Alternative Energy / Fuel Cells

Jun 19, 2019 at 11:42 | Jon LeSage

The world's largest auto market may be changing its focus on which alternative fuel will have the leading edge. The man credited with making China the world's center of electric…

Jun 17, 2019 at 14:02 | Irina Slav

Two recent explosions at hydrogen fueling stations may have soured the fuel’s reputation, but there is increasingly optimistic sentiment for it, with two reports last week claiming it will…

May 21, 2019 at 12:25 | Irina Slav

Hydrogen as a fuel has been drawing a lot of attention ever since the world decided to start weaning itself off fossil fuels. However, after years of research, hydrogen fuelled…

Mar 08, 2019 at 17:14 | Robert Rapier

Last week I wrote an article — Water Is Not A Fuel — discussing a press release I had received from Australian-Israeli startup Electriq~Global. As I noted in that article, it wasn’t my…

Sep 20, 2018 at 13:03 | Jon LeSage

Hydrogen is seeing support grow in Europe as an alternative to oil and gas, and over renewable energy such as wind and solar. On Tuesday, 25 European nations backed…

Aug 30, 2018 at 15:38 | Irina Slav

Australia, one of the world’s top LNG exporters, has a bright future as a hydrogen economy. This is the conclusion of a brand new road map from the Commonwealth Scientific…

Aug 14, 2018 at 13:20 | Irina Slav

Drones are making inroads into the oil and gas industry, and these inroads could very well turn into highways for this technology in an industry that features a lot of…

Aug 07, 2018 at 13:02 | Tsvetana Paraskova

Resource-poor Japan has stepped up the search, research, and development of new energy sources following the Fukushima disaster in 2011. In the wake of the accident, Japan shut down almost…

Jan 12, 2018 at 17:16 | Irina Slav

Algae are probably one of the most attractive directions of scientific development when it comes to finding new green energy sources. They are cheap. They can be used either as…

Sep 08, 2017 at 16:56 | Brian Westenhaus

University of Delaware (UD) scientists have created a new technology that could make fuel cells cheaper and more durable. Hydrogen-powered fuel cells are a green alternative to internal combustion…

Mar 24, 2017 at 15:34 | Jon LeSage

Royal Dutch Shell sees that facing a lower-carbon transport future will need a “mosaic of fuels and engines,” but the energy conglomerate is leaning toward hydrogen as the alternative fuel…

Feb 24, 2016 at 10:48 | Michael McDonald

There is a small start-up company in California that appears to be setting the stage to challenge the world’s biggest companies in an emerging area…

Feb 03, 2016 at 16:03 | Leonard Hyman & William Tilles

Both the energy and transportation industries are on the brink of a revolution — if someone develops the right electricity storage device. For the automobile industry, the better the battery,…

Dec 18, 2015 at 16:58 | Michael McDonald

Is this the first serious crack in high cost of hydrogen? Hydrogen fuel cells have been one of the most exciting areas of green energy for…

Nov 13, 2015 at 15:11 | Gaurav Agnihotri

With the aim of reducing rising greenhouse gases and limiting the use of conventional fossil fuels, the world is slowly but steadily taking note of alternative…

Nov 10, 2015 at 15:57 | Gaurav Agnihotri

Rising air pollution is easily one of the biggest challenges that China is facing today. A U.S. report published this year stated that around 4,000 people…

Oct 09, 2015 at 17:33 | Gaurav Agnihotri

Elon Musk has been a media darling for quite some time and his stature as a real life ‘Iron Man’ is growing with each passing day. With PayPal, Tesla Motors,…

Sep 08, 2015 at 15:22 | Michael McDonald

Apple is notoriously known for venturing into new technologies, shrouded in secrecy. New reports say that the California-based company could be making moves into using…

May 31, 2015 at 17:57 | Andrew Topf

When George W. Bush proclaimed in 2003 that “the first car driven by a child born today could be powered by hydrogen and pollution-free,” the former U.S. President was suggesting…

May 12, 2015 at 12:36 | Michael McDonald

Elon Musk certainly has a streak of PT Barnum in him.On May 6 the widely known and frequently controversial boss of Tesla Motors introduced the company’s latest product…