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Narrowing Down Active Form of Iron-Based Catalyst Can Open New Possibilities for Making More-Active Fuel Cells

Fuel cells have long held promise as power sources, but low efficiency has created obstacles to realizing that promise.

13 Sep 2016

Newly Developed Fuel Cells Prove Effective for Vehicle and Stationary Energy Systems

A recent breakthrough to speed up the commercialization of low-cost fuel cells for stationary and automotive applications has been achieved by a team from Los Alamos National Laboratory in partnership with Yoong-Kee Choe at the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology in Japan and Cy Fujimoto of Sandia National Laboratories.

24 Aug 2016

Chemical Engineers Make Cost-Effective Fuel Cells a Close Reality

Chemical engineers from the University of Wisconsin–Madison have used a unique blend of enhanced computational methods to demystify some of the difficult catalytic chemistry in fuel cells. This progress will help to bring cost-effective fuel cells much closer to reality.

10 Aug 2016

Proton Pinball on the Catalyst Improves the Efficiency of Fuel Cells

A reaction resembling a type proton pinball game enables a thin layer of moisture present on the surface of catalysts to enhance the effectiveness of the fuel cells. These cells are devices that convert chemical energy - such as a fuel like hydrogen - directly into electricity without discharging greenhouse gases in emissions. IOM CNR/SISSA coordinated the study.

3 Aug 2016

UB-RPI Project Aims to Develop Light-Harvesting Films Using Synthesized Perovskite Material

With an eye toward improving the efficiency and affordability of solar cells, physicists from the University at Buffalo and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) will develop light-harvesting films using funds from the U.S. Department of Energy SunShot Initiative.

29 Jul 2016

Researchers Define Primary Enhancement for Solid Oxide Fuel Cells

A team of researchers from Washington State University have established a primary step to enhance solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs), a potential clean energy technology that has struggled to obtain wide commercial acceptance.

19 Jul 2016

New Molecules Inspired by Vitamins for Better Batteries

A new molecule that is capable of safely storing electricity from irregular sources, such as wind and solar power, has been found by researchers at Harvard. The vitamin B2-inspired organic molecule has high performance rates and can store the energy in large batteries.

19 Jul 2016

Iowa State University Researchers Discover 3D Paper-Based Microbial Fuel Cell with Potential Applications

Iowa State University scientists have displayed a proof-of-concept 3D paper-based microbial fuel cell (MFC) that uses capillary action to direct the liquids via the MFC system and eradicate the requirement of external power. Their findings have been reported in the journal TECHNOLOGY.

5 Jul 2016

Researchers Discover Unique Method to Improve Electron Transfer in Solar Fuel Applications

A team of researchers from the University of North Carolina located at Chapel Hill and the University of British Columbia have found a unique method to maximize the transfer of electrons in semi-conductors that are used in solar fuel solutions.

21 Jun 2016

MIT Researchers Develop New Method to Improve Performance of Fuel Cells

A team of researchers from MIT has formulated a realistic and physically-based method for treating the surface of materials known as perovskite oxides, to make them highly durable, and optimize their performance.

15 Jun 2016

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Fuel Cell News

Narrowing Down Active Form of Iron-Based Catalyst Can Open New Possibilities for Making More-Active Fuel Cells

Newly Developed Fuel Cells Prove Effective for Vehicle and Stationary Energy Systems

Chemical Engineers Make Cost-Effective Fuel Cells a Close Reality

Proton Pinball on the Catalyst Improves the Efficiency of Fuel Cells

UB-RPI Project Aims to Develop Light-Harvesting Films Using Synthesized Perovskite Material

Researchers Define Primary Enhancement for Solid Oxide Fuel Cells

New Molecules Inspired by Vitamins for Better Batteries

Iowa State University Researchers Discover 3D Paper-Based Microbial Fuel Cell with Potential Applications

Researchers Discover Unique Method to Improve Electron Transfer in Solar Fuel Applications

MIT Researchers Develop New Method to Improve Performance of Fuel Cells

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