop or even run …
North Dakota Opens First Wind-to-Hydrogen Project
North Dakota State University has opened a first-of-its-kind wind-to-hydrogen project at the North Central Research Extension Center just south of Minot, ND. In an article in the Minot Daily News, Sen. Byron Dorgan said this country desperately needs an energy source besides oil: “In the longer term, in my judgment, the fuel of the future is going to be hydrogen,” …
Ford Goes for Hydrogen Speed Record
Ford will go for a land speed record for a vehicle powered by hydrogen at the Bonneville Salt Flats next month. This story on the the U.K.-based web site, Autocar.com, says it will be a test of Original Equipment Manufacturer… or OEM… fuel cell cars: “We have made some modifications to the body to make it more aerodynamic,” said lead …
The Hydrogen-powered Ford
United Kingdom-based ITM Power Ltd. has converted a Ford Focus that can run on gasoline or pure hydrogen. This story from Britain’s Channel 4 News says the car’s engine was modified to run on both fuels since hydrogen is not that readily available yet: However, ITM is developing, in parallel, a home refuelling system for owners to refuel their car: …
Hydrogen-Powered BMW to London Deputy Mayor
A BMW Hydrogen 7 car… which, of course, runs on hydrogen with its only exhaust being water… was given to Deputy Mayor of London and London Hydrogen Partnership Chair, Nicky Gavron, to raise awareness to what a great alternative energy source hydrogen is. This article (and the picture shown above) are from a web site called Fuel Cell Works.com. The …