Johnny heath corpus christi Affordable Hydrogen Fuel Cells News An efficient path from carbon to renewable fuel production

Earth-abundant materials based primarily on carbon, nitrogen and transition metal oxides can be combined into highly efficient energy conversion devices. These devices can be used in fuel cells as well as in electrolysis.



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Johnny heath corpus christi Affordable Hydrogen Fuel Cells News Top 10 Green Cars – 2015 Vancouver Auto Show

Electric Cars | Fuel Cells | Hydrogen Fuel | Transportation

This Tuesday we had a unique opportunity to preview the Vancouver International Auto Show. This year’s show features a wide variety of electric, hydrogen and hybrid-electric vehicles. We took full advantage and we’re absolutely thrilled to see so many manufacturers putting research and development into clean transportation technologies. Almost every manufacturer had something future-friendly to […]



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Johnny heath corpus christi Affordable Hydrogen Fuel Cells News New processing technology converts used packing peanuts to battery components

Researchers have shown how to convert waste packing peanuts into high-performance carbon electrodes for rechargeable lithium-ion batteries that outperform conventional graphite electrodes, representing an environmentally friendly approach to reuse the waste.



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Johnny heath corpus christi Affordable Hydrogen Fuel Cells News 'Green' batteries made to last: Oxide/carbon composite outperforms expensive platinum composites

An oxide/carbon composite outperforms expensive platinum composites in oxygen chemical reactions for green energy devices. Electrochemical devices are crucial to a green energy revolution in which clean alternatives replace carbon-based fuels. This revolution requires conversion systems that produce hydrogen from water or rechargeable batteries that can store clean energy in cars. Now, Singapore-based researchers have developed improved catalysts as electrodes for efficient and more durable green energy devices.



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Johnny heath corpus christi Affordable Hydrogen Fuel Cells News Uncovering a reaction's secrets

A theoretical and experimental study could lead to improved catalysts for producing hydrogen fuel from waste biomass.



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Johnny heath corpus christi Affordable Hydrogen Fuel Cells News Electronic waste has energy value

Using discarded electronic boards, researchers have developed a system for obtaining clean hydrogen that can be used as fuel. The researchers have already registered the patent of the process in Japan.



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Johnny heath corpus christi Affordable Hydrogen Fuel Cells News Towards 'printed' organic solar cells and LEDs

Flexible optoelectronic devices that can be produced roll-to-roll -- much like newspapers are printed -- are a highly promising path to cheaper devices such as solar cells and LED lighting panels. Scientists have now created prototype flexible solar cell modules as well as novel silver-based transparent electrodes that outperform currently used materials.



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Johnny heath corpus christi Affordable Hydrogen Fuel Cells News Graphene membrane could lead to better fuel cells, water filters

An atomically thin membrane with microscopically small holes may prove to be the basis for future hydrogen fuel cell, water filtering and desalination membranes, according to a group of theorists and experimentalists.



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Johnny heath corpus christi Affordable Hydrogen Fuel Cells News Clean energy future: New cheap and efficient electrode for splitting water

Scientists have developed a highly efficient oxygen-producing electrode for splitting water that has the potential to be scaled up for industrial production of the clean energy fuel, hydrogen. The new technology is based on an inexpensive, specially coated foam material that lets the bubbles of oxygen escape quickly. Unlike other water electrolyzers that use precious metals as catalysts, the electrode is made entirely from two non-precious and abundant metals -- nickel and iron.



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Johnny heath corpus christi Affordable Hydrogen Fuel Cells News Materials research could unlock potential of lithium-sulfur batteries

Scientists have discovered a high performance cathode material with great promise for use in next generation lithium-sulfur batteries that could one day be used to power mobile devices and electric cars.



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Johnny heath corpus christi Affordable Hydrogen Fuel Cells News High power and high safety oxide-based negative electrode materials for Li-ion battery

Researchers have shown electrochemical Li insertion and deinsertion property of Ti-Nb mixed oxide Ti2Nb10O29 (TNO) at high current rate is greatly improved by vacuum annealing. This is mainly attributed to enhancement of intrinsic electronic conductivity of TNO by introducing oxygen vacancy. Vacuum-annealed TNO is promising negative electrode material of high power and high safety Li-ion battery for large scale application.



