Iron "Veins" Inside Magnesium Could Make the Perfect Solution for Hydrogen Storage
A principle that mother nature uses since millions of years ago may just be the solution to an efficient hydrogen storage material, as hydrogen...
World's First Tri-Generation Fuel Cell System Open in California
After a collaboration between the US Department of Energy, California Air Resources Board, the Orange County Sanitation District, and private industry, California now has...
Hydrogen-Generating Hybrid Solar System Invented by Duke University Researcher
Everyone knows photovoltaic cells are used to convert sunlight into electricity. Nico Hotz, a Duke University engineer has come up with a novel hybrid...
BMW Looks to Power Carolina Factory With Landfill-Originated Hydrogen
Since 2003, BMW's South Carolina manufacturing plant has been using landfill-originated methane to power more than half of its equipment - that's old news. The good news is BMW is seeking a way to transform that methane to hydrogen gas, for a cleaner production process.
Delft University Students Reveal Hydrogen-Powered Forze IV Racing Car
Last week, students of the Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands have finally revealed their hydrogen-powered racing car. It is considered world’s first student-built hydrogen-powered racing car that will participate in Formula Student. This competition will bring together students from over 500 universities to show their engineering skills.
Polish Researchers Discover New Cheap Catalyst for Formic Acid Fuel Cells
Fuel cells usually need hydrogen to function, or at least a compound containing hydrogen. The rule is the same for the new direct formic acid fuel cells, developed at the Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Polish Academy of Sciences, which can use formic acid to power virtually anything from phones to cars.
Cheap Hydrogen Obtained By Using Ethanol and Sunlight
Not only one time had ethanol been tested as a reliable source of hydrogen. Now, a multi-national team of scientists from Spain, Scotland and New Zealand have devised a method to use ethanol and sunlight to extract hydrogen for use in fuel cells to generate electricity.
NASA Develops Methanol Fuel Cell For Use In Space Applications
The result of a partnership between the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California and the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, a new fuel cell technology could revolutionize the future of power sources, both commercial and military.
California's First Hydrogen Station Supplied Directly by Pipe, Not Trucks
Although much publicity has been displayed for battery-powered EVs, some important automakers like Honda, Toyota and Mercedes-Benz are set on bringing hydrogen fuel cell vehicles in front of the public by 2015. In the meantime, Toyota opens a one-of-a-kind hydrogen-fueling station in Southern California.
Atom-Thick Coating Helps Researchers Achieve Artificial Photosynthesis
By growing layers of zinc oxide and titanium dioxide on a semiconductor surface, researchers from the École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) have managed to create solar cells that can ultimately extract hydrogen from water under the direct action of sunlight, just like leaves do their natural photosynthesis.
