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New Nanotech Material Could Solve On-Vehicle Hydrogen Storage Problems

Ece Polat — Mon, 06 Mar 2017 19:53:15 +0000

Scientists from Lawrence Livermore and Sandia National Laboratories developed a hydro-storage system using nanotechnology. This innovative storage system can draw a futuristic picture with hydrogen-powered vehicles. The new technology makes it possible for the hydrogen storage systems to be lightweight and low-pressure. Although these two characteristics are tough to achieve in a hydrogen storage system, a […]

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‘Hydricity’ Uses Solar Power To Produce and Store Hydrogen

Mila Luleva — Fri, 18 Dec 2015 08:44:43 +0000

Hydricity is a new hybrid concept, which combines solar power with hydrogen production and storage, to ensure constant power generation and highly efficient, chemical-free, energy storage. The scientific community is all about boosting solar cell efficiency, producing hydrogen by splitting the water molecule, and improving energy storage capacity these days. No hour goes by without […]

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Study: Underground Hydrogen Storage is Cheapest, but Hard to Implement

Ovidiu Sandru — Thu, 11 Dec 2014 19:25:56 +0000

Just like natural gas is being stored for eons in the underground, hydrogen could too one day be stored the same way. This is the conclusion reached by a Sandia National Laboratories study that was sponsored by DoE’s Fuel Cell Technologies Office. The underground storing solution comes at a very low cost, and could be […]

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New Tech Stores Solar Energy as Hydrogen

Mila Luleva — Wed, 31 Jul 2013 14:49:35 +0000

Scientists from HZB and TU Delft, The Netherlands, were able to store five percent of solar energy in the form of hydrogen using a solar cell and a photo anode made from metal oxide. The new solar fuel device is cost effective, highly stable and highly efficient. The system is a combination of cheap and […]

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Cheap and Safe Hydrogen Solution by Indian and Italian Researchers

Benji Jerew — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 16:13:58 +0000

Mention hydrogen, and for anyone who’s watched Myth Busters or The History Channel, the name Hindenburg immediately comes to mind. The reason is because hydrogen, especially large quantities of pure hydrogen, is one of the most reactive substances we know of, and it wants to get rid of that solo electron so bad it’ll bond […]

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Water and Rust as Solar-Powered Hydrogen Storage

Mila Luleva — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 10:58:28 +0000

The journal Nature Photonics published an article that might hold the solution to storing solar energy regardless of the time of day. The technology that transforms light energy into hydrogen is developed and presented by a team of scientists from EPFL. Kevin Sivula and his team aimed to develop an economically viable method to produce […]

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Hydrogen-Producing Enzyme Allows for Efficient Green Energy Storage

Mila Luleva — Sun, 04 Nov 2012 11:08:55 +0000

The environment of the catalytic site acts as a reservoir within a hydrogen-producing enzyme, making the production of hydrogen for renewable energy much more efficient. This is the conclusion scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion (MPI CEC) and the Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB) reached through a detailed spectroscopic investigation published in the […]

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PNNL Scientists Studying Cheap Borane-Based Hydrogen Storage System

Ovidiu Sandru — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 20:48:10 +0000

Lots of money are spent on research and development of electric vehicles. Electric cars, powered by hydrogen fuel cells have an increased driving range and are also environmentally friendly. In not such a distant future many hydrogen powered vehicles may fill the U.S. roads, but this will only happen after the issues concerning the recharging […]

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Titanium-Doped Aluminum Creates Hope for Better Hydrogen Storage

Ovidiu Sandru — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 18:29:22 +0000

A team of graduate student researchers at UT Dallas have discovered that a new metallic compound that can store hydrogen gas based on chemical bonds rather than pressure, and it can do that at a fairly low pressure. “We investigated a certain class of materials called complex metal hydrides (aluminum-based hydrides) in the hope of […]

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Iron "Veins" Inside Magnesium Could Make the Perfect Solution for Hydrogen Storage

Ovidiu Sandru — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 20:04:41 +0000

A principle that mother nature uses since millions of years ago may just be the solution to an efficient hydrogen storage material, as hydrogen is the ultimate energy carrier, because burning it emits nothing but water. So far, the few hydrogen-powered cars that are not even on the market yet, but merely as leased test […]

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New Polymer Material Can Store Hydrogen More Effectively

Ovidiu Sandru — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 18:49:20 +0000

A new type of container for hydrogen gas has been developed by a team of Lawrence Berkeley Lab researchers. The inventors say it can store much more hydrogen than older versions, like pressurized tanks or those storing the gas inside some kinds of metallic molecular chains.

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Edible Hydrogen Storage Made From Sugar, Alcohol, Salt and Water Discovered

Ovidiu Sandru — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 07:36:28 +0000

Hydrogen fuel cells are thought to be the best possible solution for our cars to run as clean as they can. Hydrogen, though, can only be stored in pressurized tanks, for the moment, and the mileage you get from a single fill is far from decent, or at least far from what we've been used to.

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Ammonia Borane Hydrogen Storage Invented at Purdue

Ovidiu Sandru — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 20:29:51 +0000

Purdue University chemical engineers have invented a method of storing hydrogen and releasing it safely without the need for high-pressure tanks, only by using the fuel cell's dissipated heat.

