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Photocatalytic optical fibers convert water into hydrogen

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APRIL 6, 2020

Researchers at the University of Southampton have transformed optical fibers into photocatalytic microreactors that convert water into hydrogen fuel using solar energy. The microstructured optical fiber canes (MOFCs) with photocatalyst generate hydrogen that could power a wide range of sustainable applications. Potter, Daniel J.

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Water Convert Hydrogen Solar

UNIST team develops novel hydrogen production process using biomass oxidation instead of water oxidation as electron source

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MARCH 3, 2020

Korea’s Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) have developed a novel process for the production of hydrogen using various types of biomass, including lignin, as an efficient alternative to water oxidation as an electron source. Conventionally, water is considered a cheap and clean source of electrons; 2H 2 O ?

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Water Hydrogen Production Cheap

Novel inexpensive cobalt-nickel electrode for efficient water and urea electrolysis; yolk-shell nanoparticles

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2021

Electrolytic hydrogen production powered by renewable energy is seen as an environmentally friendly means to ameliorate global climate and energy problems. Both half reactions of water electrolysis—hydrogen and oxygen evolution—are unfortunately slow and require a lot of power. Zhang, S.L., and Lou, X.W.

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Water Hydrogen Singapore Universal

Interest in geologic hydrogen growing

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FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Free hydrogen in nature—i.e., the natural formation and storage of molecular hydrogen—is widely thought to be rare. However, as interest in hydrogen as a needed zero-carbon fuel grows, so is interest in the potential for geologic hydrogen as a primary resource.

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Hydrogen 2020 Water Environment

Study finds GWP of electrolyzed hydrogen to meet ORD’s fuel needs would be 2.5x that of fossil fuels with 2020 grid mix

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

Phil Ansell, an aerospace engineer at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, modeled the life cycle carbon dioxide equivalent emissions of liquid hydrogen production required to meet the fuel needs of Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport (ORD) with today’s electric grid mix. Ansell presented his findings at AIAA Aviation 2023 in June.

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Grid Hydrogen 2020 Fuel

Tokyo Tech team develops high-performance bimetallic OER electrocatalyst for water splitting

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MARCH 4, 2021

A team led by researchers at Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) have discovered a new bimetallic electrocatalyst for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) in electrochemical water splitting: CaFe 2 O 4. Sugawara et al. In addition, the new OER boosting mechanism found in CaFe2O4 could lead to the engineering of other useful catalysts.

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Water Hydrogen Energy Engine

bp to explore potential for green hydrogen production in Egypt

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DECEMBER 9, 2022

bp signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Government of Egypt under which bp will explore the potential for establishing a new green hydrogen production facility in the country. It is intended that high-potential locations across Egypt will be considered as part of the feasibility study, targeting best-in-class resources.

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Egypt Hydrogen Green Production

Double-duty catalyst generates hydrogen fuel while cleaning up wastewater

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MARCH 18, 2021

Researchers from Sun-Yat Sen University in China report in an open-access paper in ACS ES&T Engineering the development of a catalyst that destroys medications and other compounds already present in wastewater to generate hydrogen fuel, getting rid of a contaminant while producing something useful. —Wu et al. ACS EST Eng.

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Hydrogen Clean Cleaning Fuel

Tokyo Tech team demonstrates visible-light photoelectrochemical water-splitting with cobalt-enhanced TiO2

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FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Scientists at Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) have demonstrated the first visible-light photoelectrochemical system for water splitting using TiO 2 enhanced with cobalt. The proposed approach is simple and represents a stepping stone in the quest to achieve affordable water splitting to produce hydrogen. —Prof.

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Water Light Hydrogen Energy

NETL publishes review of safety challenges of production, transportation and storage of hydrogen

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AUGUST 23, 2023

The National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) has published The Hydrogen Safety Review for Gas Turbines, SOFC, and High Temperature Hydrogen Production to review and summarize the unique safety challenges involved with the production, transportation and storage of hydrogen.

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Hydrogen Transportation Production Waste

UNSW team develops algorithm that enhances images of hydrogen fuel cells significantly

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FEBRUARY 19, 2023

The new process, detailed in an open-access paper in Nature Communications , has been tested on individual hydrogen fuel cells to model the interior accurately in precise detail and potentially improve their efficiency. Top: 3D X-ray scan of a hydrogen fuel cell, showing carbon paper weaves, membrane and catalysts (in black).

