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Hydrogen Power is the Future, says University Researcher
David Godsall Nov 06, 2014
Hyundai ix35 Fuel Cell Vehicle in London
Cars powered by hydrogen fuel cells will challenge the dominance of petrol and diesel cars in Britain in the near future, according to a Loughborough University researcher...
...Michael Whiteley- a student in Loughborough’s Department of Aeronautical and Automotive Engineering and a member of the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) Doctoral Training Centre for Hydrogen Fuel Cells and their Applications - is researching fuel cell degradation and has just secured funding to build what is thought to be the only test rig of its kind in the UK...
...“Fifty PhD students have been funded in the last four years through the Doctoral Training Centre in fuel cells between Loughborough, Nottingham and Birmingham universities. “A further fifty PhD students will be funded over the next four years in a new DTC that includes two universities in London...
...Michael says petrol stations could be adapted and even make their own hydrogen on site like in Japan. And if they use renewables to create the electricity, the hydrogen would be 100 per cent green...
MORE: http://www.loughboroughecho.net/lifestyle/motoring/loughborough-university-research-into-hydrogen-8046098
RELATED: Hydrogen fuel becomes a practical reality
ITV Presenter Rebecca Broxton at Honda's new Solar Hydrogen facility in Swindon, UK
The launch of the UK’s first commercial-scale hydrogen production and refuelling facility powered by solar energy heralds the dawn of an era of true carbon-free fuel.
The gas will be generated at Honda UK's manufacturing plant in Swindon at the rate of 20 tonnes per year using a process called solar hydrolysis, whereby Hydrogen will be produced from water using the heat of the sun, and used initially to power a pair of forklifts, a fleet of commercial vehicles, and an education centre situated alongside the filling station...
http://www.shdlogistics.com/news/view/hydrogen-fuel-becomes-a-practical-reality
