News tagged with hydrogen economy

Researchers discover less expensive low-temperature catalyst for hydrogen purification

(PhysOrg.com) -- Engineering researchers from Tufts University, the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Harvard University have demonstrated the low-temperature efficacy of an atomically dispersed platinum catalyst, which ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

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Nuclear power plants can produce hydrogen to fuel the 'hydrogen economy'

The long-sought technology for enabling the fabled "hydrogen economy" — an era based on hydrogen fuel that replaces gasoline, diesel and other fossil fuels, easing concerns about foreign oil and air pollution — ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

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Blueprint for 'artificial leaf' mimics Mother Nature

Scientists today presented a design strategy to produce the long-sought artificial leaf, which could harness Mother Nature's ability to produce energy from sunlight and water in the process called photosynthesis. ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

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Splitting water to create renewable energy simpler than first thought?

(PhysOrg.com) -- An international team, of scientists, led by a team at Monash University has found the key to the hydrogen economy could come from a very simple mineral, commonly seen as a black stain on ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

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Full to the brim with hydrogen: Porous form of magnesium borohydride can store hydrogen

(PhysOrg.com) -- Hydrogen could be one of the most important fuels in a new energy economy based on renewable resources. However, no ideal hydrogen storage material has yet been found. A team led by Yaroslav ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

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Toyota unveils family of Prius hybrids

Toyota unveiled new siblings for its popular Prius hybrid Monday, introducing a brand new midsized wagon, a plug-in, and a compact Prius to journalists at the Detroit auto show.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Jan 10, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 2

Waste chip fat fuels hydrogen economy

Don't pour that dirty fat from the frier down the sink -- it could be used to make the fuel of the future.

Chemistry / Materials Science

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New combustion strategy accelerates hydrogen-engine development

(PhysOrg.com) -- Car manufacturers aspire to create hydrogen-powered vehicles that could one day allow energy-efficient, cost-effective travel that emits no greenhouse gases or other pollutants. To further ...

Technology / Engineering

created Mar 16, 2009 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (17) | comments 1

Double-action power stations: Energy and hydrogen

(PhysOrg.com) -- Gas power plants could be cheaply retrofitted to generate hydrogen as well as power, chemists say in Green Chemistry, a Royal Society of Chemistry journal.

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Apr 23, 2009 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (8) | comments 1

Building a sustainable hydrogen economy

The concept of the hydrogen economy (HE), in which hydrogen would replace the carbon-based fossil fuels of the twentieth century was first mooted in the 1970s. Today, HE is seen as a potential solution to the dual global ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

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