NY park getting Toro hydrogen-powered utility vehicles

[jpak]

http://www.landscapemanagement.net/landscape/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=413922

NIAGARA FALLS, NY — The Toro Company is providing Niagara Falls State Park (NFSP) with three hydrogen-powered utility vehicles based on the Toro Workman chassis by mid-2007. Toro, headquartered in Bloomington, MN, displayed the hydrogen utility vehicle in its booth at the 2007 Golf Industry Show in Anaheim, CA., on Feb. 22-24.

Toro is partnering with the State of New York to provide the next generation of turf maintenance equipment powered by hydrogen fuel cells. The project supports New York’s Executive Order 111 to adopt “Green and Clean” State buildings and vehicles. The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) is contributing $380,025 toward the project.

In response to the Executive Order, the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (NYSOPRHP) has an aggressive green parks initiative to support the advancement of hydrogen technology in New York. The NYSERDA-funded project included hydrogen fuel cell vehicles because they generate minimal emissions. Other benefits include: reduced noise, increased efficiency over gasoline- or diesel-powered equipment, rapid refueling versus slow-recharging battery-operated equipment and low emissions. Fuel cells emit water vapor as a byproduct.

“Toro is very excited to partner with the State of New York on its initiative to adopt clean-energy technologies,” said Dana Lonn, director of Toro’s Center for Advanced Turf Technology. “This project is a logical extension of our strategy and ongoing innovation, and provides us with an opportunity to gain greater operational experience in hydrogen fuel cells.”

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[papau]

1. Does anyone ever discuss the costs involved in putting energy into a fuel cell? n/t

n/t

[sam sarrha]

2. everybody needs to realize Hydrogen will come from COAL, google:Mountain topping Appalachia

and Ozarks

google :Mountain topping disaster

[jpak]

3. I beg to differ....

Schatz Solar Hydrogen Project...

http://www.humboldt.edu/~serc/trinidad.html

and the Schatz Palm Desert Renewable Hydrogen Transportation Project

http://www.humboldt.edu/~serc/transport.html

and the Norwegian Utsira Island wind/hydrogen project

http://www.hydro.com/en/press_room/news/archive/2003_05...

and Xcel's and NREL's wind/hydrogen project

http://www.physorg.com/news87494382.html

and several domestic solar hydrogen projects

http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0315/p12s01-sten.html

http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/15.03/play.html?pg=9

http://www.chewonkih2.org /

and BC's Hydrogen Highway (which uses hydroelectricity to produce H2)

http://www.hydrogenhighway.ca/code/navigate.asp?Id=265

Danish wind/hydrogen storage.

www.risoe.dk/rispubl/nei/33030-0034.pdf

Hydropower from Niagra Falls (slowly I turn :evilgrin:) can produce hydrogen as well...

[sam sarrha]

4. not enough for cars.. not enough to make a dent, those projects need funding and the oil people will

will make sure it doesnt happen..

it looks good for supplying nite time energy for homes and buisness for solar systems.. but not at an industrial level for cars.. hemp oil can do that and tie up the CO2 in a fuel production/use loop