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Catalyx uses landfill gas to make green hydrogen and nanofibers
Catalyx Nanotech has announced that they have successfully used landfill gas (LFG) obtained from a closed southern California landfill to produce 0.5 Kg of high-value Platelet Graphite Nanofibers and 2,000 liters of "green" hydrogen. Catalyx previously used natural gas at their Canadian plant to obtain these products, but wants to earn green credentials from using landfill gas despite the more expensive cost. One of the side benefits of using LFG is that it eliminates the extra cost expense of separating nanofibers from byproducts, such as ... Read more →
Financial crisis delays Iceland's hydrogen transportation project Sebastian Blanco
Iceland is a gorgeous place. Just take a look at these Flickr submissions from the island. The country's finances aren't quite so pretty these days, and the reality of the financial crisis is ...
"New energy car" classifications revised by Chinese government Sam Abuelsamid
2009 BYD F3DM - Click above for high-res image gallery In China, the government tries to keep a tight reign on what companies can produce and sell. For example companies aren't allowed to get into ...
Pics aplenty: Mercedes-Benz BlueZERO concept Sebastian Blanco
Mercedes-Benz concept BlueZero - Click above for high-res image gallery Without an accompanying announcement about any changes to the status of the Mercedes-Benz Concept BlueZERO, Daimler today ...
Is XP Vehicles' inflatable car just a lot of hot air? Domenick Yoney
It's has been a while since we heard any news about the inflatable car from XP Vehicles but it seems they are still out there and still planning to take the auto industry by storm. Freshly featured ...
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Nissan helps kick off UK-Hynet Project, Britain's new hydrogen infrastructure network 7 days ago on AutoblogGreen
A new project to create a nationwide Hydrogen fueling infrastructure in Great Britain had its kickoff meeting at Nissan Technical Centre Europe (NTCE) in Bedfordshire. The project is called UK-HyNet and aims to create a complete infrastructure to support the hydrogen economy by 2015. According to ...
Could chicken feathers hold the key to effective hydrogen storage? 7 days ago on AutoblogGreen
It's no secret that a ton of problems need to be overcome before there's any real chance we'll all be driving clean-emissions hydrogen-powered cars and trucks. One such problem is how to store the hydrogen, which is a much less energy-dense fuel than gasoline. Researchers at the University of ...
Priming the comment pump: Hydrogen advocate calls out pro-plug-in ABG readers [w/POLL] 8 days ago on AutoblogGreen
Toyota FCHV - Click above for high-res image gallery Regular AutoblogGreen readers will probably be familiar with the name Greg Blencoe. He's known around here as a big proponent of hydrogen vehicles, and apparently believes that everyone else should love the H2, too. Blencoe has just written a ...
Not so fast: Jesse James' hydrogen speed "record" challenged 9 days ago on AutoblogGreen
Jesse James' hydrogen ride - click above for high-res image gallery Did Jesse James really pilot a hydrogen-fueled vehicle faster than anyone else ever has in history? Possibly. Did he set a world record as claimed in doing so? Not so fast (get it?), says noted world landspeed historian Louise ...
Toyota reaffirms 2015 release of new hydrogen car 10 days ago on AutoblogGreen
Toyota Highlander FCV - Click above for high-res image gallery In 2007, Toyota drove one of its hydrogen fuel cell vehicles from Alaska to Vancouver, British Columbia. Earlier that same year, a Toyota FCHV drove from Tokyo to Osaka on one tank of H2. The company is certainly in favor of at least ...
Drive your green vehicle at Laguna Seca during Refuel 11 days ago on AutoblogGreen
Ever wanted to take your green vehicle to a world-renowned race track, show it off to the masses and maybe even try a little race-against-the-clock action? Well, soon you can. On July 19th, Speed Ventures is presenting a day at Laguna Seca for owners, builders and manufacturers of ...
CARB asks DOE to restore hydrogen vehicle funds 14 days ago on AutoblogGreen
Hydrogen cars in Vancouver - click above for high-res image gallery The U.S. Department of Energy under President Obama hasn't been kind to hydrogen vehicles in 2009. In early May, the DOE eliminated funding for research into H2-powered vehicles. Since then, the hydrogen vehicle industry has ...
Baden-Württemberg, Germany gets its first public hydrogen filling station 14 days ago on AutoblogGreen
The first publicly-accessible hydrogen filling station in the German state of Baden-Württemberg opened this week at Stuttgart Airport. The station is being operated by OMV and was built in cooperation with Daimler and chemical supplier Linde. The new station utilizes Linde's ion-compressor ...
