Unfortunately I couldn’t find a photo of the new M-25 portable fuel cell, so this unusual photo from Afghanistan will have to do...You don't see too many photos from Afghanistan looking like it could be a hillside in Vermont. Via Soldiers Media Center.
Right now the spotlight is on plug-in hybrids and electric cars, but that doesn't mean that everybody has stopped thinking about fuel cell vehicles. Of course, it doesn't seem like they'll be the next big thing (maybe the one after that, or maybe they'll never make sense), but it's a good idea not to put all of our technological eggs in the same basket.
Toyota Fuel Cell Vehicle, Better in Every Way
Environment Month 2008 has seen a variety of festivals around the globe, and Japan was not to be left behind. This weekend saw the second annual Ecolife Fair burst into life with a veritable smorgasboard of all things environmental, not to mention a liberal helping of local celebrities, artists and musicians.
The Ecolife Fair 2008 was held at Yoyogi Park and NHK TV Studios in Tokyo, Japan. With sponsors such as NHK, Japan's largest television network, and Team Minus 6%, an organization founded by the Japanese government and environmental NPOs to promote the 6% CO2 emissions reduction goal established under the Kyoto Protocol, the event was guaranteed success.
It's very light, it didn't fly very fast or very far, but the plane in the photo above made aviation history by making the first manned flight powered by a hydrogen fuel cell. The Boeing Research & Technology Europe team in Madrid, Spain, modified a two-seat Dimona motor-glider and installed a hybrid propulsion system based on a hydrogen fuel cell and lithium-ion batteries.
There were three test flights in February and March around the Ocaña airfield, south of Madrid....
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