Posts Tagged Hydrogen Power

Argonne Researchers Splitting Water 10 Times Faster With New Metallic Compound

Posted by Mihai Sandru in Hydrogen Power on January 3, 2012

Due to its storage capacity, hydrogen has an enormous potential in the clean energy industry. Unfortunately, it is very hard to “master”: only setting apart single atoms costs a fortune! Luckily for us, researchers at the Argonne National Laboratory succeeded in splitting hydrogen molecules ten times faster, which is a lot cleaner and less expensive [...]

Wachsman's Fuel Cell Can Transform Various Fuels Into Electricity – Not Only Hydrogen

Posted by Ovidiu Sandru in Hydrogen Power on December 5, 2011

A new fuel cell that uses not only pure hydrogen to generate electricity has been discovered by Eric Wachsman, an engineering professor at the University of Maryland. It could be used in applications ranging from laptops to powering entire buildings, emitting only a fraction of the pollution today’s fuel-burning engines do. We’ve been used to [...]

Hydrogen-Generating Hybrid Solar System Invented by Duke University Researcher

Posted by Mihai Sandru in Hydrogen Power on August 10, 2011

Everyone knows photovoltaic cells are used to convert sunlight into electricity. Nico Hotz, a Duke University engineer has come up with a novel hybrid system that, according to him, could generate hydrogen by using sunlight. Instead of a standard solar-powered system, Nico Hotz proposes a hybrid option in which sunlight heats a combination of methanol [...]

Catalonian Researchers Develop World's First RC Car That Runs on Recycled Soda Cans

Posted by Mihai Sandru in Hydrogen Power on April 21, 2011

We now get to witness the world’s first remote-controlled car running on soda cans, roughly speaking, brought to us by Aleix Lovet and Xavier Saluena from the Catalonia Polytechnic Institute.

California Supplementing Their Hydrogen Refueling Stations

Posted by Mihai Sandru in Hydrogen Power on April 6, 2011

The California Energy Commission (CEC) is betting its money on the hydrogen trend and by all appearances, it won’t be a waste: codes, standards and tests to make it possible for hydrogen to be commercialized as retail fuel. But most important of all, it will build three more hydrogen refueling stations.

Hyundai Blue2 – Hydrogen Fuel Cell Concept Vehicle Unveiled in Seoul

Posted by Mihai Sandru in Hydrogen Power on April 1, 2011

Going green is a direction every major car maker has to approach at some point. It’s just that for Hyundai it’s more of a “going blue” trend than it is green: its new hydrogen fuel concept vehicle presented on this week’s Seoul auto show is called ÃƒÂ¢€Ã…â€œBlue2ÃƒÂ¢€ and it reads “Blue Squared.”

New Polymer Material Can Store Hydrogen More Effectively

Posted by Ovidiu Sandru in Energy Storage, Hydrogen Power on March 17, 2011

A new type of container for hydrogen gas has been developed by a team of Lawrence Berkeley Lab researchers. The inventors say it can store much more hydrogen than older versions, like pressurized tanks or those storing the gas inside some kinds of metallic molecular chains.

NTU Scientists Use Artificial Leaves Technology to Split Water and Generate Hydrogen

Posted by Mihai Sandru in Hydrogen Power, Solar Power on February 12, 2011

A team of researchers at the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) have recently set up a new laboratory (the first in Asia) that will be used to convert water into hydrogen fuel. As the scientists said, the development of this technology may reduce the cost of using solar power to the same price as using conventional energy sources.

Netherlands' First Public Hydrogen Fueling Station Officially Opened

Posted by Mihai Sandru in Hydrogen Power on December 6, 2010

The gas station also has a small-scale factory for converting the gas into hydrogen, which is stored in compressed form. The hydrogen fuel is fed through a special hose, just like ordinary LPG (liquefied petroleum gas) and then converted in energy by means of fuel cell technology in the cars.

Volvo Tests Petrol-Powered Fuel Cells For Extending EV Range

Posted by Ovidiu Sandru in Electric Vehicles, Hydrogen Power on October 28, 2010

Volvo has been testing lately their newest innovation in the field of electric cars – an electric car range extender based on a hydrogen fuel cell powered by liquid organic fuels, such as petrol. In collaboration with Powercell Sweden AB, Volvo’s range extender could take the EV for up to 250 kilometers more and at the same time only emit minute carbon dioxide quantities.

Photocatalyst Used For Hydrogen Generation Awarded by University of Queensland

Posted by Mihai Sandru in Hydrogen Power on October 5, 2010

This year’s UQ Foundation Research Excellence Award, consisting in $85,000 UQ, was won by Dr Yong Wang, from UQ’s School of Mechanical and Mining Engineering. Dr Wang will dedicate his research to develop powerful photocatalysts that increase the efficiency of hydrogen production.

Purification of Hydrogen Extracted from CNG Made More Efficient With New Dispersed Platinum Catalyst

Posted by Ovidiu Sandru in Hydrogen Power on September 24, 2010

A consortium involving three universities has devised an atomically dispersed platinum catalyst that could be of use in future hydrogen production systems. Maria Flytzani-Stephanopoulos from Tufts University and Manos Mavrikakis from the University of Wisconsin-Madison published their research in today’s Science journal.

Hydrogen Tank Exploded in Green Fuel Station. Is The Technology Safe Enough for Cars?

Posted by Ovidiu Sandru in Hydrogen Power on August 28, 2010

Hydrogen, the most clean fuel in the universe, has been seen with skepticism by many. Although bad events involving exploded hydrogen tanks are rare, Monroe County’s (NY) hydrogen station on Scottsville Road experienced the explosion of two tanks filled with hydrogen.

Scientists Discover How to Extract Hydrogen From Waste Vegetable Oils

Posted by Ovidiu Sandru in Hydrogen Power on July 27, 2010

Waste vegetable oils have previously been used to fuel older diesel engines, but until now nobody succeeded to extract the hydrogen in them and to sequester the carbon dioxide with cheap and affordable technologies. Leeds University scientists have broken the ice and discovered an energy efficient method of extracting both hydrogen and carbon dioxide from otherwise disposable vegetable oils.

70 Mumbai Buses Running on Hydrogen Mixed With CNG by End of 2010

Posted by Ovidiu Sandru in Biogas, Hydrogen Power on June 1, 2010

India’s largest bus manufacturer, Ashok Leyland, is going to implement a 6-liter engine that will run on clean natural gas (CNG) enriched with hydrogen, making it the first bus powered by an internal combustion engine aided by hydrogen.

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