Rationale As the consequences to the environment of anthropomorphic climate change continue to worsen, it behooves us all to do what we can to mitigate their effect. The solution is well known: cease and desist using nuclear fission and fossil fuels to generate electricity and run motor vehicles. One obvious … Continue reading
Category Archives: Hydrogen
U.S. Dept. of Energy Hydrogen Program Plan
The Department of Energy’s Hydrogen Program Plan as of November 2020.
Climate Change and Nuclear War Revisited
April 29, 2021 Background On April 19, 2021, at a press conference about climate change, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres said that “we are on the verge of the abyss.” The evidence supporting his conclusion is overwhelming. Increasingly severe storms, droughts, wild fires, rising seas, and mass … Continue reading
A Seminal Discovery
June 9, 2019 In 2018 a research group led by Professor Dr. Marc Koper at Leiden University in the Netherlands discovered a catalyst that minimizes the production of chlorine gas during salt water electrolysis. The catalyst consists of two metal oxides: iridium oxide with a layer of manganese oxide only a … Continue reading
First Hydrogen Economy
In his inauguration speech, incoming President Carlos Alvarado of Costa Rica revealed plans to become the first country to commit to develop the production and exclusive use of hydrogen and other environmentally-healthy forms of energy for transportation and production of electricity. As there are no natural deposits of fossil fuels in Costa Rica, … Continue reading
Differential Pressure Water Electrolysis Apparatus
March 18, 2018 A United States Patent has been issued for a differential pressure water electrolysis that includes high-pressure water electrolysis cells and a pressing mechanism. The high-pressure water electrolysis cells are stacked in a stacking direction. Each of the high-pressure water electrolysis cells includes an electrolyte membrane, a member, an … Continue reading
Efficient Nickel-Iron-Copper Catalyst for Oxidation of Water
February 18, 2018 A collaborative study by scientists from the Swedish Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Pulse Institute (Stanford University, Menlo Park, CA) Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (Menlo Park, CA) and Dalian University of Technology (Dalian, China) and first published in Nature Communications reports that … Continue reading
Solar Cell Catalyst up to 114% Efficient
January 2, 2018 A collaborative effort of researchers with New Jersey Institute of Technology, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, the Colorado School of Mines and San Diego State University resulted in the invention of a quantum dot photoelectrochemical cell that catalytically achieved quantum efficiency for hydrogen gas production exceeding 100% efficiency. … Continue reading
Kyushu University High Efficiency Water Splitter
January 2, 2018 Researchers at Kyushu University have invented a ruthenium-driven device able to use a broad spectrum of light, including ultraviolet, visible, and near infrared light beyond visible red light. As a result, it nearly doubles the amount of solar photons harvested and the production of hydrogen is accelerated.
Osaka University Low-Cost Photocatalyst
January 2, 2018 Researchers at Osaka University have developed a photocatalyst for producing hydrogen from water using inexpensive graphitic carbon nitride and black phosphorus in lieu of expensive metals. Of particular interest is that it works with different wavelengths of light, even low-energy, near infrared.