April 4th, 2020 | by Jo Borrás
Last week, California finally received a shipment of life-saving ventilators that the state desperately needed to help in the fight against COVID-19. When the boxes arrived, however, hopes were quickly dashed, as 170 of the ventilators were broken and useless. At least, they were until fuel cell engineer Joe Tavi got a hold of them
November 16th, 2019 | by Steve Hanley
Flixbus says it has already begun talks with bus manufacturers about the introduction of hydrogen models. Its first electric buses were manufactured by BYD and Yutong, but the company wants to provide an opportunity to all European bus manufacturers to participate in hydrogen fuel cell bus development
March 23rd, 2019 | by Kyle Field
Nikola Motors has big plans to disrupt the heavy trucking industry with a lineup of 3 hydrogen fuel cell and battery electric class 8 trucks. Its second vehicle, the Nikola Two hydrogen fuel cell truck, will debut at Nikola World next month. Just ahead of the big reveal, the company announced that it has purchased 400 acres of land in Arizona for its manufacturing facility in a deal with Arizona real estate developer Saint Holdings
February 27th, 2019 | by Steve Hanley
Researchers at Washington University have created a new fuel cell technology that creates double the voltage of a conventional fuel cell. The breakthrough could lead to longer range electric airplanes, among other advances in transportation.
November 27th, 2018 | by The Beam
The obsession with space has driven innovation and not only extended the capabilities of technology, but delivered remarkable breakthroughs and created new materials and products. Solar panels, for example, were the powering force behind InSight, the robotic probe launched six months ago by NASA that landed on Mars’s surface on the 26th of November
May 10th, 2018 | by Jesper Berggreen
First things first: This is not a methanol fuel cell powered car. This is a battery electric vehicle with a methanol fuel cell range extender.
April 30th, 2018 | by The Beam
Germany-based international heating manufacturer Viessmann has unveiled its new fuel cell, and it’s a marked improvement on all fronts. Both heat and electricity are generated with the Vitovalor PT2, and the advanced technology employed will yield up to a 40% reduction in energy costs with the effect of reducing emissions.
April 3rd, 2018 | by Matthew Klippenstein
Episode #49 of Cleantech Talk is here! In this episode, we talk about reinventing the wheel, a Faraday Future maybe-resurrection, and Japan’s logical hots for hydrogen
January 30th, 2018 | by Steve Hanley
Companies in Scandinavia are developing emissions free electric construction equipment, excavators, and medium-duty delivery trucks. Most will be on the market within the year.
December 30th, 2017 | by Matthew Klippenstein
Episode #43 of Cleantech Talk is here! This episode covers accident liability for self-driving cars, the EV tax credit, and fuel cells’ exponential ramp
March 14th, 2016 | by Tina Casey
A graphene energy storage formula could nudge the fuel cell EV dream closer to reality, according to researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
February 17th, 2016 | by Tina Casey
A new super lightweight fuel cell EV from the Welsh startup Riversimple could launch into Beta production soon, with full production to start in
October 13th, 2015 | by Tina Casey
Researchers find a path toward low cost hydrogen production for fuel cell electric vehicles with "molly," the nickname for molybdenum disulfide
September 29th, 2015 | by Tina Casey
China blows up the market for fuel cell vehicles with two new deals for a total of 333 fuel cell buses, but hydrogen supply still in question
September 27th, 2015 | by Tina Casey
Enzymatic fuel cells have been struggling to get out of the lab since 1911 so if you're looking for a hydrogen alternative, don't hold your breath
September 21st, 2015 | by Tina Casey
Like it or not, the market for hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles is inching forward in the UK and Europe as work progresses on a fuel station network
September 3rd, 2015 | by Tina Casey
Fuel cells will emerge competitively in yet another market if this new US Energy Dept. demonstration project at the Port of Honolulu, Hawaii is successful
July 22nd, 2015 | by Tina Casey
Fuel cell fans, take heart: a new solar fuel cell could produce sustainable, low cost hydrogen for your fuel cell electric vehicle...eventually
July 4th, 2015 | by Zachary Shahan
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July 4th, 2015 | by Matthew Klippenstein
So, have you heard the story of the boy who cried “fuel cell vehicle feasibility”? Don’t worry, this isn’t a [&hellip
June 29th, 2015 | by Tina Casey
A team of Stanford University researchers is on the verge of disrupting the hydrogen market with a new low cost, low voltage water splitting device
June 25th, 2015 | by Tina Casey
The US Energy Department is forging ahead with fuel cell projects and a $1 million prize for small scale, on site hydrogen production systems
May 21st, 2015 | by Tina Casey
A visit with the fuel cell experts at the German research center Fraunhofer ICT-IMM has convinced us that fuel cells are here to stay
