I’ve talked about the artificial leaf many times before as a novel idea in which significant amounts of hydrogen could be produced. In fact, in March of 2011, I had talked about a researcher named Daniel Nocera, Ph.D. who had created such an artificial leaf and was putting the polishing touches on it. Today, however • Read More »
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5 Years Later Daihatsu Still Working on Hydrazine Fuel Cell for Cars
April 17, 2012 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | 1 Comment | Filed in: Fuel Cells.In September 2007, I had talked about how carmaker Daihatsu was developing a platinum-free fuel cell that uses liquid or solid hydrazine hydrate for fuel instead of gaseous hydrogen. Now, 5 years later they are still showing off their FC ShoCase concept vehicle that runs on hydrazine hydrate (N2H4H2O). I hope they are a little • Read More »
Platinum Free Fuel Cell Developed by LANL Researchers
April 26, 2011 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | 5 Comments | Filed in: Fuel Cells.Researchers at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) have developed a platinum free fuel cell that uses carbon, iron and cobalt on the cathode end of the PEM hydrogen fuel cell. With platinum currently priced at $1,800 per ounce this element is one of the major costs when producing fuel cells. According to LANL, “The Los • Read More »
Molybdenum Based Catalyst for Cheap Hydrogen Production
April 19, 2011 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | 6 Comments | Filed in: Hydrogen Fuel Production.Sometimes when you’re working in a science lab doing research you come up with unexpected and undesired consequences. Yet every once in a blue moon those undesired consequences turn out to be quite desirable. According to the press release, “Existing in large quantities on Earth, water is composed of hydrogen and oxygen. It can be • Read More »
Metallacarboranes Store Hydrogen Fuel at Higher Levels than DOE Targets
October 1, 2010 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | 2 Comments | Filed in: Hydrogen Fuel Storage, Hydrogen Fuel Tanks.In the past I’ve talked about MOF structures (Metal Organic Frameworks) being developed to store hydrogen fuel. These structures discovered by scientists at Northwestern University use a framework of nickel, zinc, copper or cobalt plus sugar and salt to bind hydrogen inside its porous structure. Now, researchers at Rice University have a different take on • Read More »
MOF Structure Made of Metal Salt Sugar Everclear to Store H2
September 3, 2010 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | 1 Comment | Filed in: Hydrogen Fuel Storage, Hydrogen Fuel Tanks.An accidental discovery by researchers at Northwestern University has led to an MOF (metal-organic framework) that is natural, biodegradable and even edible plus it stores hydrogen. In case you didn’t catch the title, one of the ingredients is Everclear which is a very high proof alcohol (which I once sipped as a teenager). The other • Read More »
Sun Catalytix Developing Solar Home Hydrogen Production
November 24, 2009 | By | Comments Off on Sun Catalytix Developing Solar Home Hydrogen Production | Filed in: Hydrogen Fuel Production.Sun Catalytix has just received $1 million in venture capitol funding and is also expecting to receive an additional $4.1 million in funding to develop a catalyst that will help solar energy in homes split water into hydrogen and oxygen. The hydrogen will then be used in two different ways. First, it will be run • Read More »
Ethanol to Hydrogen Fuel Conversion In the Works
January 27, 2009 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Ethanol to Hydrogen Fuel Conversion In the Works | Filed in: Hydrogen Fuel Production.Last summer I had talked about how hydrogen on demand technology may one day be paired up with the emerging ethanol infrastructure. At that time, Ohio State University researchers discovered that using cerium oxide, calcium and cobalt will split ethanol into hydrogen cheaply and efficiently. Now, researchers at the U. S. DOE, Yeshiva University and • Read More »
Hydrogen on Demand May Use the Ethanol Fuel Infrastructure
August 19, 2008 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | 1 Comment | Filed in: Infrastructure.Researchers at Ohio State University have found a way to cheaply turn ethanol or other biofuels into hydrogen gas with 90-percent efficiency. Now, this may not sound like such a big deal, but it really is. One of the most overwhelming issues surrounding building a hydrogen transportation system has been the building of the infrastructure. • Read More »
MIT Creates Cheap Hydrogen from Solar Power
August 1, 2008 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on MIT Creates Cheap Hydrogen from Solar Power | Filed in: Hydrogen Fuel Production.A major breakthrough in creating massive amounts of cheap hydrogen via the electrolysis of water has been achieved by scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). A year and a half ago I had talked about how a photovoltaic revolution may spur a hydrogen revolution. The MIT scientists agree with this. MIT Professor Daniel • Read More »