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Johnny heath corpus christi Affordable Hydrogen Fuel Cells News High performance, lightweight supercapacitor electrodes of the future

Many scientists are working to develop green, lightweight, low-cost supercapacitors with high performance, and now two researchers have developed a novel supercapacitor electrode based on a hybrid nanostructure made from a hybrid nickel oxide-iron oxide exterior shell and a conductive iron-nickel core. Its core/shell structure could mean faster charging time and longer battery life in electric vehicles and portable electronics.



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Johnny heath corpus christi Affordable Hydrogen Fuel Cells News New thin-film material synthesized for use in fuel cells

Researchers have synthesized a new thin-film catalyst for use in fuel cells.They report the first-ever epitaxial thin-film growth of Bi2Pt2O7 pyrochlore, which could act as a more effective cathode -- a fundamental electrode component of fuel cells from which positive current flows through an external circuit delivering electric power.



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Johnny heath corpus christi Affordable Hydrogen Fuel Cells News New approach combines biomass conversion, solar energy conversion

A new approach to combine solar energy conversion and biomass conversion has been presented by researchers. These are two important research areas for renewable energy, they say.



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Johnny heath corpus christi Affordable Hydrogen Fuel Cells News One step closer to artificial photosynthesis and 'solar fuels'

A new thin-film coating solves a major problem in the development of artificial photosynthetic systems that can replicate the natural process of photosynthesis to harness sunlight to generate fuels.



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Johnny heath corpus christi Affordable Hydrogen Fuel Cells News Bioelectrochemical processes have the potential to one day replace petrochemistry: Lysine production as example

Researchers have found that the electrification of the white biotechnology is not merely a green dream, but an alternative to petrochemistry with realistic economical potential. Compared to classical sugar based bio-processes, bioelectrochemical processes promise improved yields, which could turn out to be a real game changer. The next generation of bio-production facilities may not only become more environmentally friendly, but also more economically competitive.



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Johnny heath corpus christi Affordable Hydrogen Fuel Cells News Chemists develop new way to make cost-effective material for electricity storage

Researchers have found a new way to make state-of-the-art materials for energy storage using a cheap lamp from the hardware store.



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Johnny heath corpus christi Affordable Hydrogen Fuel Cells News Microscopy directly images problematic lithium dendrites in batteries

Scientists have captured the first real-time nanoscale images of lithium dendrite structures known to degrade lithium-ion batteries. Dendrites form when metallic lithium takes root on a battery's anode and begins growing haphazardly. If the dendrites grow too large, they can puncture the divider between the electrodes and short-circuit the cell, resulting in catastrophic battery failure.



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Johnny heath corpus christi Affordable Hydrogen Fuel Cells News Urine power to light camps in disaster zones

A toilet, conveniently situated near the Student Union Bar at the University of the West of England, is proving that urine can generate electricity.



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Johnny heath corpus christi Affordable Hydrogen Fuel Cells News Glass coating improves battery performance

Researchers have investigated a strategy to prevent this 'polysulfide shuttling' phenomenon by creating nano-sized sulfur particles, and coating them in silica, otherwise known as glass.



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Johnny heath corpus christi Affordable Hydrogen Fuel Cells News Big box stores could ditch the grid, use natural gas fuel cells instead

Natural gas powered solid oxide fuel cells, located at the point of use to produce electricity for facilities the size of big box stores, could provide economic and environmental benefits, with additional research, according to new study.



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Johnny heath corpus christi Affordable Hydrogen Fuel Cells News New research could lead to more efficient electrical energy storage

Researchers have identified electrical charge-induced changes in the structure and bonding of graphitic carbon electrodes that may one day affect the way energy is stored. The research could lead to an improvement in the capacity and efficiency of electrical energy storage systems, such as batteries and supercapacitors, needed to meet the burgeoning demands of consumer, industrial and green technologies.



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Johnny heath corpus christi Affordable Hydrogen Fuel Cells News Aerogel catalyst shows promise for fuel cells: Unzipped nanotubes turned into possible alternative for platinum

Aerogels made of graphene nanoribbons and modified with boron and nitrogen are more efficient catalysts for fuel cells and air-metal batteries than expensive platinum is, according to researchers.



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Johnny heath corpus christi Affordable Hydrogen Fuel Cells News Supersonic electrons could produce future solar fuel

Researchers have taken a step closer to producing solar fuel using artificial photosynthesis. In a new study, they have successfully tracked the electrons’ rapid transit through a light-converting molecule.



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