Throughout last week’s National Hydrogen Association conference, scientists and investors huddled in small groups in the halls of the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center. ... | more

It didn’t take long for the question to pop up in the town hall forum held at the National Hydrogen Association conference and expo in Columbia. If the United States switched to cars powered by hydrogen, wouldn’t the gas have to be produced from nuclear power? ... | more

Throughout the National Hydrogen Association’s conference and expo, scientists and entrepreneurs have been showing off their ideas for how hydrogen fuel cells can be ... | more

Xavier Corley’s eyes widened as he approached the deep candy apple red Honda Clarity parked in the exhibit hall of the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center.

Then a broad grin ... | more

Selling a hydrogen-powered car requires more than a nifty TV commercial and catchy slogan.

Dealers, salespeople and even the customer need to be trained on how the new technology works, ... | more

Taking nothing for granted: USC, the city of Columbia and the S.C. Research Authority announced Wednesday five grants awarded as part of the Greater Columbia Fuel Cell ... | more

Good place for a start-up? The seminar “Doing Business in South Carolina” was a late addition to the conference, but might have accomplished its goal.

A man ... | more

Last summer, Wayland Hiott rode in a hydrogen-powered car for the first time during a demonstration at Midlands Technical College.

A few months later, he attended a workshop at USC on ... | more

When Terry Kimmel of the Canadian Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Association dropped into a Vista art gallery, he got a shock. Two ladies asked him why he was in Columbia. For the conference, he ... | more

Have you ever wanted to drive a $500,000 car?

Well, members of the news media got that chance Tuesday, wheeling a little six-figure number around downtown Columbia as part of the ... | more

The chicken-and-egg cliche was repeated often Tuesday as those who are banking on the hydrogen fuel cell industry in South Carolina discussed work-force development.

The big question is: ... | more

South Carolina’s Hydrogen Freeway officially opened Monday with the dedication the state’s first public hydrogen fueling stations, in Aiken County and Columbia.

The ... | more

The cavernous exhibition hall evolved into a sea of blues and greens as exhibitors set up shop for the opening of this week’s National Hydrogen Association conference.

The event, ... | more

Batteries in the old forklifts at the Bridgestone/Firestone plant in Aiken just weren’t efficient.

Each forklift needed three batteries at a time.

On top of that, forklift ... | more

An expected 1,000 or so people from around the globe — researchers, entrepreneurs, bureaucrats and techno-geeks — will descend on Columbia this week for the National Hydrogen ... | more

Boosters say hydrogen and fuel cells have the potential to revolutionize the way the world makes and uses energy.

To date, hydrogen has been used to power everything from cell phones to ... | more

State and local taxpayers have paid $40.7 million in the past five years to establish a USC research base in hydrogen fuel cells and create a cottage industry for Columbia and the ... | more

State and local officials hope to tap into $15 billion a year in government investments for renewable energy under a plan unveiled Tuesday by President Barack Obama in his address to a ... | more

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In trying to build the best hydrogen fuel cell research team in America, South Carolina has taken a page from George Steinbrenner's playbook for building a great baseball team: Hire your ... | more