Jesse James successfully sets new hydrogen land-speed record 15 days ago on AutoblogGreen
Earlier this month, we caught wind of Jesse James' plan to set a new land-speed record in a hydrogen-powered vehicle. According to a press release issued by Spike TV, the daredevil motorcycle enthusiast was successful in his quest, hitting a top speed of 199.7 miles per hour on a run in the El ...
Riversimple open-source fuel cell car could cost just $315/month 17 days ago on AutoblogGreen
The RiverSimple hydrogen fuel cell car – Click above for high-res image gallery The Riversimple fuel cell car unveiled in London today breaks a lot of the rules for what we expect a hydrogen vehicle to be. First, it's not trying to be a replacement for a regular car (see: these SUVs or ...
What's "a dead end from a technological, practical, and climate perspective"? Hydrogen fuel cell cars 18 days ago on AutoblogGreen
Honda FCX Clarity - Click above image for high-res gallery Joe Romm has long battled with vocal hydrogen vehicle proponent Gerg Blencoe on the value of H2 vehicles. They've made bets, given suggestions, and just plain disagreed about everything when it comes to hydrogen vs. plug-in electric ...
TransAtlas: a new and interactive map for alt-fuel hunters, policymakers 22 days ago on AutoblogGreen
Ever wondered where all the biodiesel drivers are? Or how about where to find the most corn ethanol is made? Questions like these can be answered over at TransAtlas, a new project by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL). While good old Joe Internet can ...
Riversimple Urban Car hydrogen car revealed 23 days ago on AutoblogGreen
According to Autocar in the UK, a new hydrogen fuel cell-powered city car will be unveiled next week. The car has been designed over the last three years by students at Oxford and Cranfield universities in England Riversimple with collaboration from Oxford and Cranfield Universities. Roughly the ...
First Drive: hydrogen-powered Kia Borrego FCEV and Nissal X-Trail FCV 23 days ago on AutoblogGreen
Kia Borrego FCEV - Click above for high-res image gallery It's hard to learn much about a car in 10 minutes, but when that's all you've got, you study quick. During the Hydrogen + Fuel Cells 2009 conference in Vancouver, British Columbia last week, we got to spend a few minutes in both the ...
Vancouver 2009: California Fuel Cell Partnership member describes the long drive 29 days ago on AutoblogGreen
Hydrogen fuel cell vehicles arrive at the Vancouver Convention Center - click for a full gallery As the hoopla surrounding the arrival of the hydrogen fuel cell caravan began to die down at the Vancouver Convention Center yesterday, we ran into Roy Kim from the California Fuel Cell Partnership. ...
Vancouver 2009: Hydrogen Road Trip vehicles finish 1,700-mile trip 1 month ago on AutoblogGreen
The Hydrogen Road Tour came to a successful conclusion here in Vancouver today after crossing through three states and two countries and making stops in 28 cities since starting in Chula Vista, California nine days ago. The Premier of British Columbia, the Honourable Gordon Campbell (pictured) said ...
Vancouver 2009: fuel cell forklift looks pretty happy 1 month ago on AutoblogGreen
Ballard fuel cell forklift - Click above for a high-res image gallery There's something kind of lighthearted about a giant, lightweight green quote bubble being held aloft by a little blue fork lift. Of course, the Ballard fuel cell forklift wasn't on display here at the Hydrogen + Fuel Cells ...
Jesse James plans land-speed record for hydrogen-powered streamliner 1 month ago on AutoblogGreen
Famous motorcycle builder and all-around celebrity Jesse James plans to attempt a new world record top speed run for a hydrogen-powered vehicle later this month on a dry lake bed somewhere in California. The actual car being used is a former land speeder called the Dees-Milodon Engineering-Davis B ...
Hydrogen Road Tour: How can H2 cars can go 1,700 miles? Use a tanker truck 1 month ago on AutoblogGreen
The Hydrogen Road Tour is scheduled to roll into the Hydrogen + Fuel Cells 2009 here in Vancouver tomorrow after 1,700 miles and nine days on the road. But, with the range of even the best hydrogen vehicles in the hundreds of miles and H2 stations not exactly around every corner, we were curious ...
Vancouver 2009: Hydrogen Fuel Cells automotive panel hearts hydrogen, praises EVs 1 month ago on AutoblogGreen
It's unusual to hear many good things about hydrogen vehicles at a conference dedicated to plug-in vehicles. The reverse cannot be said of the pro-hydrogen folks. At the Hydrogen + Fuel Cells 2009 conference here in Vancouver, BC this week, the main message of yesterday's panel discussion on ...
