BMW is heavily vested in hydrogen fuel cells and has been investigating using landfill gases to create hydrogen (H2) for use in hydrogen-powered vehicles. They’ve had an experimental plant in South Carolina since 2003. The plant, located in Spartanburg, SC, has been porting methane gas from a nearby Waste Management garbage dump, siphoning the gases [...]
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BMW Studying Landfill Gas to H2 Plant
August 4th, 2011 
Aaron Turpen 
Posted in Fuel Alternatives, Hydrogen 
Tags: BMW, Fuel cell, Hydrogen, Hydrogen vehicle, landfill gas, South Carolina, Technology, Waste Management 
Comments OffHydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicles
July 4th, 2011 Aaron Turpen from FutureCars.com When it comes to hydrogen fuel cell vehicles(HFCVs for those in the know), there are two questions that consistently come up. Whether you’re new to the alt-fuel realm or have been following it for years, these questions still need answering. Are there any available car models that use a hydrogen fuel cell? This question [...]
Posted in Alternative Cars, Alternative Vehicles, Fuel Alternatives, Hydrogen Tags: Devices, Energy, Fuel cell, Honda FCX Clarity, Hydrogen, Hydrogen vehicle, Mercedes-Benz F-Cell, Technology Comments OffRenewable Hydrogen Through Manganese Water and Sunlight
May 18th, 2011 Aaron Turpen Monash University researchers and scientists from the University of Davis in California as well as the Australian Synhchrotron have come up with a method for producing hydrogen from water using manganese and sunlight. The way it works is the manganese acts as a catalyst as it cycles between two oxidation states. Voltage is used to [...]
Los Alamos Researchers Develop Platinum-free Catalysts for Fuel Cells
April 26th, 2011 Aaron Turpen In a paper published in Science, Los Alamos researchers Gang Wu, Christina Johnston, and Piotr Zelenay, joined by researcher Karren More of Oak Ridge National Laboratory show a family of non-precious metals that approach the performance of platinum as catalysts in high-power fuel cell applications. Their approach uses polyaniline (PANI) as a precursor to a carbon-nitrogen [...]
Posted in Fuel Alternatives, Hydrogen Tags: Catalysis, Fuel cell, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, United States Department of Energy Comments OffMichigan Gets on the Bus in Building First Public Hydrogen Fueling Station
April 21st, 2011 Aaron Turpen The following is from Kevin at HydrogenCarsNow, a great blog about hydrogen-powered vehicles and technologies. Just northwest of Detroit in a place called Grand Blanc Township, Michigan’s first public hydrogen fueling station is being built – and it’s about time. With the rollout of the first commercial hydrogen cars expected in 2015, it would be [...]
Posted in Fuel Alternatives, Hydrogen Tags: Hydrogen, Hydrogen station, Hydrogen vehicle, Kettering University, Technology Comments Off
