By Alternative Energy News on March 10, 2010
Do you know that Hydrogen fuel cell cars can save you almost thousands of dollars on your fuel bills? It is time to act and look out for options that can save you a lot of money on car fuel. You can use the saved money on many other important issues.
However, before jumping into conversion [...]
Posted in Fuel Cells/Batteries | Tagged fuel cell car, Hybrid Cars, hydrogen car, hydrogen fuel cell, hydrogen fuel cell cars, hydrogen fuels, hydrogen powered car
By John on February 23, 2010
Fuel cells are simple devices, containing no moving parts and only four functional component elements: cathode, electrolyte, anode and interconnect. Fuel cells are actually being used more widely than many people think.
Fuel cells are electrochemical devices similar to batteries that directly convert chemical energy of a fuel into electrical energy and heat. They are different [...]
Posted in Fuel Cells/Batteries | Tagged alternative power sources, chemical energy, electrochemical devices, electrolyte, fuel cells
By John on February 16, 2010
Hydrogen fuel cell cars are expensive and impractical. So why would we even consider them? With gasoline prices well over $4 per gallon and reduction of CO2 emissions a priority, all alternative fuels and future car technologies are getting a closer scrutiny these days. Not only that, if a proper infrastructure was created, Hydrogen could [...]
Posted in Fuel Cells/Batteries | Tagged dual fuel system, electric hybrids, hydrogen car, hydrogen fuel cell cars, hydrogen fuel cells, zero emissions
By John on January 24, 2010
Are you tired of high priced gasoline for your car? Or perhaps worried about the environment? For years, scientists have being working on an energy alternative that holds promises to change the way we live by changing the source of fuel for some of our most basic energy-using engines. This new technology in progress is [...]
Posted in Fuel Cells/Batteries | Tagged electric vehicle, electrical energy, fuel cell technology, fuel cells, hydrogen, Methanol, Propane
By John on May 28, 2009
Solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) have great potential for stationary and mobile applications. Stationary use ranges from residential applications to power plants. Mobile applications include power for ships at sea and in space, as well as for autos. In addition to electricity, when SOFCs are operated in reverse mode as solid oxide electrolyzer cells, pure [...]
Posted in Fuel Cells/Batteries | Tagged chemical reaction, hydrogen, oxygen ions, solid oxide fuel cells
By John on May 23, 2009
Ground-breaking Technology For Electric Cars. A new type of air-fuelled battery could give up to ten times the energy storage of designs currently available.
This step-change in capacity could pave the way for a new generation of electric cars, mobile phones and laptops.
The research work, funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), is [...]
Posted in Fuel Cells/Batteries | Tagged electric cars, energy storage, lithium batteries, rechargeable batteries, renewable energy
By John on April 22, 2009
The design of efficient systems for splitting water into hydrogen and oxygen, driven by sunlight is among the most important challenges facing science today, underpinning the long term potential of hydrogen as a clean, sustainable fuel. But man-made systems that exist today are very inefficient and often require additional use of sacrificial chemical agents. In [...]
Posted in Fuel Cells/Batteries | Tagged hydrogen, hydrogen gas, oxygen atoms, water molecules, water splitting, weizmann institute
By John on April 22, 2009
Material could store hydrogen for cars or pull carbon dioxide from air
A crystal riddled with tiny pores has the highest surface area of any material in the world, according to the University of Michigan chemists who created the material, which is detailed in the latest issue of the Journal of the American Chemical Society.
One-thirtieth [...]
Posted in Fuel Cells/Batteries | Tagged hydrogen, hydrogen gas, hydrogen molecule, hydrogen molecules, hydrogen storage, nanometer, tiny pores
By John on April 22, 2009
One of the main aims in the field of hydrogen car research is the development of a good fueling system, ie. a system that would allow travelers to fill their vehicles’ fuel cells in less than 5 minutes, and then drive some 300 miles with a single charge. Making this happen is not as easy [...]
Posted in Fuel Cells/Batteries | Tagged fuel cells, hydrogen car, hydrogen gas, hydrogen storage, hydrogen systems, issam mudawar, metal hydride, MIT, purdue university
By John on April 17, 2009
It might sound like something out of a science fiction film, but researchers at MIT reckon they have developed a way of making batteries from genetically engineered viruses that promises to reduce the cost and environmental impact of a wide range of battery technologies, including those used in electric cars.
One of the main criticisms of [...]
Posted in Fuel Cells/Batteries | Tagged battery technologies, electric cars, lithium ion batteries, MIT, nanowire, video
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