Vancouver 2009: GMC Sierra 1500 hydrogen truck 1 month ago on AutoblogGreen
GMC Sierra 1500 hydrogen truck - Click above for a high-res image gallery One of the few vehicles on display at the Hydrogen + Fuel Cells 2009 conference here in Vancouver is a modified GMC Sierra 1500 pickup truck. The modifications involved swapping out the gas tank for three 150-liter ...
Vancouver 2009: learning about the Vancouver Fuel Cell Vehicle Program 1 month ago on AutoblogGreen
Hydrogen cars in Vancouver - click above for a high-res gallery Vancouver is hosting the Hydrogen + Fuel Cells 2009 conference this week, and that give us a chance to learn a bit more about the city's ongoing hydrogen fuel cell vehicle tests. The Vancouver Fuel Cell Vehicle Program is a ...
Vancouver 2009: "The main threat to hydrogen cars" are EVs and plug-in hybrids 1 month ago on AutoblogGreen
Morgan LifeCar - Click above for a high-res gallery By far the most interesting title for a presentation here at the Hydrogen + Fuel Cells 2009 conference in Vancouver, British Columbia was the following: "Threats to the introduction of fuel cell vehicles and how to deal with them." I mean, how ...
Malcolm Bricklin reveals a few more details of his hydrogen plans 1 month ago on AutoblogGreen
Speaking in an interview with Robert Farago from The Truth About Cars, Malcolm Bricklin offered a few more details on his plans to convert existing vehicles from Chrysler and General Motors to hydrogen hybrids. To put it mildly, we remain unconvinced that the technology will work, but Bricklin once ...
Institute of Mechanical Engineers: Electric cars aren't enough (w/POLL) 1 month ago on AutoblogGreen
According to a recent survey from the Royal Automobile Club Foundation in the UK, there will be lots of people who want to buy electric vehicles but are going to get frustrated by the long delay in getting EVs ready for mass consumption. That's a problem, but the Institute of Mechanical Engineers ...
Schwarzenegger: California will support hydrogen, always 1 month ago on AutoblogGreen
Gov. Schwarzenegger at the SAE in April - click for a high res gallery Previous reports of the death of California's hydrogen highway might have been premature. As part of the 1,700-mile 2009 Hydrogen Road Tour that is currently winding its way from California to Vancouver, BC, California ...
Malcolm Bricklin has hydrogen visions for displaced Chrysler and GM dealerships 1 month ago on AutoblogGreen
Add serial entrepreneur Malcolm Bricklin to the list of people interested in getting a crack at the 2,000 or so automotive dealerships that are scheduled to be shut down by either General Motors or Chrysler in short order. Unlike most other interested parties, though, Bricklin's plan would also ...
Mazda delivers first Premacy Hydrogen RE Hybrid 1 month ago on AutoblogGreen
Mazda Premacy Hydrogen RE Hybrid (Iwatani Corporation version) A little while ago we told you that Mazda had begun taking orders for its Premacy Hydrogen RE Hybrid. Well, today they delivered the first one to a Japanese energy company, Iwatani Corporation. As we told you before, the Mazda ...
Suzuki and Intelligent Energy only one year of releasing fuel cell motorcycles? 1 month ago on AutoblogGreen
Suzuki Crosscage - Click above for an image gallery It's been a little while since we last heard from Suzuki regarding its planned hydrogen fuel cell motorcycle, but apparently the Japanese company has been hard at work getting the machine ready for production. According to Ivar Kvadsheim over ...
Hydrogen Road Tour ready for 1,700-mile Cali-to-Canada drive 1 month ago on AutoblogGreen
Stating next week, a little thing called the Hydrogen Road Tour will visit 28 cities over nine days. The Tour will cruise north along the West Coast, starting in Chula Vista, California and ending in Vancouver, British Columbia. The point of the trip, if the name doesn't make it obvious, is to ...
VW still betting on hydrogen, adds 16 cars to U.S. test fleet 1 month ago on AutoblogGreen
Although Volkswagen is known for its diesels, the German marque is glad to show that it's also a player on the fuel-cell battlefield. How? By shipping 16 fuel-cell Passat Lingyu sedans to the U.S. from China. The cars were brought to the California Fuel Cell Partnership facility in West Sacramento ...
