Are Engines the Future of Solar Power?: Scientific American

Are Engines the Future of Solar Power?: Scientific American

Hybrid Solar Panels Combine Photovoltaics with Thermoelectricity: Scientific American

Hybrid Solar Panels Combine Photovoltaics with Thermoelectricity: Scientific American

IEEE Spectrum: New entry in the hydrogen car marketâ¿¿but itâ¿¿s only 220 mm tall

IEEE Spectrum: New entry in the hydrogen car marketâ¿¿but itâ¿¿s only 220 mm tall A toy car running on hydrogen.

Advancements in solar technology will allow more people to power their own homes

Advancements in solar technology will allow more people to power their own homes

HowStuffWorks "5 Myths About Renewable Energy"

HowStuffWorks "5 Myths About Renewable Energy"

From Copenhagen: Renewable Energy Gets Boost as Climate Talks Stall - Renewable Energy World

From Copenhagen: Renewable Energy Gets Boost as Climate Talks Stall - Renewable Energy World

Confessions of a Money Manager: The road to alternative energy is paved with fossil fuels

Confessions of a Money Manager: The road to alternative energy is paved with fossil fuels

Carbon Nanotubes Turn Office Paper into Batteries: Scientific American

Carbon Nanotubes Turn Office Paper into Batteries: Scientific American

Hydrogen-powered fuel cell unmanned air vehicle sets 26-hour flight endurance record

Hydrogen-powered fuel cell unmanned air vehicle sets 26-hour flight endurance record

Greentech Media: MIT's Big Green Fuel Cell Idea

Greentech Media: MIT's Big Green Fuel Cell Idea

Hydrogen-economy on the way? New hydrogen-storage method discovered

Hydrogen-economy on the way? New hydrogen-storage method discovered

Proton Energy Scholarship

Proton Energy Scholarship

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Effects of Hydrogen on Materials 2008 (book + CD) Proceedings of the International Hydrogen Conference, Jackson Hole, Wyoming, September 7-10, 2008 (Pre-Publication)

Effects of Hydrogen on Materials 2008 (book + CD) Proceedings of the International Hydrogen Conference, Jackson Hole, Wyoming, September 7-10, 2008 (Pre-Publication)

WWW > News Item-Materials Challenges in Alternative & Renewable Energy conference

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WWW > News Item-Making Renewable Hydrogen From Wastewater At California Winery

WWW > News Item

New Gas Storage Material: One Ounce Has Surface Area Of 30 Football Fields

New Gas Storage Material: One Ounce Has Surface Area Of 30 Football Fields

Hydrogen Storage Gets New Hope

Hydrogen Storage Gets New Hope

U.N. Summit on Climate Change - NewsTrust.net

U.N. Summit on Climate Change - NewsTrust.net

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Uncharted waters: Students retrofit sailboat with hydrogen power and motor up the Hudson: Scientific American Blog

Uncharted waters: Students retrofit sailboat with hydrogen power and motor up the Hudson: Scientific American Blog

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Partnership for Advancing the Transition to Hydrogen (PATH),

The Partnership for Advancing the Transition to Hydrogen (PATH), with support from the U.S. Department of Energy and the U.S. National Hydrogen Association, is pleased to announce a Workshop for Hydrogen Codes and Standards in New Delhi, India on 29 August 2009! The Workshop will be held in conjunction with the 2009 World Hydrogen Technologies Convention (www.WHTC2009.com) 26-28 August at the India Habitat Centre, the site of WHTC 2009. The Workshop will be held from 9:00 am to 1:30 pm, and be followed by lunch. The agenda for the Workshop will be available on PATH's website soon (www.HPATH.org).

The Workshop will review success stories and lessons learned on hydrogen facilities siting and demonstration projects, and explore synergistic opportunities in codes, standards and regulations development in India and surrounding countries. This will be done in the context of the status of international hydrogen codes, standards and regulations, and will be useful to all countries at an early stage of developing hydrogen safety requirements. Therefore, anyone interested in understanding the challenges faced in India and other countries at an early stage of developing hydrogen requirements, and learning more about the successes from other countries, is encouraged to attend. Participants will have a chance to share the challenges they face. Key outcomes of this event will include coordinated action within India and with other interested countries. Contact Information ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Brian Schorr Partnership for Advancing the Transition to Hydrogen Phone: 202-457-0076 ext. 309 Fax: 202-223-5537 bschorr@ttcorp.com www.HPATH.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Developing a Hydrogen Economy: Challenges and Potential

