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Hydrogen Fuel Cell is the all new alternative fuel. Simple add-ons to your car's engine would now allow you to greatly Increase your Fuel Economy. For many years scientists, drivers and car owner have been seeking a way to replace the traditional fuel in the car's engine.

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Would you like to listen to the keynote speech by General Motors’ Larry Burns in which he makes a call for a vast expansion of hydrogen stations to fuel the current and future generations of fuel cell vehicles? As a result of recent studies completed with Shell Hydrogen, he stated with confidence that a hydrogen fueling infrastructure is less challenging and less costly than many people think.

Last month, the National Hydrogen Association wrapped up its Annual Conference and Hydrogen Expo, held this year in Sacramento, California.

H2Gen’s Sandy Thomas presented the findings of a comprehensive, life cycle analysis of hybrid, plug-in, ethanol and hydrogen vehicles showing that while all of these fuel and technology pathways should be pursued for near-term benefits.

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SMUD opens hydrogen vehicle fueling station powered by the sun

Will be used to fuel SMUD hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles as well as others in the region The Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) is taking a bold step into the future of automotive technology. Earlier this month SMUD formally opened a solar-powered hydrogen fueling station for fuel-cell electric vehicles (FCEV).

The station is part of a joint SMUD, BP, Ford and U.S. Department of Energy project to demonstrate FCEVs and generation of hydrogen from renewable sources. The station produces hydrogen onsite using power from the sun produced by a large solar panel array. The hydrogen will be used to fuel SMUD FCEVs and other hydrogen-powered vehicles in the region. The project is the next step in a nearly two-decade-long effort by SMUD to improve local air quality by advancing alternative-fuel clean transportation, as well as cleaner power sources.

Energy Tags: battery technology, solar power

Did you see the article I read recent about German automaker BMW being hell bent on producing cars to run on hydrogen fuel by year 2008? Well, BMW may not be the first to give hint of the intention to build hydrogen vehicles. General Motors was known to have been working at producing hydrogen cars too, since year 2000.

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There is a new website dedicated to Hydrogen Fuel that has come on to the scene. H2 and You

Anyways I would like to clip from one of their stories today about the use of hydrogen fuel in buses in CA. Check it out and learn:

Riding Hydrogen Buses in California Using public transportation is a good way to reduce pollution caused by personal vehicles. In the San Francisco Bay Area, AC Transit, one of the largest public transport systems in the region, is taking that idea a step further. They're replacing some transit buses running on diesel with hybrid buses that are powered by electricity from hydrogen fuel cells and batteries. AC Transit calls this program "Taking the HyRoad," with "Hy" referring to hydrogen and hybrid technology. Since March 2006, these new buses have transported more than 150,000 people, educating them about hydrogen and fuel cells and eliminating particulates like nitrous oxide and carbon dioxide which standard diesel buses emit. The hydrogen buses are extremely quiet, and get their power from the electricity produced by the on-board hydrogen fuel cell, as well as regenerative breaking from the hybrid propulsion system. The result is a very smooth, quiet, clean ride, especially compared to a bus with an internal combustion engine and transmission.

Energy Tags: alternative, wind power

As the news media likes to discuss daily, there are many risks to hydrogen fuel vehicles. Not the least of which is the cost effective replacement of tanks at refueling stations the world over.

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