new sources of energy Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Thu, 26 Aug 2010 11:13:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Daniel Nocera's New Catalyst Produces 200 Percent More Efficient Electrolyzers https://www.greenoptimistic.com/daniel-nocera-new-catalyst-20100826/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/daniel-nocera-new-catalyst-20100826/#respond Thu, 26 Aug 2010 11:13:16 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=9614 Scientists have recently discovered that, among other sources, still water can generate renewable energy. Using an electrolyzer, water is broken into hydrogen and oxygen. In this process, catalysts are needed for oxygen production, most of which are not cheap, nor environment-friendly.

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/daniel-nocera-new-catalyst-20100826/feed/ 0 9614 New Sources of Combustible Ice Could Power China for 90 Years https://www.greenoptimistic.com/sources-frozen-combustible-ice-power-china-90-years-20100312/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/sources-frozen-combustible-ice-power-china-90-years-20100312/#respond Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:27:13 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=6947 China has recently discovered major deposits of combustible ice on the tundra of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. According to the researchers, this new source of low-emission fuel could power China for 90 years.

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