ACAL Energy Ltd. has broken a new record in fuel cell output power with a liquid platinum-free cathode system. The scientists from ACAL Energy obtained, from a development proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell using platinum-free cathode technology, a peak power that constantly exceeded 570mW/cm2.
It's interesting to know, when you're aboard a plane, that its fuel is derived from algae, and you practically fly on a living creature's output. What's more interesting when you're in an airplane is knowing that those algae were fed with the CO2 you exhaled when sitting and waiting for the airplane... in the airport!
Michael Fisher has developed a bioreactor using algae to produce oil. What is very interesting about his invention is the bioreactor itself, which is made out of recycled bottles.
Loremo will probably finish this year the three promised powertrain prototypes: Loremo basic model, Loremo GT and Loremo EV.
The US Air Force finances a project using ammonia borane (H3NBH3) to pack hydrogen gas for using it in fuel cells. Jadoo Power Systems was given a contract this week to develop ammonia borane pellets for hydrogen generation.
The Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) awarded the United States of America with the first position in wind energy production. US has a huge lead compared to other countries as last year they increasedtheir wind energy capacity by half. US windmills can generate up to 25GW of energy - about a fifth of global wind power.
In Europe half of the cars sold are using diesel engines. The pollution from these cars (carbon particles, nitrogen oxides NOX and unburned hydrocarbons) is to be more strictly restricted by the EU regulations.
Risø Danish Technical University has started a new project to develop an effective method for making diesel engines cleaner.
Low tech solutions are sometimes the best thing one can do to save the planet. For instance, a new carbon sequestration method arises through a newly published paper. The research says that this method can cut CO2 emissions by 15% per year. How is this done? Simply enough a 5th grader could understand.
A company called Takeoda Jidosha Kogei Ltd, from Toyama City, Japan, shows what could be the ultimate price-beating electric vehicle: a minicar called "T10". They have a precedent with such small, city cars, represented by the "Milieu R", but that only has one seat, and it's not very comfortable not having the possibility to have another person near you. It's a kinda selfish car, don't you think?
Toshiba has announced for a while that they will introduce on the market a direct methanol fuel cell-based battery charger(DMFC) at the end of march 2009. The company also announced it will releases for market DMFC packs for cellphones and laptops starting with April.
