proton-exchange membrane Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Thu, 08 Aug 2013 14:32:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Hydrogen Fuel Cell Funding Still Available, DOE Grants $9 Million https://www.greenoptimistic.com/hydrogen-fuel-cell-funding-still-available-doe-grants-9-million-20130808/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/hydrogen-fuel-cell-funding-still-available-doe-grants-9-million-20130808/#respond Thu, 08 Aug 2013 14:31:24 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=40385 One of the major factors that have enabled the development and commercialization of advanced powertrain systems, such as hydrogen fuel cells, has been federal backup, via grants, loans, and incentives. One might think that, after spectacular failures, such as A123 Systems and Fisker Automotive, the US Department of Energy [DOE] would be hesitant to dole […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/hydrogen-fuel-cell-funding-still-available-doe-grants-9-million-20130808/feed/ 0 40385 New Biomass Conversion Technique Achieved with Electricity https://www.greenoptimistic.com/new-biomass-conversion-technique-achieved-with-electricity-20121201/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/new-biomass-conversion-technique-achieved-with-electricity-20121201/#respond Sat, 01 Dec 2012 07:19:09 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=29169 In an effort to replace fossil fuels, a team of researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, University of Massachusetts-Amherst, and Gwangiu Institute of Science and Technology has discovered a way to reverse the process of splitting fuel compounds to release electrons and protons which then generate electricity. Using an entirely different technique, the team obtained […]

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