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USC scientists Study the Use of Methanol as a Fuel-Efficient Renewable Energy Source

USC scientists continue with their fossil fuel fight even as they develop a new method for producing reversible hydrogen storage based on methanol, without carbon emissions, in the final major paper co-authored by USC’s first Nobel laureate, the late George Olah.

20 Apr 2017

New Project Demonstrates Benefits of Using Oxygen-Based Ceramic Fuel Cell as Part of Hybrid Electric Vehicle

Today the Ascend Energy team in the Sacramento area in collaboration with fuel cell manufacturer Atrex Energy released the results of their joint project to demonstrate the benefits of using an oxygen-based ceramic fuel cell as part of a hybrid electric vehicle to save money, reduce fuel use, and eliminate air pollution.

30 Mar 2017

Scientists Ascertain Critical Impact of Climate Change on Specific Areas of Marine Biodiversity

An innovative study with the main focus of identifying oceanic areas that come under highest conservation priority in the world has discovered six “hot spots of marine biodiversity” critically affected due to fishing pressures as well as climate change.

23 Feb 2017

Researchers Develop New Method to Produce Hydrogen at Low Temperatures

A new, fast and irreversible method of producing hydrogen has been developed by researchers from Waseda University. This method uses less energy and takes place at a very low temperature. This development is expected to contribute to the increase of fuel cell systems for homes and automobiles.

2 Dec 2016

Toshiba’s H2One Solution to Promote Hydrogen Supply System for Fuel Cell Vehicles

Toshiba Corporation today broke ground on a new Hydrogen Application Center at its Fuchu Complex in western Tokyo.

29 Nov 2016

New Discovery Could Pave Way to Large-Scale Application of Fuel Cells in Vehicles

Hydrogen is generally known as the fuel of the future, especially when it is utilized in hydrogen-powered fuel cell vehicles. One of the main challenges of utilizing this technology for future sustainable transportation systems is the absence of a lightweight and safe on-board hydrogen storage material.

21 Oct 2016

Scientist Develops Fuel Cells Powered by Human Urine

On average, a healthy human body generates 1.4 liters of urine per day, which is composed of the body’s waste substances. Scientist, Dr. Gabriel Luna Sandoval, from the State University of Sonora (UES) has produced a biofuel supply device that uses human excretion to produce electricity and power domestic stoves.

15 Sep 2016

Toshiba's First Commercial Pure Hydrogen Fuel Cell System Becomes Operational at Toyota Honsha Plant

Toshiba Corporation today announced that the company’s pure hydrogen fuel cell system delivered to Toyota Motor Corporation became operational on September 12. The 3.5 kW system is the first commercial pure hydrogen fuel cell system that Toshiba has delivered, and Toyota will use it to investigate high-efficiency energy usage at the new energy management facility in its Honsha Plant, toward achieving optimal energy use.

12 Sep 2016

Carbon Dioxide and Sunlight Converted into Fuel with Innovative Solar Cell

A new, innovative solar cell that can convert carbon dioxide from the atmosphere into usable hydrocarbon fuel has been developed by scientists at the University of Illinois, Chicago. The efficient and affordable solar cell uses only solar energy for the conversion.

3 Aug 2016

Researchers Use Solar Cells to Print Energy-Producing Photographs

Solar cells have been manufactured already for a long from inexpensive materials with different printing techniques. Especially organic solar cells and dye-sensitized solar cells are suitable for printing.

27 Jul 2016