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Hydrogen Fuel Water Gas

Hydro-Québec will support the clean hydrogen sector in Québec

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DECEMBER 8, 2019

In addition to having access to Québec’s vast water resources to generate green, renewable power at competitive prices, Hydro-Québec has everything it needs to support the development of green hydrogen. Hydro-Québec’s Strategic Plan 2020–2024 outlines five applications for clean hydrogen: Ammonia and methanol production.

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Hydrogen Clean Cleaning Gas-Electric

ROSATOM, Metalloinvest and Air Liquide to evaluate joint project in low-carbon hydrogen production for DRI

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JUNE 21, 2021

As part of the joint work, the parties plan to evaluate the technical and commercial aspects of a potential project for the production of environmentally friendly hydrogen for Metalloinvest factories located in Belgorod and Kursk regions. Metalloinvest is already looking at modernizing equipment to use up to 30% hydrogen as a reducing gas.

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Hydrogen Carbon Production Russia

Researchers discover novel water-assisted approach to double or triple rate of furfural conversion

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APRIL 3, 2019

Researchers at the University of Oklahoma, in collaboration with the University of Tulsa, have a novel approach for the water-assisted upgrading of the renewable chemical furfural, doubling or tripling the rate of conversion. Energy and water are interconnected in the production of renewable fuels. —Zhao et al.

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Water Conversion Tulsa Hydrogen

Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Arkansas partner for regional hydrogen hub to compete for IIJA funding

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MARCH 17, 2022

The US states of Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Arkansas have entered into a bipartisan three-state partnership to establish a regional hub for development, production, and use of clean hydrogen as fuel and manufacturing feedstock.

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Arkansas Oklahoma Louisiana Hydrogen

NTNU researchers use reverse electrodialysis and waste heat for hydrogen production: Heat to H2

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NOVEMBER 18, 2019

According to the IEA says that, producing all of today’s hydrogen just using electricity would require 3600 TWh—more than the annual electricity generation of the European Union. This work presents an integrated hydrogen production system using reverse electrodialysis (RED) and waste heat, termed Heat to H 2. 1 ) at 40 ?C,

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Waste Hydrogen Production Water

Raven SR partners with Republic Services to produce commercial green hydrogen from waste in N California, starting summer 2022

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AUGUST 25, 2021

to convert organic waste to produce green hydrogen at a site in Richmond, California. The Raven SR Steam/CO 2 Reformation process also presents a valid alternative to electrolysis converting waste rather than precious and limited water resources for green hydrogen production. Earlier post.).

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Waste Hydrogen California Commercial

Stanford researchers develop new electrolysis system to split seawater into hydrogen and oxygen

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MARCH 19, 2019

A Stanford-led team has developed a new electrolysis system to split seawater in hydrogen and oxygen. Existing water-splitting methods rely on highly purified water—a precious resource and costly to produce. Electrolysis of water to generate hydrogen fuel is an attractive renewable energy storage technology.

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Hydrogen Ni-Li Water San Francisco

IISA study proposes using airships for efficient cargo or hydrogen transportation

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AUGUST 5, 2019

Reintroducing airships into the world’s transportation mix could contribute to lowering the transport sector’s carbon emissions and can play a role in establishing a sustainable hydrogen based economy, according to a new IIASA-led study. Hydrogen is a good energy carrier and a valuable energy storage alternative.

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Hydrogen Transportation Water Conversion

US/China team develops robust, stable Ni/Fe OER catalyst for water-splitting at low overpotentials

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JUNE 2, 2018

A team from the University of Houston and Hunan Normal University in China has developed an active and durable oxygen evolution reaction (OER) catalyst for water splitting that meets commercial crtieria for current densities at low overpotentials. to deliver 200 mA cm -2 , unsatisfactory for the commercial requirements of 1.8-2.4

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Water China Hydrogen Houston

Graz researchers develop cost-effective chemical looping process for decentralized production of high-purity hydrogen

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MAY 28, 2020

Hydrogen researchers at Graz University of Technology (Austria), together with the Graz-based start-up Rouge H2 Engineering , have developed a cost-effective process for the decentralized production of high-purity hydrogen using chemical looping. Both the transportation and the storage contribute considerably to the hydrogen price.

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Hydrogen Production Store Gas-Electric

Researchers produce hydrogen from water and charcoal mix at room temperature using laser pulses

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AUGUST 30, 2013

Researchers at Wakayama University in Japan have produced a mixture of hydrogen and carbon monoxide gas by irradiating a mixture of carbon powder and distilled water with intense nanosecond laser pulses at room temperature. Electrodes or any other photocatalysts were not used to produce the hydrogen. mL volume of water.

