Jun
17
A Fuel Cell Directly Fueled With Jet Fuel or Gasoline
June 17, 2014 | 4 Comments
Washington State University (WSU) researchers have developed the first fuel cell that can directly convert jet fuel or gasoline to electricity. If the fuel cell will scale up economically that could take the 30 mpg automobile beyond 100 mpg. Its a dramatically more energy efficient way to create electric power for planes or cars. The […]
Jun
12
New Fuel Cell To Generate Heat and Power at Home
June 12, 2014 | 1 Comment
Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft researchers have developed a compact, safe and sturdy fuel cell system that generates electricity and heat in private households from natural gas. The new fuel cell converts chemical energy directly into electrical energy in a design developed as a simple device for home use. If the design is scaleable it might be a market […]
Jul
24
A New Fuel Cell With 80% Less Platinum
July 24, 2013 | Leave a Comment
Matthias Arenz has built and tested a number of catalysts and is showing he can generate the same amount of electricity in a fuel cell with just a fifth of the platinum. If the technology can be commercialized it would be a huge financial advantage. Arenz, an associate professor at the Department of Chemistry, University […]
Feb
18
Is a Fuel Cell Without Platinum in Your Future?
February 18, 2013 | 2 Comments
Researchers have reported a new iron based catalyst. It’s the first iron-based catalyst that converts hydrogen directly to electricity. The development puts chemists and engineers one step closer to widely affordable fuel cells. Chemist R. Morris Bullock, who leads the research at the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) begins the explanation, “A […]
Aug
18
Iron as a Catalyst Is Improved Again
August 18, 2011 | Leave a Comment
Iron as a catalyst is making news, especially in Europe where the element is suspected to have a role in the catalyst for the Rossi E-Cat. That might be the case as scientists at the Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique Varennes, Québec, Canada (INRS) have published a paper in Nature Communications showing an iron […]