DOE Drives Hydrogen Car Infrastructure Push

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If fuel-cell vehicles are ever going to get anywhere, they'll need places to fuel up, and the public-private H2USA initiative is aimed at developing the infrastructure. Read more →

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Big Wind-To-Hydrogen Project Afoot In Minnesota

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"Lower value" nighttime wind energy would be used to produce hydrogen under a plan that appears to be coming together in Minnesota. Read more →

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Verizon Dials In Fuel Cells, Solar For Green, Secure Power

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Verizon will spend $100 million on fuel cells and solar power arrays, aiming to produce 70 million kilowatt-hours of its own power every year. Read more →

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Hydrogen Made Cheap, Calgary Duo Claims

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Better, cheaper catalysts for electrolysis of water into hydrogen could pave the way for an energy storage breakthrough, a new paper asserts. Read more →

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Where The H Will Hydrogen Cars Fuel Up?

This hydrogen-car fueling station in Germany has a solar canopy to help offset the energy used to provide hydrogen (image via image via Fraunhofer ISE)

Hydrogen cars are reportedly on their way, but with just 27 fuel stations added in 2012, the infrastructure situation looks kind of grim. Read more →

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Biomass From The Forest To Power Fuel Cell

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The plan on California's North Coast is to turn timber byproducts into hydrogen, which will then be used to power a fuel cell system. Read more →

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Hydrogen Fuel Cells Could Face Cost Roadblock

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Lux Research says the hydrogen economy envisioned by fuel cell boosters is likely to be curtailed by high capital costs and cheaper alternatives. Read more →

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Record-Breaking Fuel Cell Project Will Feed Connecticut Grid

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With natural gas so cheap, stationary fuel cells are becoming more viable, and a 14.9-megawatt Connecticut project will be North America's biggest ever. Read more →

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Sun Shines On Old Idea To Make Hydrogen

NREL solar hydrogen

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory talks about renewed interest in a method to produce fuels using only sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide as inputs. Read more →

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German River Touring Boat Uses Clean Fuel Cell Technology

FCS Alsterwasser

The FCS Alsterwasser, based in Germany, is powered by hydrogen fuel cell technology and has quietly logged over 7000 miles of service in the last several years. Read more →

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