Hydrogen

the electric cart before the electric horse

The Electric Cart Before the Electric Horse

In the various announcements recently about moving the trucking industry towards zero carbon emissions, it appears that here in Australia we are still putting the electric cart before the electric horse.
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it's the infrastructure, stupid!

It’s the Infrastructure, Stupid!

A lot of people in the trucking industry are wringing their hands and have concerns about how our industry is going to make that transition across to zero carbon operation over the next 25 or so years, but what they need to realise is, to misquote Bill Clinton, it’s not the trucks, it’s the infrastructure, stupid!  
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How Does Hydrogen Actually Work?

This is a beautifully shot video about a hydrogen truck made by Volvo in the Arctic, but begs the question, how does hydrogen actually work? Like all of these new zero carbon technologies which
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electric or hydrogen for trucks?

Electric or Hydrogen for Trucks?

We are just at the beginning of a revolution in the powering of trucks, but we are already debating the issue of electric or hydrogen for trucks? This news piece from Deutche Welle runs through the issues which we need to discuss, as we head down the road to the brave new world of zero carbon emissions.
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testing possible hydrogen technology

Testing Possible Hydrogen Technology

The Traton Group of truck makers, including MAN, Scania and International are testing possible hydrogen technology, PowerTorque asked global  MAN CEO, Alexander Vlaskamp how that is likely to play out.
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gaseous versus liquid hydrogen storage

Gaseous versus Liquid Hydrogen Storage

In PowerTorque’s ongoing guide to the alt-power conundrum, Erik Gustafson, R&D Engineer, Chart Industries explains some of the basic issues, like, gaseous versus liquid hydrogen storage. Read More
some of the basics about alternative power

Some of the Basics About Alternative Power

Creating zero-emission heavy-duty vehicles is clearly a huge challenge, although Erik Gustafson, R&D Engineer, Chart Industries, reckons we may be further along the decarbonising trucking path than we think, as he explains some of the basics about alternative power.
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