For 9/11, I’d like to talk about Energy Independence Day instead of Patriot’s Day. After all, patriotism isn’t the actual issue, it’s our dependence on foreign energy that caused the need for Patriot Day in the first place. I believe that hydrogen is the answer to this huge question, and there’s been an exciting development …
Finally, a hydrogen fuel cell car FOR SALE (not lease)! We loved the drive!
After taking the summer off, Kids 4 Hydrogen met to introduce Evelyn Martinez to the team. Mike Strizki, of Hydrogen House, Skyped in at the start of the meeting to invite the team to his Dedication Event for the first consumer hydrogen house in the United States on September 11th. He calls it the Energy …
Checking out the Hysolgenics Fuel Cell at an American Hydrogen Association’s Silicon Valley chapter meeting. Discussed the latest discoveries in renewable energy and unveiled their latest product.
Kids 4 Hydrogen met with Dr. Li and his researchers at his “Stinky Lab” at UCSC. They are studying how sewage can be used to produce hydrogen. At this time, they are working on a small-scale but hope to use their new technology at the Santa Cruz Neary Lagoon waste-water treatment facility.
Our K4H team is researching available, efficient, and cost-effective ways to produce hydrogen and to convert internal combustion engines to gaseous hydrogen. Nevin introduced Dr. Roger Billings’ book “Hydrogen World View” and Dr. Addison Bain’s book “Hindenburg: Exploring the Truth,” which opened up lively conversations. Nevin set the agenda and lead the team. He is …
Eleven Kids 4 Hydrogen members gathered at Merit Academy for a fascinating presentation and discussion about “Well to Wheels” costs for energy. This presentation by Tim McGuire and Lora Renz offered excellent graphs and information to help the team better understand the true costs of producing energy. After the presentation, the team met in the …
Mercedes presents “Well to Wheels” at Merit Academy Read More »
Thursday, April 24, 2014 Join CaFCP staff and its members on Thursday, April 24 from 8:30am to 5:00pm for the “Silicon Valley Driving Charged and Connected” at SAP facilities in Palo Alto California. During the day, Honda, Mercedes Benz, and Toyota will offer test drives in hydrogen-powered vehicles and will be available to answer questions. …
Silicon Valley Driving Charged and Connected” at SAP Read More »
Fuel Cell Dispatch News Monday, March 17, 2014 Why hydrogen powered cars will drive Elon Musk crazy Forget the Tesla Model S. Another car of the future is finally hitting the highway. After decades of development—and no small amount of skepticism—major automakers are set to start selling hydrogen fuel-cell cars in small numbers in the …
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At the end of Kids 4 Hydrogen’s 10-day California Hydrogen Fuel Cell Tour, the team was pumped to keep the ground swell going. California is the leader in setting up hydrogen fueling stations and leasing hydrogen fuel cell cars. Now Teagan Knight, a high school junior, is working with high schools and colleges in all …
Teagan Knight vows to establish Kids 4 Hydrogen chapters in 50 states! Read More »
Team Kids4Hydrogen met to discuss plans for each new chapter. They developed information packets and documents for new chapters that are opening across the United States!
Natalie drove the F-Cell and handed it off to Raymond Lee. The team L0VED driving the Mercedes F-Cell and will buy fuel cell cars when they are available in 2015! Thank you to Michael Schweizer and Lora Renz for making their Mercedes F-Cell available to us for our 10-day tour!
After planning this tour for over a year, the kids watched the 10-day H2 tour slideshow in Merit’s theater with the Kids 4 Hydrogen team and their families. They devoured a delicious teriyaki chicken dinner and yummy carrot cake! Enjoying a delicious BBQ dinner before the slideshow! Great closure — lots of laughs!
Joe Jordan, the NASA scientist who introduced Merit Academy students to hydrogen fuel cell technology in February 1997, visits the Kids 4 Hydrogen team in Santa Cruz to cheer them on! He traveled with the Merit Academy team to Humboldt State in 1997 to meet engineers who taught the students about fuel cells. Then, Jordan …
After traveling over 1200 miles on our 10-day tour, we loved arriving in Santa Cruz — headquarters for Kids 4 Hydrogen! Friends and family met us on the Pacific Garden Mall where we conducted our last demonstration and Q&A. Michael Beck gave an interview with KSBW, Channel 8, and Rebecca Fang gave an interview with …