BAE Systems to Develop Hydrogen Fuel Cell Bus for SunLine Transit - MarketWatch

BAE Systems to Develop Hydrogen Fuel Cell Bus for SunLine Transit - MarketWatch: "THOUSAND PALMS, Calif., Mar 24, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- BAE Systems plans to develop a zero-emissions bus for a Southern California regional transit agency under a project to demonstrate the commercial feasibility of fuel cell technology. Under a planned work effort, the company will serve as systems integrator to deliver the vehicle to SunLine Transit in an effort funded by the Federal Transit Administration, CALSTART, California Air Resource Board, and California South Coast Air Quality Management District."

GM Spreads Fuel Cell Message, Says U.S. Needs to Develop Hydrogen Fuel System | Tech News, Reviews, Business, Health News and More

GM Spreads Fuel Cell Message, Says U.S. Needs to Develop Hydrogen Fuel System | Tech News, Reviews, Business, Health News and More: "General Motors has continued developing its fuel cell program despite bankruptcy and says the technology, which uses hydrogen and oxygen to produce power for electric cars, is critical to the future of private transportation. GM’s ‘next generation’ fuel cell system is about half the mass, more efficient and less costly than the present system."

Scavenging energy waste to turn water into hydrogen fuel

Scavenging energy waste to turn water into hydrogen fuel: "ScienceDaily (Mar. 12, 2010) — Materials scientists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have designed a way to harvest small amounts of waste energy and harness them to turn water into usable hydrogen fuel."

Observations: Graphene used to make a hydrogen molecule "parking garage"

Observations: Graphene used to make a hydrogen molecule "parking garage": "As automakers ramp up their plans to put greener vehicles on the road, hydrogen storage has become a pivotal issue. Whereas it's been suggested that graphene could play an important role in retaining hydrogen for use in fuel cells and other technologies, a team of researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia say they've found a way to configure graphene that enables it to hold 100 times more hydrogen molecules than a single layer of the carbon-based substance."

Crystals + sound + water = clean hydrogen fuel - tech - 16 March 2010 - New Scientist

Crystals + sound + water = clean hydrogen fuel - tech - 16 March 2010 - New Scientist: "Every drop of water is stuffed with the greenest of fuels, hydrogen, but getting it out is a challenge. A new material raises the prospect of doing so using noise pollution – from major roads, for example.

A team at the University of Wisconsin-Madison made crystals of zinc oxide that, when immersed in water, absorb vibrations and develop areas of strong negative and positive charge. These charges rip apart nearby water molecules, releasing hydrogen and oxygen gas."

Next-Gen Scientists Honored for Evolving Medicine and Renewables [Slide Show]: Scientific American

Next-Gen Scientists Honored for Evolving Medicine and Renewables [Slide Show]: Scientific American: "Artificial antibodies, 3-D genome imaging, inexpensive prosthetics, a liner for hydrogen-car fuel tanks--winning ideas from the Lemelson-M.I.T. awards for students"
Kayvan Rafiee of RPI is developing a way to line a hydrogen vehicle's fuel tank with a one-atom-thick layer of graphene, essentially a sheet of single-walled carbon nanotubes that have been opened up and laid flat, so that the tank can better store and release hydrogen. His goal is to help automakers speed hydrogen-fueled cars to the market. "The hydrogen economy is the main key to solving oil dependency," he says.

The challenges to making an automobile run on hydrogen are primarily those of hydrogen production, storage, distribution and energy conversion, says Rafiee, a Ph.D. candidate in mechanical engineering who plans to graduate next year. As a gas, hydrogen is a very low density material and difficult to store. "We need a cheap, porous material to store and release hydrogen at low pressure and at room temperature, and it needs to be a reversible process, for when the tank needs to be refilled," he says, adding that he and his colleagues are working on a business plan that will help them commercialize their work.