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Safe way to store hydrogen to be developed for use in cars and it’s even cheaper than petrol
The European Technology Initiative, “Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking” (FCH JU), is providing approx 2.3 million euro of finance for the development of new hydrogen solid-state containers on the basis of boron hydrides.These compounds absorb much more hydrogen, the tanks remain compact.The Bor4Store project is being coordinated by the Institute of Material Research at the Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht.
All-natural nano-sponge absorbs CO2
A new method of developing metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) has made them completely environmentally friendly. They are not only capable of detecting, capturing and storing CO2, but are largely made of it as well. They are in fact so green that … Continue reading
Biomaterials should be more important than biofuels
When talking about a biobased economy, most people think biofuel. And who can blame them, since gasoline alone is good for about half of global petroleum use? A transition from petroleum to biomass as a source for fuel would put … Continue reading
Cheap, limitless hydrogen from wastewater
An inexhaustible source of hydrogen without the need for electricity and completely carbon neutral. It sounds too good to be true, but in this case it appears it is not, as Penn State engineers have developed a method to do … Continue reading
Hydrogen fuel produced from sunlight and safely stored
Hydrogen has long been commended as a clean and efficient alternative to gasoline, but so far it hasn’t really been able to live up to expectations. Mostly because it has to be derived from non-renewable sources like coal and natural … Continue reading
Hydrogen is key to regularly shaped graphene
We have mentioned new and improved methodes for graphene production in the past, but actually the most widely used method for graphene growth over the past two years has been the so-called ‘chemical vapor deposition method.’ This is, roughly put, … Continue reading
A new hope for hydrogen energy: nanoparticle driven and solar powered
Hydrogen would be an excellent clean energy source, were it not for the fact that it costs a tremendous amount of energy to produce and is thus quite expensive. Researchers have been looking for ways to cheaply and sustainably produce … Continue reading