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There are now three companies, with three different technologies, that are claiming they can eliminate fossil fuels and replace them with something green and much less expensive. We have already talked about Joule Unlimited, which claims it can use modified E. coli bacteria to create diesel fuel at a $30/barrel equivalent price: The impossible has [...]
The No. 1 element has been on my mind lately and probably yours, too. With about 60 hydrogen fueling stations across the U.S. and a chain of stations linking the Eastern seaboard in the works, thanks to SunHydro, you’ve likely heard the hubbub around hydrogen vehicles. What other roles will hydrogen plays in our lives beyond fuel cell personal vehicles? With that in mind, here a couple of ideas, courtesy of the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Hydrogen and Fuel Cells Program and its fall 2010 report.
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How does a hydrogen generator work? — Sepideh, Tehran, Iran
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It would appear that Dan Nocera of MIT has discovered a simple, inexpensive way to extract hydrogen from water, as described in this video: Dan Nocera: Personalized Energy MIT Professor Dan Nocera believes he can solve the world’s energy problems with an Olympic-sized pool of water. Nocera and his research team have identified a simple [...]
Water is made up of hydrogen and oxygen, so why aren’t we able to breathe underwater? Find out in this episode of BrainStuff.
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