there's a ray of light for the hydrogen industry amid the
darkness. Connecticut-based SunHydro has announced plans to
transform Interstate 95 into a hydrogen highway. Those who live
in the U.S. East Coast know that I-95 stretches from Maine to
Florida and is one of the nation's busiest interstate highways.
will construct 11 stations on the highway. Each station will be
a self-contained hydrolysis unit with solar power collectors
attached. The solar power will provide energy to create hydrogen
from water via hydrolysis. The hydrogen production system will
come from an Proton Energy, an alternative energy start-up. The
net process is expected to be much more carbon friendly than
transporting hydrogen by truck to fueling The plan is ambitious.
Explains company president Michael Grey, "Our goal is to make it
possible for hydrogen car to drive from Maine to Miami strictly
on sun and water. Having talked to several of the auto
manufacturers, the indication that we’ve received is that there
has to be a network of st