Developing a Hydrogen Economy: Challenges and Potential

Developing a Hydrogen Economy: Challenges and Potential
Energy Business Reports

The hydrogen economy is a proposal for the distribution of energy by using hydrogen. Hydrogen (H2) gives off energy when it is combined with oxygen, but the hydrogen itself has to first be produced, which requires more energy than is released when it is used as a fuel. Some futurists promote hydrogen as potential fuel for motive power (including cars,boats and airplanes), the energy needs of buildings and portable electronics. They believe a hydrogen economy could greatly reduce the emission of carbon dioxide and therefore play a major role in tackling global warming. Countries without oil, but with renewable energy resources, could use a combination of renewable energy and hydrogen instead of fuels derived from petroleum, which are becoming scarcer, to achieve energy independence. In the context of a hydrogen economy, hydrogen is an energy carrier, not a primary energy source. Nevertheless, controversy over the usefulness of a hydrogen economy has been confused by issues of energy sourcing, including fossil fuel use, global warming, and sustainable energy generation. These are all separate issues, although the hydrogen economy affects them all. The report on Hydrogen Economy focuses on the development of a hydrogen economy. Technologies involved in a hydrogen economy, case studies, along with the environmental impact are all discussed in this report. Pages : 89 Publication Date : June, 2009

Updates: Whatever Happened to Fuel Cell Progress?

Revving Up Fuel Cells
Progress toward hydrogen-powered cars depends on less expensive but greater capacity fuel-cell systems [see “On the Road to Fuel-Cell Cars”; SciAm, March 2005]. Researchers have taken big steps on both the cost and storage challenges. A team from Quebec came up with a recipe that uses iron instead of expensive platinum to catalyze the electricity-making reaction of hydrogen and oxygen. The key was carbon structures containing microscopic pores, which were filled with iron to provide plenty of active sites for chemical reactions. The iron-based substance, described in the April 3 Science, produced catalytic activity within 10 percent of the best platinum versions and 35 times better than previous, nonprecious metal catalysts.

Pores are also driving the search for materials that can store hydrogen for delivery to fuel cells. A team from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor says it has made a material that has a record-high surface area for holding gases. This hydrogen sponge consists of zinc oxide clusters linked by an organic material; one gram has the surface area of 5,000 square meters, nearly the size of a football field. Details of the substance, dubbed UMCM-2, appear in the April 1 Journal of the American Chemical Society.

Hydrogen and Fuel Cells in Transportation - the Future is Arriving

Congressional Briefing:
Hydrogen and Fuel Cells in Transportation - the Future is Arriving

June 12, 2009, 1-3 pm, Room 128 Dirksen Senate Office Building

Industries, along with federal and state governments, have invested nearly $5 billion in the development and demonstration of hydrogen and fuel cell technologies. Many studies by DOE, the National Academies and industry have clearly shown the technical barriers that need to be overcome and the pathways to commercial success. Considerable progress has been made in identifying and solving key technical problems. Early market applications like portable and backup power, materials handling equipment and municipal buses are growing, building technical bridges to more widespread market applications - especially in the transportation sector.

The greatest gains in end use efficiency and greenhouse gas reductions will come with mass markets - Zero Emission Vehicles running on domestic hydrogen. Some 350-380 million light duty vehicles could be on U.S. roads by 2050, yet today's fleet of some 230 million gasoline vehicles emit over a third of all our CO2. Replacing oil and taking the auto out of the environmental equation is a complex and lengthy undertaking, and a balanced portfolio is critical if government's leadership role in research, development and demonstration is to achieve real value. Consequently, the FY 10 DOE Budget Request to zero hydrogen programs is of serious concern.

Hydrogen Powered Municipal Vehicle Being Tested In Everyday Use

Hydrogen Powered Municipal Vehicle Being Tested In Everyday Use

Cheap And Easy Technique To Produce Hydrogen From Visible Light Is Almost Ready

Cheap And Easy Technique To Produce Hydrogen From Visible Light Is Almost Ready

Researchers Generate Hydrogen Without The Carbon Footprint

Researchers Generate Hydrogen Without The Carbon Footprint

Discovery Of An Unexpected Boost For Solar Water-splitting Cells

Discovery Of An Unexpected Boost For Solar Water-splitting Cells

High-pressure Compound Could Be Key To Hydrogen-powered Vehicles

High-pressure Compound Could Be Key To Hydrogen-powered Vehicles

Low-cost Materials For Capturing Solar Energy

Low-cost Materials For Capturing Solar Energy

Biofuels & Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Biofuels & Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Hydrogen Road Tour 2009

Hydrogen Vehicles Drive from Mexico Border to Canada

Washington DC--May 21, 2009--Today, the National Hydrogen Association announced the beginning of the 1,700 mile 2009 Hydrogen Road Tour. For nine days starting May 26, Americans and Canadians in 28 cities between southern California and Vancouver, British Columbia will have a unique opportunity to see what the transportation future holds for with the launch of a nine-day caravan of clean, efficient hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles.

