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Mercedes Turns Out Fuel-Cell B-Class Car, Ready for Public Consumption

BY Kit EatonTue Sep 1, 2009 at 6:13 AM

While some of the limelight has swung away from fuel cells, Mercedes is still chasing the technology and has just announced a new milestone: It's F-Cell is the first series-produced vehicle that's hydrogen powered. This is the ...READ»

NYK | 6 comments

Can NYK Be a "Green" Shipping Company and Still Build Coal-Carrying Super-Tankers?

BY Ariel SchwartzMon Jul 13, 2009 at 4:34 PM

Tokyo-based shipping company NYK Line has done a lot to boost its green credentials: The company docked its first solar-powered cargo ship in Los Angeles this month, recently released a concept design for a ship juiced up with fuel ...READ»

ANTARES | 1 comment

First Hydrogen Fuel Cell-Powered Plane Takes to the Skies

BY Ariel SchwartzFri Jul 10, 2009 at 8:01 AM

The world's first plane powered solely by hydrogen fuel cells took off on its maiden flight Tuesday from Hamburg Airport in Germany. The Antares DLR-H2's 10-minute flight showed off the plane's 105-mph-speed capabilities and quiet ...READ»

PEE POWER | 4 comments

Piss-Powered Cars Move Closer to Reality

BY Ariel SchwartzTue Jul 7, 2009 at 2:59 PM

Hydrogen power has long been hampered by the lack of an inexpensive, renewable fuel. As it turns out, the solution may be right underneath us. Researchers at Ohio University have discovered that hydrogen can be produced from urine ...READ»

HYDROGEN | 2 comments

Toasted Chicken Feathers Make Better Hydrogen Tanks for Fuel-Cells

BY Kit EatonWed Jun 24, 2009 at 12:03 PM

Hydrogen fuel cell technology is full of promise, but it's being held back by the problem of storing the dangerous gas safely and efficiently. Some U.S. scientists have been tackling this, and their solution is as ingenious as it ...READ»

ALTERNATIVE FUELS | Comment

The New Alternative

BY Terry TamminenMon Jun 15, 2009 at 1:47 PM

In 2008, $140 billion was invested in wind, solar, and other renewable sources of energy. Only $110 billion was invested in coal and other fossil fuel generation. What may be more remarkable was that investors would put anything into fossil-fueled power plants, knowing they were committed to buy billions more for the fuel itself over the fifty year life of those power plants, compared to zero fuel cost for wind or solar.READ»

HYRBAN | 5 comments

Riversimple: The Open-Source Hydrogen Car [update]

BY Ariel SchwartzThu Jun 11, 2009 at 4:06 PM

Think you have what it takes to design a hydrogen-powered car? How about the guts to drive one? You can find out now that the Hyrban Project's Riversimple Urban Car, an open-source vehicle, has been unveiled in London. The ...READ»

TRANSATLAS | Comment

DOE's TransAtlas Google Map Mashup Highlights Alternative Fuel Hotspots

BY Ariel SchwartzWed Jun 10, 2009 at 11:50 AM

Companies working on alternative fuel charging stations should take notice of the U.S. Department of Energy's new TransAtlas tool, an interactive Google Map mashup map of alt-fuel hotspots. TransAtlas shows existing and ...READ»

BUCHER CITYCAT | Comment

Bucher CityCat: A Hydrogen-Powered Municipal Vehicle

BY Ariel SchwartzTue May 19, 2009 at 1:43 PM

Bucher CityCat H2, the world's first municipal utility vehicle powered by fuel cells, made its debut last week in Basel, Switzerland. The street-cleaning CityCat will undergo an 18-month trial to see how well it can reduce air ...READ»

ELECTRIC CARS | 5 comments

The New Great Race - - Tesla versus Clarity

BY Terry TamminenThu Apr 23, 2009 at 1:28 PM

Listening to battery enthusiasts wax poetic about the Tesla recently--and seeing a few of them appearing on the streets of west Los Angeles--I began thinking about the old Tony Curtis film "The Great Race." The roads and Holiday Inns have improved dramatically since the period depicted in the movie, but the idea of testing the claims of exciting new technology at the dawn of a new transportation age is very much the same.READ»

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