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UD Researchers Create Better Material for Fuel Cells

To see fuel cells in action, a ride on the University of Delaware’s Fuel Cell bus will prove these cells can power vehicles in an eco-friendly way.

6 Sep 2017

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

Researchers Study How Cost-Effective Fuel Cell Catalysts Work at an Atomic Level

Alternatives for the immensely expensive platinum and platinum-group metal (PGM) catalysts, presently used in fuel cell electrodes, are being developed by researchers in order to decrease the cost of next-generation polymer electrolyte fuel cells used for vehicles.

7 Aug 2017

Study Demonstrates Potential for New Crystalline Material to Advance Clean Fuel Technology

A light-activated material capable of chemically converting carbon dioxide into carbon monoxide without producing unwanted byproducts has been developed by scientists.

31 Jul 2017

Nanomaterial catalyst has potential to improve solar energy storage

Researchers at the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) in Switzerland have developed a new material that acts as a catalyst within the electrolyser, potentially making such devices cheaper and more efficient in the future.

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

Selective Electrocatalysts Developed to Improve Direct Methanol Fuel Cell Performance

Researchers from the Institute of Process Engineering (IPE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences recently have developed a new technology to increase performance of direct methanol fuel cells (DMFCs) using high-concentration methanol as fuel, thereby shedding some light on the design of clean and economical alternative energy sources for portable electric gadgets.

3 Jul 2017