Topic: Fuel Cells

World Water Day 2012: Two innovations for purifying water

Harnessing the bacteria naturally occurring in water and using solar energy are just two innovations that may help bring clean drinking water to the world's poor.

Will nationalizing mines make South African poverty worse?

South Africa has a 20 percent unemployment rate and rampant poverty, which will only get worse if the government begins interfering in mining operations.

Ford: Future of the auto? Gridlock.

Ford great grandson says congestion will be major concern by 2040. Bill Ford Jr. calls for automakers and governments to find technology to solve huge looming traffic jams in the world's cities.

NASA shuts down space shuttle Discovery for final time

BMW looks to hydrogen. Not for car. For factory.

BMW unit in US is researching whether it can turn landfill gas into hydrogen, which could power the BMW factory in South Carolina.

Africa is becoming a test lab for mobile phone development

Lessons in innovation that Vodafone learns from its work in sub-Saharan Africa will be applied to its projects around the world.

The silver lining of Japan’s earthquake

A massive earthquake and tsunami have accomplished what Japan's fiscal policy and central bank could not. Rebuilding a large swath of Japan will stimulate domestic growth and global demand, energy-efficient technologies, while helping to integrate China and Japan.

Air travel: Are there greener ways to fly?

Airlines and airplane manufacturers are working to make air travel greener. Meantime, consider taking a bus or train.

Bacteria in soil could provide electric power

On their own, the batteries don't provide much power, but they could be stacked to produce higher wattages.

Get ready to rumble: Air Force mystery spaceship X-37B to launch today

Shrouded in secrecy, the Air Force mystery spaceship X-37B will launch tonight in Florida.

Bloom Energy press conference: Bloom box officially unveiled

With a list of luminaries that included former Secretary of State Colin Powell, the Bloom Box was officially unveiled at the Bloom Energy press conference in San Jose, Calif. The question remains whether the company's new method of making fuel cells can deliver on all the hype.

Bloom Box: Frequently asked questions

Bloom Energy officially announces its Bloom Box Wednesday. What is 'the power plant in a box,' how does it work, and can it deliver on its clean-energy claims?

Bloom Box raises experts' eyebrows

Can Bloom Energy's fuel-cell-in-a-box succeed where others have failed?

Bloom Box: What 60 Minutes left out

The '60 Minutes' Bloom Box spot revealed a lot about the clean-energy 'power house.' Here's information that didn't air on TV.

Bloom Box: What is it and how does it work?

A '60 Minutes' Bloom Box segment has many excited about the home power plant. Is it too good to be true?

Japan leads the race for a hydrogen fuel-cell car

Japanese carmakers, such as Toyota, are developing an affordable hydrogen car using fuel cells. Meanwhile, the government and energy companies are funding hydrogen refueling stations needed for the cars' widespread use.

Is hydrogen the future? This car goes 0 to 60 in 12 seconds.

US Energy Secretary Steven Chu has said that hydrogen-fueled cars will not be pratical for a decade. But researchers at Hyundai-Kia Motors in South Korea say they're on course to make them in six years.

South Korea invests big in green industry – or does it?

Some 80 percent of its $38 billion economic stimulus package is for clean technology. But environmentalists say half the money is 'greenwash.'

Solar-hydrogen house in Florida combines new, old

It may look like an out-of-place throwback, but the Off-Grid, Zero Emissions Building has a futuristic purpose.

Letters to the Editors

Readers write about the future of electric vehicles.

Iceland strides toward a hydrogen economy

Global economic crises underscores urgency of the goal, even as it delays progress.

Björk to the rescue with feminine values?

Iceland's newest venture capital fund draws on singer's fame

Seeking $34 billion from Congress, automakers promise electric cars

Ford, General Motors, and Chrysler, seeking access to $34 billion in taxpayer-financed loans, have presented to Congress plans to invest in clean technologies and to accelerate the development of fuel efficient vehicles.

Space station to get ‘home makeover’

A shuttle, launching Friday, will bring a new bathroom, fridge, and water system.