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Hydrogen vehicle

Lutz Wiese of Vattenfall power company refuels a hydrogen-powered Mercedes at a filling station in Berlin. Vatenfall is a partner in the world's first direct wind-hydrogen power plant, in northern Germany. Using wind-generated electricity to create hydrog

The car of the future — the very near future — might be driven by the wind

Technology

How do you balance the ebbs and flows of wind and solar power to use it when and where it’s most needed? Turn it into hydrogen and use it to drive cars.

Hydrogen fuel cell filling station

Has the hydrogen fuel car finally arrived? Automakers are betting on it

Environment

California officials introduce initiative to bring down vehicle emissions

Environment

Electric car technology coming back into popularity

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Go Hydrogen?: The Future of Automobiles

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Hydrogen: Clean Fuel of the Future?

Alex van Oss reports from Washington on the push to develop hydrogen as a clean, cheap and abundant fuel source for the future. Supporters say hydrogen fuel could be generated by using solar and wind power to split water into oxygen and hydrogen.

Hydrogen Feathers

Chemical engineers have found heated chicken feathers can efficiently store hydrogen without a huge price tag.

Leaving Hydrogen in the Dust

America dials back support for hydrogen fuel-cell cars.

The Road to Hydrogen

As President Bush renews his commitment to hydrogen fuel cell research, LOE finds out when we can expect the hydrogen rubber to hit the road.

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Emerging Science Note/Hydrogen Plane

Scientists send an experimental airplane fueled by hydrogen into the sky.

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