News tagged with proton exchange

Solvay hails world's largest fuel cell of type in Flanders, one can power 1,400 homes

Chemicals giant Solvay hailed Monday the successful entry into service in Flanders of what it said was the largest fuel cell of its type in the world.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Feb 06, 2012 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (8) | comments 8

Want fuel cells? Think outside the hydrogen tank

(PhysOrg.com) -- When most people hear the words "fuel cell," they think of eco-friendly, hydrogen-powered cars that emit nothing more than water.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Nov 18, 2011 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (13) | comments 18 | with audio podcast

Berkeley lab to build cost model for fuel cells

Fuel cells seem like an ideal energy source -- they're clean, efficient, silent and don't require transmission lines. The hitch? They can be costly. Now scientists at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) hope ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Nov 01, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Metal-mining bacteria are green chemists

Microbes could soon be used to convert metallic wastes into high-value catalysts for generating clean energy, say scientists writing in the September issue of Microbiology.

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Sep 02, 2010 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (8) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Could urine be a source of renewable energy?

A research team at Heriot-Watt University, UK, is investigating whether urine could be used to create energy via new, low-cost fuel cells.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Aug 22, 2010 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (20) | comments 5 | with audio podcast

Smaller isn't always better: Catalyst simulations could lower fuel cell cost

(PhysOrg.com) -- Imagine a car that runs on hydrogen from solar power and produces water instead of carbon emissions. While vehicles like this won't be on the market anytime soon, University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Sep 17, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Fuel cells, energy conversion and mathematics

Concerns about dwindling fossil fuel resources, current levels of petroleum consumption, and growing pressure to shift to more sustainable energy sources are among the many factors prompting the transition from our current ...

Other Sciences / Mathematics

created Jul 24, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (5) | comments 0