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GENSLER | Comment

Gensler Wins Award for Greenhouse/Hydrogen Generating Bridge

BY Cliff Kuang
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Fri Oct 30, 2009 at 1:27 PM

The architecture firm proposes a solar-powered greenhouse that would rest on abandoned train tracks in Chicago.READ»

BUCHER CITYCAT | Comment

Bucher CityCat: A Hydrogen-Powered Municipal Vehicle

BY Ariel Schwartz
Relevancy Score: 100
Tue 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 Tamminen
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Thu 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»

CAR | Comment

The Horseless Carriage Will Never Catch On

BY Terry Tamminen
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Fri Feb 20, 2009 at 3:05 PM

Regardless of which technology any of us may prefer, I’m proud to be the world’s first automotive customer to trade in a hydrogen fuel cell car for a newer one! After nearly five years driving several generations of the Honda FCX, I traded in mine for a new Honda Clarity. I also get bragging rights for being the first retail customer to buy hydrogen at a gas station in 2004.READ»

FUEL CELLS | Comment

Hydrogen Fuel Gets a Boost on Long Island

BY Ariel Schwartz
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Thu Feb 19, 2009 at 12:56 PM

The Long Island town of Hempstead has opened a hydrogen fueling station less than 24 hours after San Francisco unveiled three plug-in hybrid (PHEV) fueling stations. The $2 million Hempstead station, which makes hydrogen on-site ...READ»

ALT-FUEL | 5 comments

First Gadget-Charging Fuel Cell Isn't a Taste of the Future

BY Kit Eaton
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Thu Feb 12, 2009 at 5:49 AM

Fuel cells will one day power your car, your laptop, camera and cellphone, but until the day the tech matures enough to become fully integrated, a likely stopgap will be gadget power-booster devices like this new one from Medis ...READ»

ALT-POWER | 4 comments

Renewable Energy Solar Cells Ain't So Renewable

BY Kit Eaton
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Tue Feb 10, 2009 at 7:29 AM

Sanyo's just announced that it's going to build a new factory in Japan dedicated to solar photovoltaic cell manufacture--the company plans to double its solar cell output to meet rising demand as the world slowly catches on to the ...READ»

AIR POLLUTION | Comment

Crack Coal CO2 with Renewable Energy in a Hybrid Power System

BY Wilmot McCutchen
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Thu Jan 22, 2009 at 5:18 PM

Clean coal must be the only way forward in the near term, but there is no clear plan. There is a lot of vehemence about renewables replacing coal, so first we need to do a reality check. We can't do without coal for electricity, ...READ»

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY | Comment

World's Smallest Fuel Cell Built, 3mm Across

BY Kit Eaton
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Fri Jan 9, 2009 at 8:11 AM

Fuel cells are hot news at the moment, with advances being made every day. And now a US team has built the world's smallest fully-functioning hydrogen fuel cell that measures just 3mm on a side. While conventional battery tech is ...READ»

ALTERNATIVE FUEL | 2 comments

New Hydrogen Production Method Means Bye-Bye Oil?

BY Kit Eaton
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Wed Jan 7, 2009 at 7:26 AM

Hydrogen's promise as an incredibly useful fuel has long been known. It's light, clean, non-polluting, and not overly difficult to produce. But researchers have recently cracked a new more effective method for producing the gas that's ...READ»

BATTERIES | Comment

Why The Reign of Conventional Batteries Is Nearly Over

BY Kit Eaton
Relevancy Score: 100
Fri Dec 12, 2008 at 7:28 AM

As usual this holiday season millions of kids will be opening gifts that a caring parent must crack open immediately to jam in batteries before the playing can begin. Since its invention in 1800 as the "Voltaic pile" by Alessandro ...READ»

BATTERY | 2 comments

Tech Watch: Nukes In Your Yard and Fuel Cells In Your Pocket

BY Chris Dannen
Relevancy Score: 100
Wed Nov 12, 2008 at 10:15 AM

Two companies are doing two very different things to address the energy problem in America. How about a mini-reactor giving your neighborhood nuclear power? Or would you like thin fuel cell chips to give your gadgets juice?READ»

