DAYTON, Ohio — Millennium Reign Energy CEO Chris McWhinney can still remember when a friend introduced him to a device called an electrolyzer, which makes hydrogen and oxygen out of water and electricity.
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Millennium Reign Energy designs, manufactures and distributes hydrogen generators
The company also created the “Ohio Hydrogen Triangle” with hydrogen-powered vehicle fueling stations in Dayton, Portsmouth and Columbus
McWhinney’s goal is to produce 30,000 stations during the next 20 years
That moment got him thinking and would lead to decades of research, trial and error and various patents and prototypes.
“When I saw that, I was like, well, if we can make the same type of power that powers the space shuttle, why not do that instead of gasoline,” said McWhinney.
McWhinney founded Millennium Reign Energy in 2008. The company designs,…