Scientists Achieve Solar Hydrogen Production Breakthrough
A newly published study reveals how HZB and TU Delft scientists used a solar cell and a photo anode made of a metal oxide to…
Fuel-cell Technology News
Another Step Toward Lower Cost Alkaline Fuel Cells
In a newly published study, engineers synthesize a platinum-free catalyst for use in alkaline fuel cells, showing that silver-palladium multi-walled carbon nanotubes are almost as…
Researchers Develop a Self-Charging Power Cell
Engineers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed a self-charging power cell that directly converts mechanical energy to chemical energy, storing the power until…
Silicon Nanoparticles React with Water to Produce Hydrogen
Scientists at the University at Buffalo have created spherical silicon nanoparticles that react with water to form silicic acid and hydrogen, a potential source of…
Yale Engineers Develop Micro Fuel Cells Made of Bulk Metallic Glasses
Made up of mostly bulk metallic glasses, a new type of micro fuel cell could serve as a low-cost, long-lasting, and eco-friendly power source for…
Cobalt-Graphene Catalyst Performs Nearly As Well as Platinum
Researchers at Brown University have developed a cheaper and more durable catalyst using graphene, cobalt, and cobalt-oxide nanoparticles that can catalyze the oxygen reduction reaction…
Dempsey’s Mechanism, Pathway that Catalysts Use to Generate Hydrogen
As scientists continue to search for alternatives to platinum catalysts, Caltech chemists have determined the dominant mechanism for cobalt catalysts, paving the way for the…
New Nanocomposite Material Looks to Improve Fuel Cells
Scientists at the Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology have developed a more powerful and longer-lasting fuel cell material by replacing the central part of the…
Scientists Examine Platinum-Based Catalyst Design
Working as a team, scientists from SIMES and the SUNCAT Center for Interface Science and Catalysis studied two platinum-rhodium nanostructures, identifying the most active sites…
Converting Waste Into Useful Energy by Improving Microbial Fuel Cells
In an effort to provide a sustainable system for waste treatment and energy production, scientists at Arizona State University’s Biodesign Institute are working microbial fuel…
New Biofuel Production Process Improves Energy Recovery
Using bacteria to breakdown and ferment agricultural waste into ethanol, MSU microbiologists have developed bioelectrochemical systems known as microbial electrolysis cells, which use a second…
Solid-Oxide Fuel Cell That Converts Hydrogen Into Electricity Also Capable of Battery-Like Storage
Using a bilayer of platinum and VOx for the anode, Harvard scientists have demonstrated a solid-oxide fuel cell that converts hydrogen into electricity and can…
Nanorod Catalyst Provides Platinum Like Efficiency in MFCs at a Fraction of the Cost
Using nitrogen-enriched iron-carbon nanorods as a catalyst, engineers have demonstrated the same level of efficiency in microbial fuel cells as the more expensive platinum catalyst…
New Glucose Fuel Cell May Power Future Medical Implants
A team of engineers has developed a glucose fuel cell fabricated from silicon and consisting of a platinum catalyst that strips electrons from glucose, mimicking…
PNNL Developed Small Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Achieves 57 Percent Efficiency
A newly developed small-scale solid oxide fuel cell system that achieves up to 57 percent efficiency may find its way into homes in the future….
Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes May Eventually Replace Expensive Platinum Catalysts
Researchers at Stanford University have found a way to help reduce the cost of catalysts used inside fuel cells. By using multi-walled carbon nanotubes riddled…
Automated System Has Promising Uses in Battery and Fuel Cell Production
Newly published research from Yale University engineers describes a technique that may be influential in developing and understanding new methods for rapidly creating battery electrodes…
Gold Improves the Performance of Nanoparticle Fuel-Cell Reactions
Fuel-cell technology is set to take a step forward as chemists have created a triple-headed metallic nanoparticle, FePtAu, which generates higher current per unit of…
