Chemists at the University of Oregon have come up with a combination of elements that may serve to be the fuel of the future. Using boron and nitrogen as chemical carriers for hydrogen the liquid that the researchers have developed is safe and stable at room temperature and it is also stable in regard to [...]
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During World War I, the UK and Germany were sworn enemies. Today, however, they are no longer enemies, but they do have a friendly competition going regarding the use of renewable resources to create clean hydrogen fuel. In the UK, ITM Power is teaming up with several different partners in an EcoIsland project. According to [...]
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Now, I’ve talked before about using microbes to treat wastewater and create hydrogen. There have usually been some complications with this process such as the need to add electricity in order to start and maintain the process. Penn State researchers have solved this issue by introducing fresh water and seawater into the process. According to [...]
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One of the advantages of using a photocatalyst for creating hydrogen is that the only things needed are sunlight, water and the photocatalyst itself. And, if created correctly, the photocatalyst won’t degrade over time. On August 31, 2011 I wrote about how the University of Kentucky had created a cheap semiconductor photocatalyst that uses sunlight [...]
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Scientists at the University of Louisville and University of Kentucky have discovered that a common semiconductor along with a cheap metal alloy can use sunlight to split water to create hydrogen. According to the University of Kentucky, “Using state-of-the-art theoretical computations, the UK-UofL team demonstrated that an alloy formed by a 2 percent substitution of [...]
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I’ve talked a handful of times in the past about using a chemical carrier for hydrogen such as ammonia borane (AB) as perhaps an easier method in which to build an infrastructure around and get the needed H2 gas to fuel cells. Apparently a group of researchers at USC in California had the same thought [...]
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Fountain Valley, California which is about 60 miles from where I live is getting a new hydrogen fueling station today. And this hydrogen fueling station is a little different than the others in the U. S. While the others use hydrogen created from reforming natural gas or electrolyzing water, the one in Fountain Valley will [...]
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Researchers using a protein or enzyme really called a hydrogenase plus a nickel-based catalyst were able to create hydrogen gas 10 times faster than proteins found in natural microbes and 100 times faster than the previous synthetic catalyst record holder. The scientists used nickel which is a much cheaper metal than the norm which is [...]
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Duke engineer Nico Hotz believes that rooftop solar panels as they stand now are under-utilized. Hotz proposes a new solar hybrid system that creates hydrogen that can be run through a fuel cell and create electricity any time it is needed. According to Duke University, “Instead of systems based on standard solar panels, Duke engineer [...]
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BMW used to manufacture the prototype Hydrogen 7 internal combustion driven car that ran off either liquid H2O or gasoline. BMW has discontinued doing so but has found another way to go eco-friendly. Since 2003, the Spartanburg, South Carolina BMW plant has ported over landfill gas in the form of methane via a 9.5 mile [...]
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