April 22nd, 2010
The Associated Press reported recently on new developments in the effort to make burning hydrogen in a car's internal combustion engine practical and affordable.
Development of a marketable hydrogen car has been faced with incredible obstacles. While hydrogen is environmentally friendly, it is also both explosive and highly flammable as a gas. That brings profound safety concerns to the design table when engineers look at developing a practical hydrogen-powered automobile. The lack of any refueling infrastructure has also been a problem. And the weight of a hydrogen fuel cell has also be a hindrance – until now.
An Israeli company based in Geneva, Switzerland, C.En Ltd., has developed a system of light glass filaments that bond with hydrogen. The system makes a car's fuel cell comparable in weight to a normal gas tank.