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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Another Hydrogen Breakthrough for Brookhaven National Laboratory
May 9, 2012 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | 4 Comments | Filed in: Hydrogen Fuel Production.Yesterday I had talked about how a senior chemist, Radoslav Adzic, at the Brookhaven National Laboratory (run by the DOE) had won the 2012 Inventor of the Year Award for his work with reducing the amount of platinum needed in fuel cells. Well, today the Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) has some more big news this • Read More »
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 »
RoboJelly Hydrogen Powered Robotic Jellyfish Developed
March 22, 2012 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on RoboJelly Hydrogen Powered Robotic Jellyfish Developed | Filed in: Hydrogen Vehicles.Researchers at the University of Texas at Dallas have created a “Wow” factor robotic device that runs on hydrogen. This device is being dubbed RoboJelly because it looks like a jellyfish and mimics its movements. The futuristic prototype is fueled by both hydrogen and oxygen which not only makes up water in the ocean but • Read More »
Argonne National Laboratory Making Discoveries in Hydrogen Production
January 4, 2012 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Argonne National Laboratory Making Discoveries in Hydrogen Production | Filed in: Hydrogen Fuel Production.The Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) has recently made great strides in cheaply and efficiently producing hydrogen. One of the long standing problems of creating hydrogen from water has been energy consumption. According to ANL, “Easier routes to the generation of hydrogen have long been a target of scientists and engineers, principally because the process to • Read More »
Protein Creates Hydrogen Gas 10 Times Faster Than Nature
August 15, 2011 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | 2 Comments | Filed in: Hydrogen Fuel Production.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 • Read More »
Michelin Fuel Cell to Go into FAM F-City Car
June 15, 2011 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | 1 Comment | Filed in: Hydrogen Cars.Because so much is riding on your tires, Michelin, the tire company has decided to develop a fuel cell. That’s right, a tire company developing a hydrogen fuel cell which will go inside a FAM F-City car in France. This will be the first fuel cell vehicle in France to win certification to drive on • 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 »
UC Riverside Students Develop Solar Hydrogen System
February 21, 2011 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | 4 Comments | Filed in: Home Hydrogen Fueling.Altruism isn’t dead and it may even lead to revolutionary and profitable products. This is what the University of California, Riverside engineering team is finding out as they were developing a way to help third world countries. The idea was to develop a device to harness energy from the sun, electrolyze water and capture hydrogen • Read More »