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Water Hydrogen Carbon Gas

Swiss team develops effective and low-cost solar water-splitting device; 14.2% solar-to-hydrogen efficiency

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AUGUST 25, 2016

Recently, c-Si modules have been implemented in solar-hydrogen devices, demonstrating SHE [solar-to-hydrogen efficiency] of 9.7%. As the V OC of the presented c-Si cells is only ∼600 mV, four cells need to be connected in series to achieve stable water splitting performance. Schüttauf et al. Schüttauf et al.

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Solar Water Low Cost Hydrogen

Researchers split water by altering photosynthetic machinery in plants; semi-artificial photosynthesis

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

They used natural sunlight to convert water into hydrogen and oxygen using a mixture of biological components and manmade technologies. A new paper, published in Nature Energy , outlines how the researchers at the Reisner Laboratory in Cambridge developed their platform to achieve unassisted solar-driven water-splitting.

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Water Solar Store Hydrogen

New photochemical diode artificial photosynthesis system doubles efficiency of solar water splitting

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MAY 4, 2018

Researchers in Canada have demonstrated a new photochemical diode artificial photosynthesis system that can enable efficient, unassisted overall pure water splitting without using any sacrificial reagent. overall water splitting reaction. These free charges split water molecules into hydrogen and oxygen. …

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Water Solar Hydrogen Carbon

KIST team develops membrane reactor system to produce pure H2 from ammonia with high productivity

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AUGUST 24, 2020

Steam is adopted as a sweep gas, presenting efficient H 2 recovery (>91%) while replacing conventionally utilized noble carrier gases that require additional gas separation processes. Hydrogen gas, however, cannot be transported in large amounts due to the limitations in the amount that can be stored per unit volume.

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Production Hydrogen Gas-Electric Low Cost

Oxford team directly converts CO2 to jet fuel using iron-based catalysts

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DECEMBER 28, 2020

The catalyst shows a carbon dioxide conversion through hydrogenation to hydrocarbons in the aviation jet fuel range of 38.2%, with a yield of 17.2%, and a selectivity of 47.8%, and with an attendant low carbon monoxide (5.6%) and methane selectivity (10.4%). Fe 5 C 2 by CO 2 /water in the first hours of the catalytic reaction.

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Convert Fuel CO2 Conversion

DLR team integrates solar heat into solid oxide electrolyzer for highly efficient hydrogen production

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FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Experimental setup of the solar heated solid oxide electrolyzer system for hydrogen production. Water electrolysis is considered as a promising pathway for the production of sustainable hydrogen to be used as such an energy carrier. Thermodynamics of the water splitting reaction as a function of temperature.

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Solar Hydrogen Production Water

Toyota HiLux hydrogen fuel cell prototype boasts long range and rapid refilling

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

But if using hydrogen fuel cell power it starts to make sense. Enter this intriguing hydrogen fuel cell HiLux prototype, developed by Toyota Manufacturing UK. 2024 hydrogen-powered Toyota Hilux at the company’s UK factory. And this being hydrogen, the only tailpipe emission is pure water.

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Hydrogen Toyota Range Fuel

Researchers develop free-standing nanowire mesh for direct solar water-splitting to produce H2; new design for “artificial leaf”

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DECEMBER 3, 2014

The mesh with BiVO 4 nanowire photoanode for water oxidation and Rh-SrTiO 3 nanowire photocathode for water reduction produces hydrogen gas without an electron mediator. an “artificial leaf” to produce hydrogen—based on a nanowire mesh that lends itself to large-scale, low-cost production. Credit: ACS, Liu et al.

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Water Solar Design Singapore

DOE report highlights opportunities of hybrid energy systems

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APRIL 30, 2021

As defined for the report, HES are related to, but distinct from, colocated resources, which share some characteristics with HES but have more limited opportunities for operational synergies. using electrical or thermal energy to produce hydrogen from water or a methane source). capacity or ancillary services).

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Energy Hybrid Grid Idaho

LBNL, Nissan researchers explore ethanol internal reforming in SOFCs for vehicle applications

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JANUARY 27, 2020

The e-Bio Fuel Cell system featured an an SOFC stack and an on-board reformer to convert 100% ethanol or ethanol-blended water (55% water, 45% ethanol) to hydrogen. Dilution of ethanol with water increases safety, and is expected to suppress anode coking by increasing the steam-to-carbon ratio. … Earlier post.)

