Hydrogen Powered Toys

I’ve come across two cool hydrogen-powered toys recently: a hybrid solar / hydrogen fuel cell car kit from Hammacher Schlemmer that uses solar-powered electrolysis of water to produce hydrogen to power a fuel cell to drive the car’s electric motor, and a hydrogen-powered rocket from Estes Rockets that uses battery-powered electrolysis of water to produce hydrogen for the rocket launch. I’m encouraged by the emergence of these toys since putting clean energy technology into the hands and imaginations of kids and adults is a great thing to do to promote awareness of socity’s need to wean ourselves from fossil fuels. More on clean energy later…