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11/27/2018 / By Frances Bloomfield

Recycling platinum: Researchers achieve breakthrough in developing fuel cells for the next wave of green energy

Fuel cells are electrochemical cells that combine hydrogen with oxygen to generate electricity, water, and heat. The market for these devices has been growing since the early 2010s, primarily due to their efficiency and independence conventional fuels. In order for fuel cells to function, however, they require the rare precious metal platinum. To that end, […]

09/01/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Researchers develop a fuel cell from lignin, a byproduct of paper manufacturing

A waste product of the paper industry may become a source of renewable fuel in the near future, an article in Science Daily states. Swedish researchers have come up with a new fuel cell that runs on lignin. Lignin is very widespread in nature. It serves as the glue that holds together the cellulose fibers […]

03/03/2018 / By David Williams

Hyundai Nexo self-driving car produces water that’s supposedly safe enough to drink

If you’re going to go down the renewable energy route, you might as well go all the way. That seems to be the idea that Hyundai had in mind when it designed and developed its latest fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV). Dubbed the Hyundai Nexo, it’s the company’s newest FCEV, and it comes in the […]

02/28/2018 / By David Williams

New stable fuel cell could be the breakthrough that makes energy storage economically feasible

There are many researchers from all around the world that are constantly working on their own fuel cell designs in an effort to try and make something that truly works, in the sense of delivering certain levels of power while maintaining stability and showing overall efficiency. Now a group of researchers from the McCormick School of […]

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