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International Nissan Hydrogen Vehicles

HZB, 3M team explores water management in PFIA membranes for fuel cells; better performance at higher temps and low humidity

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JANUARY 2, 2017

A core component of proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cells is the membrane, which allows protons to diffuse selectively towards the cathode while blocking the oxygen and hydrogen gas. Researchers at Helmholtz Zentrum Berlin (HZB) teamed up with 3M to explore the water management in PFIA membranes. Credit: Heike Cords/HZB.

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Water Fuel Hydrogen Low Cost

INL researchers develop high-performance oxygen electrode for PCEC cell; high-temperature electrolysis

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APRIL 22, 2020

Researchers at Idaho National Laboratory have developed a new electrode material for a protonic ceramic electrochemical cell (PCEC) that can efficiently convert excess electricity and water into hydrogen. perovskite was developed as an oxygen electrode, and presents superior electrochemical performance at 400~600?°C.

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Hydrogen Idaho Water Energy Storage

Researchers from MIT and Sun Catalytix develop an artificial leaf for solar water splitting to produce hydrogen and oxygen

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

Researchers led by MIT professor Daniel Nocera have produced an “artificial leaf”—a solar water-splitting cell producing hydrogen and oxygen that operates in near-neutral pH conditions, both with and without connecting wires. Earlier post.). simulated sunlight. simulated sunlight. solar-to-fuels systems.

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MIT Water Solar Hydrogen

New catalysts enable photocatalytic version of water gas shift reaction for H2 production

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JUNE 18, 2013

Politécnica de Valencia (Spain) have found that noble metal nanoparticles supported on titanium dioxide or cerium dioxide can catalyze the industrially important water gas shift (WGS) reaction for hydrogen production at ambient temperatures using visible light irradiation. Catalysts Hydrogen Production Solar' Energy Environ.

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Water Gas Production Conversion

KTH team develops new cost-effective water-splitting electrocatalyst for H2 production

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JUNE 27, 2016

Researchers at KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm have developed a new cost-effective electrocatalyst for water-splitting to produce hydrogen. Water splitting is considered one of the most promising strategies to produce chemical fuels such as hydrogen. —Fan et al.

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Water Ni-Li Production Hydrogen

Penn State, FSU team develops low-cost, efficient layered heterostructure catalyst for water-splitting

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JUNE 2, 2017

A team of scientists from Penn State and Florida State University have developed a lower cost and industrially scalable catalyst consisting of synthesized stacked graphene and W x Mo 1–x S 2 alloy phases that produces pure hydrogen through a low-energy water-splitting process. —Lei et al.

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Low Cost Water Hydrogen Energy

PNNL team presents new insight into H2 production by cyanobacterium Cyanothece

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NOVEMBER 11, 2015

Researchers at the US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) have presented a new and more complete view on the way a cyanobacterium— Cyanothece 51142—produces hydrogen. Here we present evidence to support a new model whereby energy derived directly from oxygenic photosynthesis (i.e.,

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Insight Production Hydrogen Light

Osaka team develops new solar-to-hydrogen catalyst that uses broader spectrum of light

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JUNE 26, 2017

A team at Osaka University in Japan has developed a new material based on gold and black phosphorus to harvest a broader spectrum of sunlight for water-splitting to produce hydrogen. The three-part composite maximizes both absorbing light and its efficiency for water splitting. 201612315. 201612315.

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Light Solar Hydrogen Water

New system for more efficient CO2 electrolysis to hydrocarbon products

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FEBRUARY 15, 2020

The researchers combined a copper electrocatalyst with an ionomer [polymers that conduct ions and water] assembly that intersperses sulfonate-lined paths for the H 2 O with fluorocarbon channels for the CO 2. Here, we present a catalyst:ionomer bulk heterojunction (CIBH) architecture that decouples gas, ion, and electron transport.

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CO2 Production Polymer Water

New highly efficient catalyst for photoelectrochemical CO2 reduction toward methane

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JANUARY 15, 2020

The work, presented in a paper in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), offers a unique, highly efficient, and inexpensive route for solar fuels synthesis. Likewise, H 2 O must be broken down to attach the hydrogen to the carbon. The nanoparticle-flecked nanowires are covered with a thin film of water.

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CO2 Carbon Solar Hydrogen

Mercedes-Benz to present G-Class-derived fuel-cell SUV concept

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NOVEMBER 16, 2012

Mercedes-Benz will present a fuel-cell powered design study of an off-road SUV, the Ener-G-Force, based on the concept of a future police car developed for the Los Angeles Design Challenge. The Ener-G-Force emits nothing but water and has an operating range of about 500 miles. The Ener-G-Force design concept. Click to enlarge.

