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Is There Really a “Greener” Hydrogen, BASF?

Benji Jerew — Tue, 23 Jul 2013 14:47:47 +0000

Mention hydrogen fuel cell [HFC] vehicles and two opposites immediately spring to my mind. First, HFC vehicles are, in themselves, emissions-free. On the other hand, hydrogen generation is far from emissions-free. If generating hydrogen also generates carbon dioxide, then what’s the point of driving an HFC vehicle, especially when they cost upwards of $50,000? At […]

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Bio-Oil Hydrogen Generation Just Needed a More Efficient Process

Benji Jerew — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 22:31:35 +0000

We’ve been watching hydrogen fuel for a while now, and the utilization of hydrogen has seen fairly rapid development, as seen in the decreasing size of fuel cell stacks and increasing efficiency. In fact, by 2015, Toyota, BMW, and others are planning on having at least one hydrogen fuel cell model in production. Of course, […]

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Nanosize Silicon Found to Generate Hydrogen Efficiently

Benji Jerew — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 07:33:26 +0000

The science of nanotechnology, specifically nanomaterials, has grown by leaps and bounds in the last decade, and scientists are discovering more material characteristics than they ever could have before, just examining macromaterials. For example, when silicon [Si] oxidizes with water [H2O], it gives off hydrogen gas [H2], leaving a layer of silicon dioxide [SiO2]. While […]

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Tennessee Scientists Generate Hydrogen With Photosynthesis

Ovidiu Sandru — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:25:14 +0000

Prof. Bruce isolated the core of the photosynthetic process from certain algae, and proved that, if coupled with a platinum catalyst, it could produce hydrogen in the presence of light. Photosynthesis is at the base of our fossil fuel energy, because it comes from the plants that lived here millions of years ago - indirectly, from the Sun.

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Old Nuclear Submarines Could Generate Clean Hydrogen

Ovidiu Sandru — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:10:59 +0000

Who said that the nuclear age is over is not quite right. Nuclear weapons exist all over the world since WW2, and they are being stored in all kinds of places, including submarines. These nuclear supplies could give us extra energy at a price similar to oil, if not better.

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New Method for Splitting Water Passively with Heat and Light

Ovidiu Sandru — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 09:47:44 +0000

Prof. David Milstein, and his colleagues from the Weizmann Institute, the Organic Chemistry Department, demonstrated a new way of generating hydrogen and oxygen, through a series of steps that involve applying heat, light, and a special catalyst.

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Minesotta turning biomass into hydrogen

Ovidiu Sandru — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 15:02:06 +0000

An efficient, super-fast new method of turning waste biomass into hydrogen has been developed by scientists in Minnesota, US. The researchers say it could help significantly reduce many nations’ dependence on fossil fuels. Hydrogen represents a cleaner alternative to fossil fuels but is both costly and dangerous to transport, leading many to argue that it […]

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