Capacity of Texas has announced it is expanding its terminal truck lineup to include three eco-friendly options by the end of next year. We’ve talked about the company’s PHETT electric terminal tractor (yard goat) before, now they’re adding more options. They include a zero-emissions terminal truck powered by hydrogen fuel cell technology, a propane hybrid [...]
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DOE seeking stakeholder feedback on commercial readiness of fuel cell and hydrogen technologies for transportation applications
February 9th, 2012 
Aaron Turpen The US Department of Energy (DOE) has issued a request for information (RFI) (DE-FOA-0000655) seeking feedback from stakeholders for technology deployment activities aimed at verifying the commercial readiness of fuel cell and hydrogen technologies. DOE emphasized that the RFI is not a funding opportunity announcement (FOA), although it may issue a related FOA in the future. Final [...]
Hydrogenics Awarded Contract by US Hybrid Corporation to Deliver Five HyPM(TM)HD Series Power Modules for Heavy Duty Mobility
January 30th, 2012 Aaron Turpen Hydrogenics Corporation, based in Ontario, Canada, has announced that the they have received orders, for the delivery of five new generation HyPM-HD Series Fuel Cell Power Modules from US Hybrid of Torrance, California. US Hybrid specializes in the design and manufacture of power conversion systems for medium and heavy duty electric, hybrid and fuel cell [...]
South Africa Testing Hydrogen Fuel Cell Mining Locomotive
January 29th, 2012 Aaron Turpen Platinum mining company Anglo American Platinum (Amplats) will be putting a fuel cell-powered locomotive into use in the next few months. Starting with surface tests and then eventually moving underground, the locomotive is being tried as an alternative to the much more expensive-to-operate diesel locomotives that cause problems with the mine’s air ventilation and exhaust [...]