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New Graphene Production Technology Offers Hope for Cheap Hydrogen Storage

Ovidiu Sandru — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 08:42:58 +0000

Victor Aristov, a Ph.D. at the Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research, along with a team of other researchers, has discovered how to produce high-quality graphene by using the cheapest methods possible.

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Ames Scientists Studying Way to Enhance Hydrogen Storage Nanomaterials

Ovidiu Sandru — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 14:38:25 +0000

Vitalij Pecharsky, a researcher from the U.S. DOE - Ames Laboratory, along with his team, studies the possibility of storing hydrogen at room temperatures, in a recyclable container - just like your car's reservoir.

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Javad Rafiee Inventing The Most Efficient Graphene-Based Hydrogen Storage

Ovidiu Sandru — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:55:20 +0000

Javad Rafiee, a doctoral student in the Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Nuclear Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute developed a new method of ultra-efficient hydrogen storage based on graphene.

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Electric Field Induced Hydrogen Storage: A New Step Forward

Ovidiu Sandru — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 11:10:59 +0000

Scientists from Virginia Commonwealth University, Peking University in Beijing and the Chinese Academy of Science in Shanghai made a discovery that could help other researchers build hydrogen containers that could make the gas compete with petrol-based fuels in terms of energy density and availability.

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HCE Invented Method to Store Hydrogen In Your Regular Fuel Tank

Ovidiu Sandru — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 10:52:17 +0000

Kevin, from Hydrogencarsnow.com recently talked to Louis Ventre, Executive VP and General Counsel for HCE, LLC, who filed a patent application for a new hydrogen storage system, based on nano-sized hydrogen bubbles contained in a water environment.

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Carbonized Chicken Feathers Better Than Carbon Nanotubes at Storing Hydrogen

Ovidiu Sandru — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 11:04:42 +0000

Delaware University scientists have found that not only the latest hi-tech nanotubes or metal composites can store hydrogen effectively, but also a substance that's been around for millions of years, naturally: carbonized keratin.

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Fast Charging Hydrogen Storage Thanks to Potassium

Ovidiu Sandru — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 19:56:03 +0000

As I have said it many times before, inventions in the field of hydrogen storage are most desired, because hydrogen can be created easily from solar power, and offers nothing but water at the other end of the equation.

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The 5-minutes Rechargeable Hydrogen Tank Invented

Ovidiu Sandru — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 13:10:29 +0000

Obama's plans for a prosperous hydrogen economy cannot come alive if we don't find the proper storage for the hydrogen, as an energy carrier. The scientific community, funded by their governments and/or private investors, are looking for several solutions to this issue.

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New Metal-Organic Substance Giving Better Hydrogen Tanks

Ovidiu Sandru — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 15:42:01 +0000

UK researchers from the University of Nottingham and General Motors from Warren, Michigan, have invented a hydrogen tank material that could replace the current heavy and inefficient pressurized tubes used in today's hydrogen-powered cars.

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Ammonia Borane to Store Hydrogen Safely in Solid State

Ovidiu Sandru — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 21:33:28 +0000

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.

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New Type of Sand to Store Methane Safely and Efficiently

Ovidiu Sandru — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 08:28:45 +0000

Hydrogen gas is the most clean-burning gas known to man. Yet methane, even if it's a sibling of petrol, got its way through the alternative fuels industry, and it is more widely used nowadays, as fuel prices oscillate between skyscrapers and small houses. Methane is also one of the cleanest burning fuels, and that makes it viable for a while. Methane reservoirs still exist all around the world, and there's plenty of it to help make a clean transition to hydrogen.

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New and Cheap Way to Make Graphene for Hydrogen Storage

Ovidiu Sandru — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 17:16:58 +0000

A team of UCLA scientists (Yang Yang and Richard Kaner), located at the California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI), have discovered a technology of making graphene sheets in big quantities and at a low price. Graphene is being used to soak up hydrogen and store it efficiently.

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New Hydrogen Storage from Metal Alloy 40% Lighter Than Batteries

Ovidiu Sandru — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 07:35:17 +0000

Robin Gremaud, a researcher from Netherlands, found out through experimentation that an alloy of the metals magnesium, titanium and nickel is absorbing hydrogen very well. What's most interesting about his discovery is that the three metals form a very light alloy, about 40% lighter than a Lithium Ion battery pack at the same size (for example, a Prius battery weights 317 kg, while this hydrogen tank would only weight 200 kg).

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The Ultimate Hydrogen Storage – Made of Corncobs!

Ovidiu Sandru — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 07:01:03 +0000

One thing is to be noted here: one gram of carbon made from corncobs has its molecular internal surface equal to a football field, plus it has been proved that boron doping will further increase this capacity in great amounts.

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Graphene-Based Hydrogen Storage Tanks Open New Limits

Ovidiu Sandru — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 14:35:05 +0000

Not only US and Japan can take initiatives in this area, and here's the proof: a couple of researchers from Greece designed a material that almost meets the 2010 standards set by the US Department of Energy (DOE) for hydrogen storage, in terms of weight/pressure supported.

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