| News - May 2012 |
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New Water-Splitting Catalyst: Researchers Expand List of Potential Electrode Materials That Could Be Used to Store Energy
Expanding on work published two years ago, MIT's Daniel Nocera and his associates have found yet another formulation, based on inexpensive and widely available materials, that can efficiently catalyze the splitting of water molecules using electricity. |
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Storing Green Electricity as Natural Gas
Renewable electricity can be transformed into a substitute for natural gas. Until now, electricity was generated from gas. Now, a German-Austrian cooperation wants to go in the opposite direction. |
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New Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Seal Could Help Bring Efficient Energy Technology To Market
Solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) have great potential for stationary and mobile applications. Stationary use ranges from residential applications to power plants. |
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Hydrogen Powered Municipal Vehicle Being Tested In Everyday Use
Empa and the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) have, together with Bucher Schoerling, Proton Motor, BRUSA Elektronik AG und Messer Schweiz, developed a hydrogen powered municipal street cleaning vehicle which was presented to the public on 14th May 2009 in Basel. |
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Fuel From Fiber: Pretreatment Can Put Corn Stalks, Trees In Your Car's Tank
Put a tree in your tank. Fuel companies aren't touting that slogan. At least not yet. |
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New Hope For Biomass Fuels: Breaking The Ties That Bind
Los Alamos National Laboratory researchers have discovered a potential chink in the armor of fibers that make the cell walls of certain inedible plant materials so tough. The insight ultimately could lead to a cost-effective and energy-efficient strategy for turning biomass into alternative fuels. |
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Solar-Powered Irrigation System Unveiled At U.S. National Arboretum
The U.S. National Arboretum is "going green" with the installation of its first solar-powered drip irrigation system that will save electricity and water at the 446-acre facility operated by the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) in Washington, DC. |
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