FUELL CELL | Comment

Forget Electric Cars: The Hydrogen Road Rally Starts Today

BY Ariel Schwartz
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Tue May 26, 2009 at 8:00 AM

Hydrogen fuel cell vehicles are often criticized for being energy inefficient, but that hasn't stopped the annual Hydrogen Road Tour from demonstrating the capabilities of fuel cell-equipped cars. The annual rally spans over 1,700 ...READ»

HYRBAN | 4 comments

Riversimple: The Open-Source Hydrogen Car [update]

BY Ariel Schwartz
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Thu 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»

FUEL CELLS | Comment

Toshiba Releases Methanol-Powered Fuel Cell Gadget Charger

BY Ariel Schwartz
Relevancy Score: 100
Thu Oct 22, 2009 at 4:42 PM

Gadget lovers, rejoice: Toshiba has finally released its long-awaited portable fuel-cell charger for mobile devices. But at $320, the methanol cartridge-powered Dynario fuel cell isn't cheap. A single cartridge can charge a single ...READ»

EMPIRE STATE BUILDING | Comment

What’s Happening On The Fifth Floor?

BY Terry Tamminen
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Mon Sep 28, 2009 at 1:56 PM

That’s what all of these stories have in common - - profitable ways to cut carbon. READ»

APET | Comment

APET Touts Zinc as a Lithium Battery Replacement, But is it Feasible?

BY Ariel Schwartz
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Fri Sep 18, 2009 at 12:11 PM

Lithium ion batteries are the de facto choice for most plug-in hybrid and electric vehicle manufacturers, but at least one company thinks that zinc-air batteries are a better option. Advanced Power and Energy Sources Transportation ...READ»

HYDROGEN ECONOMY | 7 comments

Why Is the Auto Industry Spending Billions on Hydrogen-Powered Wishful Thinking?

BY Ariel Schwartz
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Fri Sep 11, 2009 at 3:12 PM

Everyday, it seems, we hear about another electric vehicle start-up with plans to revolutionize the auto industry. And with companies like Coulomb Technologies and Better Place slowly expanding their networks of EV charging and ...READ»

LANDFILLS | 1 comment

Trash Into Treasure: South Korea Builds First Landfill-Powered Hydrogen Station

BY Ariel Schwartz
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Thu Sep 3, 2009 at 2:51 PM

Landfills now have a use besides stinking up large areas of land. The South Korean government is working on a project to produce hydrogen from natural biogases (aka methane) produces in landfills. The facility, which is being ...READ»

FUEL CELL CARS | 2 comments

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

BY Kit Eaton
Relevancy Score: 100
Tue 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»

BATTERY-POWERED CARS | 1 comment

The Myth of Battery Cars

BY Terry Tamminen
Relevancy Score: 100
Mon Aug 31, 2009 at 12:55 PM

It’s time to dump the battery-powered car in the same policy landfill as corn-based ethanol.READ»

TOYOTA | 8 comments

Toyota's Big Electric Car Blunder

BY Chris Dannen
Relevancy Score: 100
Tue Jul 21, 2009 at 8:52 AM

Bill Reinert hates the plug-in electric car. He hates ethanol too. And what Bill Reinert hates matters to every car-buying American: he's Toyota's national sales manager and in-house energy sage, and he knows his stuff. But is he too ...READ»

ANTARES | 1 comment

First Hydrogen Fuel Cell-Powered Plane Takes to the Skies

BY Ariel Schwartz
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Fri 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»

HYDROGEN | 2 comments

Toasted Chicken Feathers Make Better Hydrogen Tanks for Fuel-Cells

BY Kit Eaton
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Wed 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»

ECO-FRIENDLY | Comment

Celebrate Hondas 50th Anniversary in Miami

BY Ivan Glickman
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Fri Jun 19, 2009 at 2:52 PM

Honda just marked its first 50 years in America, commemorating the establishment of American Honda Motor Co., Inc., in a small Los Angeles storefront on June 11, 1959. "On behalf of the tens of thousands of Honda ...READ»

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