There's a lot of buzz about energy and alternative fuels today. Hybrid-electric vehicles are becoming more common and E85 (a mixture of 85% ethanol and 15% gasoline) refueling pumps are growing in ...

Safety measures are being developed to deal with the special properties of hydrogen as the pace quickens to bring heavy-duty fuel-cell trucks to market. Fuel cell systems usually have a fuel cell ...

At the turn of the millennium, interest in the prospect of plentiful and clean hydrogen energy was growing—but, as with any fuel source, there were concerns over the safety of storing, moving, and ...

Hydrogen safety utilizes the same safety concepts as other flammables and cryogenics. Though it’s been around forever, we have only begun to understand its potential. Energy derived from oil is not ...

The Biden administration, companies and environmentalists are eyeing hydrogen to achieve ambitious climate targets, but safety concerns are emerging about the fuel. Lynn Rigsbee was sitting on her ...

In its pure state, hydrogen is fine, but a mixture of air and hydrogen can be explosive. Then, why hydrogen? Operating an electric power generator produces large amounts of heat that must be removed ...

Hydrogen, of course, is especially flammable. Counterintuitively, when it comes to safety, this is as much a blessing as it is a curse. Due to its high flammability, hydrogen burns extremely quickly, ...

I have two kids, and in about a month I plan to be putting them in the back of a fuel-cell Toyota Highlander. Fuel-cell cars are essentially electric vehicles that replace batteries with tanks of ...

GE Vernova has been selected for award negotiations by the U.S. Department Energy’s (DOE) Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Office (HFTO) to lead a project aiming to enable permitting and safety for ...

Hyundai just gave safety-minded car fans something to smile about, as the all-new NEXO hydrogen fuel cell SUV earned a perfect five-star rating from Euro NCAP, Europe’s toughest independent ...

Joe Powell from the University of Houston Energy Transition Institute, examines weather hydrogen is safe. “Many remember the Hindenburg disaster in May 1937, where a hydrogen-filled airship caught ...