Industrial gases supplier Air Products has developed a new vehicle for the supply of hydrogen to hydrogen fuelling stations, being utilised for the first time in London. The Hydrogen Dual Phase Tanker enables hydrogen to be delivered to fuelling stations as a liquid or as a high pressure gas. This means that the station does [...]
Tag Archives: Hydrogen
Low-cost H2 Delivery System for New Station in London
December 17, 2010 – 1:43 am
United Kingdom, Surrey
China Introduces Fuel Cell Light-Rail Train
November 29, 2010 – 8:34 pm
Source: People's Daily Online
China
Recently, the China North Vehicle Yongji Electric Motor Corporation (YEMC) and the Southwest Jiaotong University jointly launched China’s first new energy fuel cell light-rail train. The country’s first new-energy fuel cell light-rail locomotive utilises hydrogen and a YEMC-developed permanent-magnet synchronous motor and frequency converter as its main source of power, reports People’s Daily Online. Advantages [...]
Hydrogen ICE for HD Vehicles Under Development in Japan
November 8, 2010 – 1:52 pm
Source: Green Car Congress
Japan
Researchers from Tokyo City University and the National Traffic Safety and Environment Lab in Japan are developing a multi-cylinder direct-injection spark-ignition (DISI) hydrogen internal combustion engine (ICE) for application in heavy-duty vehicles. The project aims to deliver a hydrogen ICE system combining high power output and low NOx generation. The research team published a paper [...]
MOFs – New Opportunities for Gas Storage for Alternative Propulsion Systems
October 10, 2010 – 10:41 pm
USA
First industrial-scale MOF synthesis Natural gas-powered vehicles may soon be able to travel double the distance on a single tank – due to metal organic frameworks (MOFs). BASF research scientists have developed an innovative method for solvent-free industrial-scale manufacture of those materials for better gas storage. MOFs produced by the new method are currently being [...]
Eden Energy Signs Collaboration Agreement with ARAI
September 29, 2010 – 8:34 pm
India
Eden Energy Ltd (Eden), an Australian clean energy company based in Perth, has entered into an agreement with the Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) to collaborate to promote the use of hydrogen and hydrogen enriched natural gas (HCNG or Hythane®) as a premium blend of natural gas for internal combustion engines in India. Print [...]
Viridis Technologies Lists on Deutsche Börse
July 5, 2010 – 12:40 pm
Canada, Toronto
Viridis Technologies Inc. (VRY), a Canadian alternative fuel technology company that specializes in the design and manufacture of dispensing systems for vehicles powered by alternative fuels such as Compressed Natural Gas (CNG), Compressed Hydrogen Gas (H2), and Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG), listed on the Deutsche Börse Open Market at the end of June. The successful [...]
Eden Energy Hythane Test Produces Significant Results
May 31, 2010 – 12:15 pm
Australia, Perth
NOx emission reduced by 16.6% Turbo charged engine under development Australian-based green energy developer Eden Energy Limited has successfully tested a production-ready 6-litre engine that will enable Indian bus manufacturer Ashok Leyland to power buses with Eden’s low-emission blend of hydrogen-enriched natural gas (HCNG) marketed under the company’s proprietary Hythane trademark. The 2010 H06B CNG [...]
Canadian Alliance Fuels Future for H2 Forklifts
April 27, 2010 – 1:51 am
Canada and USA
Hydrogen producer Praxair, Inc. and Praxair Canada have signed a strategic alliance with Canadian hydrogen fuelling systems provider company Powertech Labs, Inc. to jointly market and sell Praxair’s hydrogen and Powertech’s hydrogen fueling equipment to materials handling customers, specifically to distribution centers for hydrogen fuel-cell powered forklifts. Eamonn Percy, Powertech president, said “Distribution centers with [...]
GAIL and Eden Unite for Hydrogen-Enriched Natural Gas Bus Trial
February 24, 2010 – 3:52 pm
India’s natural gas distributor GAIL (India) Ltd is to join with an Australian firm Eden Energy Ltd (Eden) in what could be the largest trial of a hydrogen-enriched blend of natural gas (HCNG) for transport. Describing the trial as commercial in scale, Eden says the project is designed to reduce pollution levels from India’s massive [...]
Honda Begins Operation of New Solar Hydrogen Station
January 28, 2010 – 10:09 pm
USA, Torrance CA
Los Angeles-based Station to Re-fuel Honda Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle Honda began operation of a next generation Solar Hydrogen Station prototype at the Los Angeles Center of Honda R&D Americas, Inc., intended for ultimate use as a home refueling appliance capable of an overnight refill of fuel cell electric vehicles. Designed as a single, integrated [...]
Two New Hydrogen Filling Stations Planned for Korea
December 3, 2009 – 3:00 am
South Korea
Air Liquide has been chosen to supply two new hydrogen filling stations, designed and developed by the Group’s Advanced Technologies teams. Air Liquide says these hydrogen filling stations will enable vehicles to fill up in less than 5 minutes in the same conditions as traditional fuels, for a driving range that can reach up to [...]
Lincoln Composites Completes Testing of Bulk Haulage CNG Vessel
November 24, 2009 – 8:37 am
USA, Lincoln NB
Testing Completed on Titan Tank and Four-Tank Transportation Module Lincoln Composites, a US subsidiary of Norwegian based Hexagon Composites ASA says its water volume, all-composite TITAN tank and ISO frame has obtained final approval from American Bureau of Shipping (ABS). Some of the highlights of the testing performance of the TITAN™ tank include: • An [...]
Copenhagen Opens First Hydrogen Filling Station
November 13, 2009 – 7:39 pm
Denmark, Copenhagen
Denmark’s City of Copenhagen has opened its first hydrogen filling station, operated by H2 Logic. The ribbon to the hydrogen filling station was cut by Technology and Environment Mayor Klaus Bondam, allowing the first hydrogen-powered vehicle to trundle in to be filled up. Eight new hydrogen-powered vehicles — two commercial vehicles and six cars — [...]
GM Calls for Infrastructure to Justify Fuel Cell Vehicles
September 30, 2009 – 11:45 am
USA, Washington
General Motors Co. (GM) has put its hand up for assistance with their fuel cell program in the US, saying that Government help and industry partnerships are needed to establish hydrogen fuelling infrastructure to help create demand. A GM press release notes hydrogen-powered fuel cells are a few years away from widespread commercial use because [...]
US DOE Looks for ‘Breakthrough’ Hydrogen Storage Solution
September 18, 2009 – 10:47 pm
USA
The US Department of Energy (DOE) has determined that the next H-Prize will be awarded in the area of storage materials in mobile systems for light-duty vehicles. Lack of a suitable storage material has been identified as major factor limiting hydrogen-fueled vehicle commercialization. The H-Prize, enacted by Congress, authorized the Secretary of Energy to create [...]
