Meet the evangelist for the gospel of hydrogen power
Roy Furchgott, New York Times
Dec. 29, 2020
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Mike Strizki at his home in Ringoes, N.J., Dec. 11, 2020, sitting on a hydrogen powered lawn mower which has a hydrogen tank attached to it and a solar panel on top. His passion for the planet-saving benefits of hydrogen power requires him to refine the fuel himself in his backyard. (Kat Slootsky/The New York Times)KAT SLOOTSKY/NYTShow MoreShow Less
2of9Solar panels at the home of Mike Strizki in Ringoes, N.J., Dec. 1, 2020. Strizki uses water and solar power to make hydrogen fuel. (Kat Slootsky/The New York Times)KAT SLOOTSKY/NYTShow MoreShow Less
The Gospel of Hydrogen Power
Mike Strizki powers his house and cars with hydrogen he home-brews. He is using his retirement to evangelize for the planet-saving advantages of hydrogen batteries.
Mike Strizki at his home in Ringoes, N.J. His passion for the planet-saving benefits of hydrogen power requires him to refine the fuel himself in his backyard.Credit.Kat Slootsky for The New York Times
By Roy Furchgott
Dec. 28, 2020
In December, the California Fuel Cell Partnership tallied 8,890 electric cars and 48 electric buses running on hydrogen batteries, which are refillable in minutes at any of 42 stations there. On the East Coast, the number of people who own and drive a hydrogen electric car is somewhat lower. In fact, there’s just one. His name is Mike Strizki. He is so devoted to hydrogen fuel-cell energy that he drives a Toyota Mirai even though it requires him to refine hydrogen fuel in his yard himself.
The End Of Hydrogen Car Tax Credits By Irina Slav - Dec 27, 2020, 2:00 PM CST
A tax credit of $8,000 for buyers of fuel cell cars in the United States is set to expire at the end of the year in what would be a major setback for a technology that never really caught on. It will now become even harder for fuel cell car makers to sell their product in one of the biggest car markets in the world. According to a report from CarsDirect, the federal tax credit, which covers cars manufactured in the past three years, will deal a major blow to Toyota, which is just preparing for the launch of its new fuel cell passenger car, the Mirai, next year. At the same time, the report argues, the expiry of the tax credit will strengthen the upper hand of EVs over fuel cell vehicles.
Nikola wants cheap electricity for Arizona hydrogen stations
Business plan depends on making hydrogen fuel at reasonable cost
2 1,488 2 minutes read Arizona’s largest utility is asking the state for permission to sell cheap electricity to Nikola Corp. so the startup electric truck maker can build hydrogen fuel stations for its Class 8 fuel cell trucks.
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Arizona’s largest utility wants state permission to sell cheap electricity to Nikola Corp. (NASDAQ: NKLA) so the startup electric truck maker can build hydrogen fuel stations for its Class 8 fuel cell trucks.
Massive amounts of electricity are required to make hydrogen through electrolysis. It is a process that breaks down water into oxygen and hydrogen gas. Nikola plans to break ground on its first hydrogen station between Arizona and California next year. It ultimately plans a network of 700 stations. Each would cost about $17 million, the company told investors.
SoCalGas to Test Technology that Could Transform Hydrogen Distribution and Enable Rapid Expansion of Hydrogen Fueling Stations
New device separates hydrogen from natural gas when the two gases are blended in pipelines
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LOS ANGELES, Dec. 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ With clean hydrogen gaining recognition worldwide as the carbon-free fuel capable of making a significant contribution to addressing climate change, Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) today announced it will field test a new technology that can simultaneously separate and compress hydrogen from a blend of hydrogen and natural gas. At scale, the technology would allow hydrogen to be easily and affordably transported via the natural gas pipeline system, then extracted and compressed at fueling stations that provide hydrogen for fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs). Created by Netherlands-based HyET Hydrogen, the technology is designed to provide pure highly-compresse