A Boron-Radical Approach: Mild Ammonia Synthesis From Nitrogen
Using boron radicals to convert nitrogen to ammonia in solution. Ammonia is obtained industrially using the Haber–Bosch process, which requires a lot of energy and…
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Light-Powered Nanomaterial Catalyst Could Be Key for Hydrogen Economy
Inexpensive catalyst uses energy from light to turn ammonia into hydrogen fuel. A key light-activated nanomaterial for the hydrogen economy has been engineered by researchers…
Oxygen Evolution Reaction Breakthrough for Efficient Hydrogen Generation
New achievements of layered double hydroxides toward efficient, stable, fast oxygen evolution reaction. Scientists in China have made advancements in the use of layered double…
Cheaper Hydrogen Fuel Cell Invented – Enabling Better Green Energy Options
Imperial researchers have developed a new hydrogen fuel cell that uses iron instead of rare and costly platinum, enabling greater use of the technology. Hydrogen…
Scientists Discover a New, Sustainable Way To Make Hydrogen for Fuel Cells and Fertilizers
A new sustainable and practical method for producing hydrogen from water has been discovered by a team of researchers at the RIKEN Center for Sustainable…
Department of Energy’s “Fairly Simple” Breakthrough Makes Accessing Stored Hydrogen More Efficient
A new catalyst from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Ames Laboratory and collaborators extracts hydrogen from hydrogen storage materials easily and efficiently. The process occurs…
Nanodiamonds Are Key to Efficient Hydrogen Purification – And a Zero-Carbon Future
Nanodiamonds may be tiny, but they can help with one of the biggest problems facing humanity today: Climate change. Hydrogen, a clean-burning fuel, leaves nothing…
Banana Split: Extracting Hydrogen Fuel From Banana Peels
As the world’s energy demands increase, so does our consumption of fossil fuels. The result is a massive rise in greenhouse gases emissions with severely…
Producing Clean Hydrogen From Solar Power and Wood Chips
In the global race to curb climate change and reduce carbon emissions, hydrogen is considered a serious contender to replace fossil fuels. Although hydrogen ‘burns’…
Nano-Chocolates That Store Hydrogen: Innovative Energy Carrier of the Future
An innovative approach could turn nanoparticles into simple reservoirs for storing hydrogen. The highly volatile gas is considered a promising energy carrier for the future,…
Advanced New Catalysts for More Efficient Clean Hydrogen Production
Oregon State University research into the design of catalysts has shown that hydrogen can be cleanly produced with much greater efficiency and at a lower…
Atomic Disorder in Surface Materials Is Key to Better Hydrogen Storage
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) scientists have found that atomic disorder in certain boron-based hydrogen storage systems can potentially improve the rate of hydrogen uptake….
Viability of Large-Scale Hydrogen Storage in Geologic Formations
A team of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) researchers, in partnership with two other national laboratories, has launched a project studying the viability of large-scale…
New Nanomaterial Produces Clean Energy Hydrogen Fuel From Seawater
The material offers the high performance and stability needed for industrial-scale electrolysis, which could produce a clean energy fuel from seawater. Hydrogen fuel derived from…
“Chemical Looping” – Scientists Find a Way To Transform Toxic Sewer Gas Into Clean Hydrogen Fuel
Study builds on previous work using ‘chemical looping.’ Scientists have found a new chemical process to turn a stinky, toxic gas into a clean-burning fuel….
“Blue” Hydrogen Is Supposed To Be Clean Energy, but May Actually Be Worse Than Gas and Coal
“Blue” hydrogen – an energy source that involves a process for making hydrogen by using methane in natural gas – is being lauded by many…
Unusual Property in Hydrogen Fuel Device Discovered – Could Be Ultimate Guide to Self-Improvement
Three years ago, scientists at the University of Michigan discovered an artificial photosynthesis device made of silicon and gallium nitride (Si/GaN) that harnesses sunlight into…
Unprecedented Nanoscale Look at Reaction That Limits the Efficiency of Generating Clean Hydrogen Fuel
With a new suite of tools, scientists discovered exactly how tiny plate-like catalyst particles carry out a key step in that conversion – the evolution…
