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On the road in 2015: from startup to run in 5-10 seconds

On the road in 2015: from startup to run in 5-10 seconds

If hydrogen fuel cells are in our future, we may start our day waiting for the gasses to get up to pressure and traveling to work listening to the pickup of an electric direct drive motor. For a preview of the experience, we went for a drive with Mark Rossetto ... read more

1 year, 3 months ago by: kirstendirksen  staff  comments

Hydrogen fuel cell grease monkey

Hydrogen fuel cell grease monkey

It's been hyped for it's cleanliness (it's only visible emission is water) and it's futuristic hi-techiness (the technology has powered the space shuttle and submarines), but hydrogen fuel cell vehicles have also gotten a bad rap for using a technology that won't be available until ... read more

1 year, 3 months ago by: kirstendirksen  staff  comments

Two centuries of fuel cells... why now?

Two centuries of fuel cells... why now?

The first hydrogen fuel cell was created in 1839 by Welsh inventor William Grove, but it didn't produce enough electricity to be useful. Nearly 2 centuries later, critics still make the same claim, but governments and major car companies are betting otherwise. For a peek at what a hydrogen ... read more

1 year, 3 months ago by: kirstendirksen  staff  comments

A poop powered power plant

A poop powered power plant

Animal and human waste have the power to fuel homes (India) and even a train (Sweden), and since 2004, biogas has even been fueling a hydrogen fuel cell power plant at one Seattle area wastewater treatment center. Using the methane by-product from the sewage of 650,000 Seattle area residents ... read more

1 year, 3 months ago by: kirstendirksen  staff  comments

Tweeting about hydrogen FCVs, EVs and Leontyne Price

Tweeting about hydrogen FCVs, EVs and Leontyne Price

Being married to an early adopter means that I joined the twitterverse before I had any friend there to connect with, so my account sat empty for nearly a year. Then last month I started to tweet- at a moment when it seems the trend is starting to tip- and ... read more

1 year, 5 months ago by: kirstendirksen  staff  2 comments

Praying to the Prius

Praying to the Prius

In those early days of hybrid ownership (though technically I have been just borrowing this gas-electric vehicle from my parents while in the U.S.), I was naively unaware of my, and my parents', toxic emissions.Leaving Cloverdale, CA for a 785 mile drive to Seattle, WA, I (with my ... read more

3 years, 1 month ago by: kirstendirksen  staff  comments

 

 

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