Hydrogen

This summer, NASA’s Perseverance rover will set out on a voyage to the edge of the Jezero crater on Mars. The goal of the mission is to learn more about our neighboring planet, and to collect core samples that will one day return to Earth. The hope is that by…

Make it real — This theoretical engine could drastically reduce the cost of getting to space. Daniel Oberhaus, Wired.com - Jun 27, 2020 12:00 pm UTC Enlarge / Mountain Aerospace Research Solution's Fenris engine during its first hotfire last July. Aaron Davis | Mountain Aerospace Research SolutionsThere's a small airfield…

This article was originally published by John Faulkner on Clean Fleet Report, a publication that gives its readers the information they need to move to cars and trucks with best fuel economy, including electric cars, fuel cells, plug-in hybrids, hybrids and advanced diesel and gasoline engines. Hyundai got it right…

Gumpert is seeking assistance to bring the fuel-cell-powered Nathalie sports car to the market. The car was first previewed at the Geneva Motor Show last year before becoming official this past March. Drive is provided by a 15 kW methanol fuel-cell producing hydrogen from methanol and converting it into electricity.…

MILAN (Reuters) - Europe’s biggest utility Enel is set to launch a green hydrogen business next year to speed up its plans to become a carbon-free power producer by 2050.FILE PHOTO: A logo of Italian multinational energy company Enel is seen at the Milan's headquarter, Italy, February 5, 2020. REUTERS/Flavio…

Illustration: NikolaTruck YeahThe trucks are good!Today, a story about Nikola, a startup that is valued in the billions despite having no revenue, appeared on Bloomberg, headlined “Nikola Founder Exaggerated the Capability of His Debut Truck.” Within about an hour, Nikola’s founder was rage-tweeting, calling for the author of the story…

Nikola Motors is worth $23 billion despite zero sales or revenue. Founder and chairman Trevor Milton told CNBC that's because investors "don't care." Instead, they care about reducing emissions and the promise of Nikola's technology. While Tesla has its eyes on a battery powered semi-truck, Nikola is eyeing hydrogen fuel cells. Visit Business Insider's…

The hydrogen fuel cell car is not dead yet; indeed, a new Australian company has just launched, promising to build industrial vehicles and passenger cars using fuel cell/ultracapacitor hybrid electric powertrains, with a "Snowy" SUV coming in 2022/3.H2X Australia recently popped up out of stealth mode claiming to have several…

the cityhawk eVTOL flying car by metro skyways, a subsidiary company of israeli-based aerodynamic technologies developer, urban aeronautics, will run on hydrogen. cityhawk is based on the company’s cormorant design (previous coverage here) and constitutes its flagship fancraft model. the futuristic vehicle will now come in an eVTOL (electrical vertical…

Using data acquired in 2007 and 2008 during flybys of Venus and Mercury by NASA’s MESSENGER spacecraft, researchers found the neutron lifetime to be 780 seconds. Cosmic rays striking Venus’ atmosphere eject neutrons that gradually fly into space. As neutrons move to higher altitudes, more time passes, and more neutrons…