Bugs That Turn Water into Hydrogen

Sunday, July 27th, 2008

[singlepic=161,520,400,watermark,center] Bruce Rittmann's Biodesign Institute research team has utilized a system, called the microbial biofilm reactor, that uses a naturally occurring group of microorganisms to remove TCE from water. In 2002, Bruce Rittmann, PhD, director of the Biodesign Institute’s Center for Environmental Biotechnology, received a patent for an innovative way to ...

Quantum Technologies: The New Face of Hydrogen Storage?

Thursday, July 24th, 2008

Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies, an Irving, Calif.-based clean-energy company, has delivered the first shipment of its new ultra-light weight carbon-composite hydrogen storage units to Suzuki Motors in Japan. Suzuki plans to use the hydrogen tanks in its ambitious Fuel Cell Vehicle Program. The new hydrogen tanks have much higher ...

Mapping the Coming Hydrogen Economy

Friday, June 20th, 2008

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Hydrogen Breakthrough Could Lead to Cars of the Future

Monday, June 16th, 2008

Researchers have demonstrated an atomistic mechanism of hydrogen release in magnesium nanoparticles – a potential hydrogen storage material. Cars of the future will need to combine liquid fuel and a combustion engine to combat the twin challenges presented by global warming and peak oil. Fuel cells can run on hydrogen ...

Microballoons Carry Hydrogen in Gasoline Infrastructure

Saturday, June 7th, 2008

[singlepic=180,520,430,watermark,center] Hydrogen gas stations might not be relegated to the dustbin of bad ideas after all. A new-class of materials developed by researchers at Savannah River National Laboratory and revealed for the first time in an article published in the June issue of The Bulletin, might hold the key to making ...

Map of Potential Hydrogen from Renewable Energy Resources in U.S.

Sunday, May 11th, 2008

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Map of Proposed Hydrogen Stations on U.S. Interstates

Sunday, May 11th, 2008

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Map of Projected Demand for Hydrogen-Based Energy in U.S.

Sunday, May 11th, 2008

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Extreme Gas Mileage: World’s Most Fuel Efficient Car

Sunday, April 13th, 2008

The PAC-Car II became the world's most fuel-efficient car during the Shell Eco-marathon in Ladoux, France on June 26, 2005. The hydrogen-powered vehicle travelled the equivalent of 5,385 km on a single liter of gasoline (12,666 MPG). Check out the video.