Hydrogen & Fuel Cells News

Strange - May 30
Staff, EB
Eating radiation: A new form of energy? (MIT)
Florida man invents machine to turn water into fire
first published May 30, 2007.

Renewables & hydrogen - May 22
Staff, EB
Energy from hot rocks- the hurdles for innovators
A who's who of Indonesian biofuel
Biomass fuels are just one step
New process uses aluminum alloy to generate hydrogen
first published May 22, 2007.

Nuclear reactions may produce phones' power
Jon Van, Chicago Tribune
For several years a Chicago entrepreneur has labored quietly building a company to create an alternative to batteries for powering cell phones and other small gadgets. The company deliberately kept a low profile because its core technology, first called cold fusion 18 years ago, has long been ridiculed by mainstream scientists. The phenomenon now is called low-energy nuclear reactions (LENR).
first published April 19, 2007.

Renewables - March 30
Staff, EB
Energy activists snipe at rivals
Tom Whipple on wind power
Hydro's uphill battle
The hydrogen economy - energy and economic black hole
first published March 30, 2007.

Hydrogen - Dec 24
Staff, EB
Why a hydrogen economy doesn't make sense
What's wrong with hydrogen
Lovins: 20 hydrogen myths
first published December 24, 2006.

NASA: alternative fuels for aviation
D. Daggett, O. Hadaller, R. Hendricks, and R. Walther, NASA
A technical report from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration which does a good job in pointing out the problems that need to be overcome if we plan to use alternative fuels to replace declining production.
first published December 3, 2006.

Technology - Nov 22
Staff, EB
Should Google go nuclear? (new fusion tech, and Robert Hirsch's nuclear past)
Geoengineering: new talk of manipulating Earth's climate (updated)
She harnesses viruses to make things (bio-nanotech)
Waste management: One man's trash... (plasma tech)
Breaking the H2 marriage (new catalyst)
first published November 22, 2006.

Transport - Oct 10
Staff, EB
High oil prices clip travellers' wings
Military wants a fuel-efficient Humvee
Behold, the bus of the future
Assessing GM's fuel cell strategy
Yachts are getting bigger
Forest roads crumble
first published October 10, 2006.

Hydrogen to the rescue? Questions about Iceland's sustainability
Tom Opp, Energy Bulletin
Iceland plans to be the first country to implement a hydrogen economy, taking advantage of its vast electric resources. However, sustainability is still wanting in this tiny, isolated island nation, despite its massive advantages over most countries. It cannot, at this time, free itself from the world oil economy.
first published August 29, 2006.

An Early Retirement For The Hydrogen Fuel Cell
Ulf Bossel, Lucerne Fuel Cell Conference via ER
At last weekend's Lucerne Fuel Cell Conference, Ulf Bossel, the organizer, made a pretty signinficant announcement
first published July 13, 2006.

National Energy Symposium: online resources
Various, The Communications Institute
Leaders from government, business and the media from throughout the nation participated in the National Energy Symposium June 15 at the University of Southern California. Faculty and panels included some of the nation’s leading experts, who discussed America’s and California’s energy future. (Many resources are available online.)
first published June 18, 2006.

Technofix bubbles of hydrogen and biofuels at Pentagon’s energy conversation
Jan Lundberg, Culture Change
Energy in the form of hydrogen, as well as biofuels, is one of the few mainstays of hope for clinging to global economic growth. What of lifestyle change and truly sustainable, local economics? That's not what's being planned for you.
first published June 1, 2006.