The Inevitable Solar-Powered March Of The Hydrogen Fuel Cell
Hydrogen is slowly but surely shedding its bad boy image as research progresses on solar powered water-splitting for hydrogen fuel cells.
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London Gets World’s First Double-Decker Electric Buses, Clean Bus Summit Starts With A Bang
Yes, electric vehicle batteries are powerful enough for double-decker electric buses, and the Chinese company BYD will prove it in London.
Ukrainian Company Yunasko Reaches Licensing Agreement With Chinese Company For Ultracapacitors Cells & Modules
In what represents the first instance of a Ukrainian company licensing a technology of this type to a Chinese company, Yunasko of Ukraine has reached an agreement with the Chinese company Power Tech to license its patented ultracapacitor technology, according to an email sent to CleanTechnica. The licensing agreement pertains to … [continued]
Toyota Making 5,600 Hydrogen Fuel Cell Patents Free To Use
Toyota will be making more than 5,600 of its hydrogen fuel-cell technologies patents free to use for a large number of companies in the industry/sector — absolutely no charges, including no royalty payments — according to recent reports. Seemingly taking a move from Tesla’s recent playbook, the move is certainly … [continued]
Electric Buses Overall Best For CO2, Health & Price; Hydrogen Worst
Recently on CleanTechnica there have been a couple of excellent pieces on the challenges with hydrogen fuel cells for vehicles in general, but how would they be for urban transit buses specifically? It’s instructive to look at an apples-to-apples comparisons of diesel, electric trolley and hydrogen buses traveling 100 kilometres in the USA. Diesel is, on … [continued]
Ground Zero For US Fuel Cell Bus Initiative: Altoona
Looks like Altoona, Pennsylvania could be ground zero in the US fuel cell bus revolution, with new demo launched by Ballard Power and New Flyer Industries.
Maxwell’s Ultracapacitor Cell Is 300 Times More Vibration Resistant
Originally Published in the ECOreport According to their press release, Maxwell’s ultracapacitor cell is 300 times more vibration resistant and has 400 times the shock immunity of its competition. The new 2.85-volt, 3400-farad ultracapacitor cell sets a new standard for energy, power and ruggedness. It may also be able to deliver … [continued]
GE Durathon Battery for Buses Unveiled
I have been awaiting a powerful and energy-dense alternative to lithium-ion batteries primarily because it is important there are more energy storage options available, especially if they are built with cheaper and more abundant materials such as sodium, unlike li-ion batteries. It looks like GE may have the answer. General … [continued]
My Friend, Cleaner Cars, & Hydrogen Fuel Cells
Editor’s note: If you haven’t noticed, we don’t write much about hydrogen fuel cells here on CleanTechnica. Quite frankly, it’s got some big hurdles that we’re not so sure it can overcome — at least, no time soon (and we need clean transportation to roll out soon). Nonetheless, this … [continued]
Are Fuel Cells the Answer to Coal Power Plant CO2 Capture?
Fuel cells may hold the key to solving the increasingly urgent problem of how to capture CO2 emissions from coal-fired and other fossil fuel plants, at least that’s what fuel cell proponents assert and the US Dept. of Energy (DOE) intends to find out by conducting a 3-year study and awarding $3 million to FuelCell Energy.
