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Cheap Hydrogen Catalyst Found in Charcoal, But…

Benji Jerew — Thu, 05 Sep 2013 11:00:39 +0000

If we’re ever to move into clean and convenient hydrogen power, we need to find a clean and efficient way to generate hydrogen fuel. The current-best methods for generating hydrogen gas, including natural gas reformation and electrolysis, are still energy intensive. Depending on where that energy comes from, the benefits of carbon-free hydrogen fuel can […]

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New Water-Splitting Catalyst 1000 Times Cheaper Than Platinum May Boost Hydrogen Economy

Ovidiu Sandru — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 15:23:36 +0000

A new electrocatalyst developed at Brookhaven’s National Laboratory can finally make hydrogen fuel cell vehicles a viable reality and can bring cheap electricity for all (hopefully). The researchers discovered how a new form of catalytic nickel-molybdenum-nitride can successfully replace platinum, which sells at $50,000 a kilo these days. “We wanted to design an optimal catalyst […]

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Molybdenum-Based Catalyst Discovered as Cheap Alternative to Platinum for Hydrogen Production

Ovidiu Sandru — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 18:40:29 +0000

There have been many researchers seeking the perfect catalyst for dissociating water into hydrogen and oxygen. Xile Hu and his team from the EPFL (Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne) in Switzerland have recently tinkered with a cheap catalyst made from molybdenum.

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New Catalyst for Electrolysis Reduces Costs by 97% and Increases Hydrogen Production Fourfold

Ovidiu Sandru — Wed, 19 May 2010 18:30:18 +0000

Hydrogen, the cleanest energy storage in the Universe, is most of the time associated with high costs, although it is extracted from water, which is the cheapest yet the most precious element to life. Extracting hydrogen from water is done through a method called electrolysis, but doing electrolysis efficiently requires the usage of catalysts such as platinum, which is very expensive.

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Daniel Nocera Coming Back With Better Material for Splitting Water

Ovidiu Sandru — Fri, 14 May 2010 13:32:29 +0000

Daniel Nocera, a face we see more and more often on the stage of alternative energy, along with postdoctoral researcher Mircea Dinca and graduate student Yogesh Surendranath, discovered a material that can work efficiently and sustainably as an oxygen electrode for Nocera’s wider research in water splitting by using electricity. This subject has caught a […]

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