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Answer Given To Question About How Nanotubes Work as Catalysts

Cornell researchers have answered an important question about how carbon nanotubes work as catalysts by pinpointing unique sites where the reactions take place on single-walled nanotubes

17 Apr 2009

Fuel Cell Power Sources Offer Clean, Reliable, Energy for Leisure and Industrial Applications

This Earth Day, SFC Smart Fuel Cell, leading supplier of fuel cell products for mobile and off-grid power applications, points out that fuel cells, operating in a hybrid system with batteries and solar power systems, can power a range of leisure and industrial equipment in any weather conditions

6 Apr 2009

Leader in Wind Energy, Vestas Partners with UW College of Engineering

Vestas, the world’s leading producer of wind power technology, has entered into a long-term partnership with the University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Engineering that promises to propel wind-energy research, provide student learning opportunities and give the company a long-term presence in Madison

1 Apr 2009

Nanotechnology Researchers Make Better Palladium Catalysts for Fuel Cells

A platinum alternative Brown researchers have found a way to create a larger active surface area with palladium nanoparticles to catalyze energy-producing reactions in a fuel cell

31 Mar 2009

Hydrogen Fuel Cell Powered Aeroplane Takes Silently to the Air

Anyone expecting to hear the engine roar into life when the "Antares DLR-H2" motor glider takes off, will be in for a surprise, the aircraft rises almost soundlessly from the runway powered by electricity producing fuel cells

26 Mar 2009

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Gets $1.6 Million DoE Grant to Develop Faster, Cheaper Fuel Cells

Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have won a $1.6 million DoE grant to develop new methods for manufacturing a key fuel cell component. The multi-year grant aims to create new technology and processes for faster, more cost-effective manufacturing of fuel cell membrane electrode assemblies

25 Mar 2009

Perovskite to Bring Benefits to Fuel Cells, Carbon Dioxide Storage and Nanoelectronics

A new PhD thesis shows that the multifaceted material perovskite could be of benefit in three key applications, fuel cells, gas separation prior to the storage of carbon dioxide and nanocomponents in electronic products

23 Mar 2009

Energy Research Collaboration Between Europe and Japan Strengthened

The European Commission and Japan are going to deepen their collaboration in energy research

23 Mar 2009

Nanotechnology Researchers Increase Efficiency of Equipment That Uses the Power of the Sun to Produce Hydrogen Fuel

Researchers find great promise in a process that could use solar energy to use hydrogen, the third most abundant element on earth's surface, as the ultimate alternative to fossil fuels. This process increase dramatically the efficiency of titania photoanodes used to convert solar energy into hydrogen in fuel cells

22 Mar 2009

The Race Is On To Develop Fuels Cells to Power Small Devices

Even small devices need power, and much of that juice comes from fuel cells. As these devices become even smaller, the rush is on to find more efficient ways to power them

20 Mar 2009