Archive for October, 2005
HyFish-hydrogen fuel cell powered Smartfish
17 October 2005Smartfish, a company based in Berne Switzerland, has been building a concept aircraft with a shape much like a fish. Designed to have excellent flight characteristics and high fuel economy, it looks like nothing else. Now, they are creating the HyFish, a version of the Smartfish that will be powered by a hydrogen fuel cell.
The [...]
Mercedes debuts F600 Hygenius hydrogen car
14 October 2005Mercedes-Benz has introduced the F600 Hygenius hydrogen fuel cell concept car. The 114hp fuel cell gives it an operating range of over 250 miles. The fuel cell also has sufficient output to power several houses, a feature of fuel cell cars we’ve commented on previously. The excess energy has many uses:
Passengers aboard the F 600 [...]
More environmentalists endorse nuclear power
12 October 2005The hydrogen economy has several hurdles to clear before it has any serious chance to exist. I have mentioned before that nuclear power is a great way to provide the necessary electricity to produce hydrogen, especially in the off peak hours. Heres an article by a fellow describing himself as a “radical environmentalist” who strongly [...]
India installs first hydrogen filling station
12 October 2005India has begun its move towards a future hydrogen economy by installing a hydrogen filling station at the Indian Oil Corporation Limited’s R&D center, in Faridabad, just north of New Delhi. It supplies both hydrogen as well as HCNG, a hydrogen and compressed natural gas blend. Many vehicles in India are powered by CNG and [...]
U.S. Army installs fuel cell in Hawaii
7 October 2005The U.S. Army has installed a PEM fuel cell from Plug Power in the Schofield Barracks Fire Station, at the U.S. Army Garrison in Hawaii.
About the size of two refrigerators and just as quiet, the fuel cell makes enough power and hot water for a large family residence.
Up to 5 kilowatts of electricity [...]
