Archive for April, 2005
Microbial Fuel Cell
28 April 2005The BioElectrochemically-Assisted Microbial Reactor or BEAMR, makes hydrogen from waste. Neat idea, now they just have to scale it up.
The BEAMR isn’t restricted to “carbohydrate-based biomass” for hydrogen production.. In theory, the MFC can produce hydrogen from “human, agricultural or industrial wastewater” and leave the wastewater clean. And it uses just ten percent of the [...]
Hyundai and Kia testing hydrogen cars
21 April 2005A total of 32 Hyundai Tucson and Kia Sportage 4×4s are going to the University of California and the US Army for testing this autumn. According to the companies, they have solved the cold weather concerns common to fuel cell vehicles. They are aiming at production by 2010.
Hydrogen development and safety seminar
20 April 2005A seminar will be presented at San Diego Miramar College on June 3, 2005 to give an overview of opportunities and challenges faced by California as it moves towards a hydrogen economy. Much of the seminar will focus on the practical and safety issues of fueling with and storing hydrogen. For details on the seminar [...]
US to help China clean air for ‘08 Olympics
19 April 2005The US is assisting China to meet clean air standards in time for the 2008 Olympic games. For China, the Olympics are a great incentive to make strides in this area and the US has pledged to cooperate with Beijing in its efforts.
The JWG (Joint Working Group) identified 10 areas for cooperation – natural-gas [...]
Will GM losses affect hydrogen development?
19 April 2005General Motors has a huge commitment to hydrogen fuel cells and hydrogen cars but today announced a loss of $1.1 billion in the first quarter of 2005. Some analysts are talking of up to 4 plant closings and 20,000 to 30,000 jobs lost along with the Buick brand. All of this restructuring is necessary for [...]
