Platinum Nugget

Dutch University Discovers How to Reduce Platinum Use in Fuel Cells

Researchers from Tufts University have discovered a way to make fuel cells cheaper by using less platinum. Platinum is used as a catalyst in fuel cells,...

Hydrogen Fuel Cars Focus of Department of Energy Grant

One of the major factors holding back hydrogen cars up until now has been storage. There is currently no economical way to store the gas...
Artificial leaf prototype

Caltech’s ‘Artificial Leaf’ Could Revolutionize the Hydrogen Economy

Caltech institutions's newly invented 'Artificial leaf' is a highly efficient stand-alone photoelectrochemical (PEC) device which can split water into hydrogen and oxygen using sun light. "The first car...

The Solar Cells that Make Hydrogen Gas

Exciting new research demonstrates that solar energy could be used create hydrogen fuel. At the Eindhoven University of Technology, researchers have unveiled a new solar cell...

Toyota Test Their First Fuel Cell Buses

First Toyota hydrogen fuel cell bus is currently under testing in Tokyo, Japan, in preparation for market launch. Over the past few years, we have...

How the Chinese Tackle Air Pollution With Hydrogen Trains

In China, commuters in Qingdao can now arrive to work on board a bright orange tram that runs entirely on hydrogen and emits only...
World's First 300+mi ZEV - 2016 Toyota Mirai Hits the Docks in California.

Toyota Mirai Offers the Most Zero-Emissions Miles

Fall 2016, Toyota North America plans to officially launch the world’s first full-production hydrogen fuel cell vehicle (FCV), the 2016 Toyota Mirai. Like all ZEVs...

Hydrogen From Ammonia to Power Fuel Cell Cars

In their search for cheap methods to produce hydrogen to power fuel cell cars, British scientists proposed to derive the precious element from readily available...
Hydrogen fuel

Toyota to Produce Hydrogen Fuel from Cow Dung

Toyota engineer Scott Blanchet has been working on a new car engine - one that is powered by cow dung. Exploiting a waste product to...

Progress Eagle, a Triple-Decker Solar-Powered Airplane Concept

With an ultimate aim of reducing the environmental impact of air travel, the AWWA-QG Progress Eagle Quantum airplane, an airplane concept, was designed with...