Forget about Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt driving up to a movie premier in a BMW Hydrogen 7. Forget about Cameron Diaz, Jay Leno, Will Ferrell, Arnold Schwarzenegger and even Prince Charles driving hydrogen cars.
Apparently New Mexico is the new Hollywood and a 35-foot film truck will be using hydrogen gas to cook food for the crew and have an oxygen bar to keep stars and staff alert. The hydrogen and oxygen will be created from wind turbines from Jetstream Wind that will electrolyze water to create hydrogen and oxygen for the film truck.
According to the Hydrogen Journal, “The truck will also supply oxygen (generated when water was electrolysed with electricity from the wind turbine) for ‘oxygen bar therapy’ to actors and film crew so they can breathe it directly. This is thought to increase energy, stamina, concentration and alertness, promote relaxation, ease headaches and hangovers and make skin look fresher.”
New Mexico is often used for the on-location shooting of major motion pictures. The name of the film has not be disclosed yet, nor the actors or director. Leave it to Hollywood to come up with a creative use for electrolysis of water. And, let’s hope that sniffing a little pure oxygen is all they do on set.