Feb
2
Perhaps The Ultimate Solar Powered Water Purifier
February 2, 2017 | Leave a Comment
University at Buffalo scientists with little more than sunlight and plastic, added a third element, carbon-dipped paper, to create a highly efficient and inexpensive way to turn saltwater and contaminated water into potable water for personal use. The system could help address global drinking water shortages, especially in developing areas and regions affected by natural […]
Sep
6
Tough New Catalyst Splits Water 100 Times Faster
September 6, 2016 | Leave a Comment
Researchers at Stanford and the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory have developed a tough new catalyst that carries out solar-powered water molecule splitting 100 times faster. This tough new catalyst works better as time goes on and stands up to acid. Because the new catalyst requires less of the rare and costly metal iridium, it could […]
Dec
29
Solar Powered Hydrogen Production Advances
December 29, 2015 | Leave a Comment
Scientists at the Energy Department’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) announced advances have been made toward affordable photoelectrochemical (PEC) production of hydrogen. PEC is solar energy driving a semiconductor coated with a catalyst that for this example chemically splits hydrogen from water. The NREL work shows that molecular catalysts can be as highly active as […]
Mar
17
3 to 5 Times More Solar Power Than California’s Demand
March 17, 2015 | 2 Comments
Carnegie Institution’s Rebecca R. Hernandez (now at University of California Berkley), Madison K. Hoffacker, and Chris Field found that the amount of energy that could be generated from solar equipment constructed on and around existing infrastructure in California would exceed the state’s demand by up to five times. The team offers that further development of […]
Mar
12
Safer Solar Powered Hydrogen Fuel Production
March 12, 2015 | 3 Comments
California Institute of Technology scientists inspired by a chemical process found in leaves have developed an electrically conductive film that could help pave the way for devices capable of harnessing sunlight to split water into hydrogen fuel. Nate Lewis, the George L. Argyros Professor and professor of chemistry at Caltech explains the high point, “We […]
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