The California Air Resources Board, California Fuel Cell Partnership (CaFCP), Powertech Labs (on behalf of British Columbia), National Hydrogen Association and the U.S. Fuel Cell Council are organizing the 2009 Hydrogen Road Tour. Vehicles from seven major automakers will turn heads as they make the trek from border to border. The Tour will stop in 28 communities along the route, with special focus on the communities where hydrogen technologies-passenger vehicles, transit buses and hydrogen stations-will likely enter the market first.

"The Hydrogen Road Tour is another example that hydrogen fuel cell vehicles are not a science experiment. These are real vehicles with real marketability and real benefits," said Jeff Serfass, President of the National Hydrogen Association. "So far, these facts have escaped the notice of the Secretary of Energy's attention, given the request to eliminate the federal hydrogen vehicle program. The Tour will show how capable today's hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles are by providing performance, environmental responsibility, a reduction of fuel imports and a pleasant driving experience for anyone who gets behind the wheel."

The NHA's recent Energy Evolution reports shows how scenarios that initially use a mix of vehicles with sales later dominated by hydrogen vehicles can address greenhouse gas pollution, oil imports and urban air pollution. Specifically, the Energy Evolution shows that fuel cell electric vehicles powered by hydrogen can simultaneously cut greenhouse gas pollution by 80% below 1990 levels; help the U.S. reach petroleum quasi-independence by mid-century; and eliminate nearly all controllable air pollution by the end of the century."

On the Hydrogen Road Tour, the public will be able to see the latest hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles from Daimler, General Motors, Honda, Hyundai-Kia, Nissan, Toyota and Volkswagen-including several new models-as well as fuel cell transit buses at several stops. Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. and Powertech Labs are providing hydrogen fuel and mobile refueling stations.

Currently, over 300 zero-emission fuel cell vehicles have been placed on U.S. roads along with 62 operational hydrogen fueling stations in anticipation of plans released by automakers, energy companies and government agencies to collectively roll out 4,300 passenger vehicles to customers in California by 2014. In addition, transit agencies operate fuel cell buses, including BC Transit in Vancouver which will operate a fleet of 20 fuel cell buses for the 2010 Winter Olympic Games. Cities, businesses and military bases in California, Oregon, Washington and many other American states are implementing other projects that use fuel cells, including forklifts and stationary power for buildings and cell phone towers.

For more details, please visit: http://www.hydrogenroadtour.com/

Double-action Power Stations: Energy And Hydrogen

Double-action Power Stations: Energy And Hydrogen

New Fuel Cell Catalyst Uses Two Metals: Up To Five Times More Effective

New Fuel Cell Catalyst Uses Two Metals: Up To Five Times More Effective

R.I.P. hydrogen economy? Obama cuts hydrogen car funding : Scientific American Blog

R.I.P. hydrogen economy? Obama cuts hydrogen car funding : Scientific American Blog

Double-action Power Stations: Energy And Hydrogen

Double-action Power Stations: Energy And Hydrogen

Hydrogen Cars Closer To Reality With New Storage System

Hydrogen Cars Closer To Reality With New Storage System

Solar Cell Directly Splits Water To Produce Recoverable Hydrogen

Solar Cell Directly Splits Water To Produce Recoverable Hydrogen

New Way To Split Water Into Hydrogen And Oxygen Developed

New Way To Split Water Into Hydrogen And Oxygen Developed

A Touch Of Potassium Yields Better Hydrogen-storage Materials

A Touch Of Potassium Yields Better Hydrogen-storage Materials

Nanotechnology Boosts Efficiency In Converting Solar Energy Into Hydrogen In Fuel Cells

Nanotechnology Boosts Efficiency In Converting Solar Energy Into Hydrogen In Fuel Cells

Chemists Create More Efficient Palladium Fuel Cell Catalysts

Chemists Create More Efficient Palladium Fuel Cell Catalysts

Carbon Nanomaterials In Hydrogen Storage: Nano-sized But Big As Catalyst

Carbon Nanomaterials In Hydrogen Storage: Nano-sized But Big As Catalyst

New Aluminum-rich Alloy Produces Hydrogen On-demand For Large-scale Uses

New Aluminum-rich Alloy Produces Hydrogen On-demand For Large-scale Uses

Hydrogen Fuel From Woodchips And Other Non-food Sources

Hydrogen Fuel From Woodchips And Other Non-food Sources

Penn State Live - Scientists find new way to produce hydrogen

Penn State Live - Scientists find new way to produce hydrogen