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New Gold-Based Catalyst Could Enhance Performance of Hydrogen-Powered Cars

Lehigh Researchers are working together with colleagues in China and at three national laboratories in the United States in order to develop a gold-based catalyst that they think could enhance the efficiency and performance of fuel cells that are hydrogen powered.

4 Sep 2017

Sandia Labs Aims to Optimize Hydrogen-Powered Passenger Ferries

One recent solution to the traffic congestion that troubles coastal cities is maritime transportation. But with urban passenger ferries running in tourist areas and sensitive environments, hydrogen fuel cell-powered passenger ferries offer a noiseless, zero-emission alternative to conventional diesel vessels.

18 Jul 2017

Researchers Develop New Method to Create Pure Hydrogen Efficiently

Christopher J. Kiely, Harold B. Chambers Senior Professor, Materials Science and Engineering at Lehigh University, along with an international team have created a new low-temperature catalyst for making high-purity hydrogen gas while using up carbon monoxide (CO) at the same time.

6 Jul 2017

Researchers Find a New Way to Develop Practical Hydrogen Fuel Cells

Although the buildup around hydrogen fuel cells has subsided, researchers continue to hunt for new technologies that could permit such devices to gain a stronger foothold.

29 Jun 2017

Georgia Tech Student Team Builds Hydrogen-Powered Car for Shell Eco-Marathon

Georgia Tech students participating in the Shell Eco-Marathon event have spent part of spring semester constructing an ultra-fuel-efficient vehicle. Built in just six weeks, the vehicle was taken by the team to Detroit, Michigan, to race against international universities.

12 May 2017

New Molybdenum-Coated Catalyst Enhances the Production of Hydrogen

Hydrogen is considered to be one of the most promising clean fuels for use in portable generators, houses and cars. Hydrogen can also be sustainable fuel with no carbon footprint when it is produced from water using renewable energy resources.

4 May 2017

In-Flight Hydrogen Production Could Result in "Greener" Aircraft

A team of aerospace engineers at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology have created and patented a process that can be applied onboard aircraft while in flight to generate hydrogen from water (including waste water on the plane) and aluminum particles, safely and economically.

25 Apr 2017