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Mercedes Concept SUV Los Angeles

UC Santa Barbara team develops catalytic molten metals for direct conversion of methane to hydrogen without forming CO2

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NOVEMBER 17, 2017

Researchers at the University of California Santa Barbara have developed catalytic molten metals to pyrolize methane to release hydrogen and to form solid carbon. meter bubble column and produced pure hydrogen without CO 2 or other by-products. Hydrogen production with a Ni-Bi molten catalyst. (A) Resources.

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Conversion Hydrogen CO2 Carbon

Photocatalytic optical fibers convert water into hydrogen

UNIST team develops novel hydrogen production process using biomass oxidation instead of water oxidation as electron source

Novel inexpensive cobalt-nickel electrode for efficient water and urea electrolysis; yolk-shell nanoparticles

Interest in geologic hydrogen growing

Study finds GWP of electrolyzed hydrogen to meet ORD’s fuel needs would be 2.5x that of fossil fuels with 2020 grid mix

Tokyo Tech team develops high-performance bimetallic OER electrocatalyst for water splitting

bp to explore potential for green hydrogen production in Egypt

Double-duty catalyst generates hydrogen fuel while cleaning up wastewater

Tokyo Tech team demonstrates visible-light photoelectrochemical water-splitting with cobalt-enhanced TiO2

NETL publishes review of safety challenges of production, transportation and storage of hydrogen

UNSW team develops algorithm that enhances images of hydrogen fuel cells significantly

Hydro-Québec will support the clean hydrogen sector in Québec

ROSATOM, Metalloinvest and Air Liquide to evaluate joint project in low-carbon hydrogen production for DRI

Researchers discover novel water-assisted approach to double or triple rate of furfural conversion

Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Arkansas partner for regional hydrogen hub to compete for IIJA funding

NTNU researchers use reverse electrodialysis and waste heat for hydrogen production: Heat to H2

Raven SR partners with Republic Services to produce commercial green hydrogen from waste in N California, starting summer 2022

Stanford researchers develop new electrolysis system to split seawater into hydrogen and oxygen

IISA study proposes using airships for efficient cargo or hydrogen transportation

US/China team develops robust, stable Ni/Fe OER catalyst for water-splitting at low overpotentials

Graz researchers develop cost-effective chemical looping process for decentralized production of high-purity hydrogen

Researchers produce hydrogen from water and charcoal mix at room temperature using laser pulses

Swiss team develops effective and low-cost solar water-splitting device; 14.2% solar-to-hydrogen efficiency

Researchers split water by altering photosynthetic machinery in plants; semi-artificial photosynthesis

New photochemical diode artificial photosynthesis system doubles efficiency of solar water splitting

KIST team develops membrane reactor system to produce pure H2 from ammonia with high productivity

Oxford team directly converts CO2 to jet fuel using iron-based catalysts

DLR team integrates solar heat into solid oxide electrolyzer for highly efficient hydrogen production

Toyota HiLux hydrogen fuel cell prototype boasts long range and rapid refilling

Researchers develop free-standing nanowire mesh for direct solar water-splitting to produce H2; new design for “artificial leaf”

DOE report highlights opportunities of hybrid energy systems

LBNL, Nissan researchers explore ethanol internal reforming in SOFCs for vehicle applications

HZB, 3M team explores water management in PFIA membranes for fuel cells; better performance at higher temps and low humidity

INL researchers develop high-performance oxygen electrode for PCEC cell; high-temperature electrolysis

Researchers from MIT and Sun Catalytix develop an artificial leaf for solar water splitting to produce hydrogen and oxygen

New catalysts enable photocatalytic version of water gas shift reaction for H2 production

KTH team develops new cost-effective water-splitting electrocatalyst for H2 production

Penn State, FSU team develops low-cost, efficient layered heterostructure catalyst for water-splitting

PNNL team presents new insight into H2 production by cyanobacterium Cyanothece

Osaka team develops new solar-to-hydrogen catalyst that uses broader spectrum of light

New system for more efficient CO2 electrolysis to hydrocarbon products

New highly efficient catalyst for photoelectrochemical CO2 reduction toward methane

Mercedes-Benz to present G-Class-derived fuel-cell SUV concept

UC Santa Barbara team develops catalytic molten metals for direct conversion of methane to hydrogen without forming CO2

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