Archives: Fuel Cells

In a significant leap forward for renewable energy technology, a research team led by materials scientists and chemists at UCLA has developed an innovative ultrafine platinum nanocatalyst embedded with cobalt oxide clusters. This groundbreaking advancement promises to make fuel cells more durable, nearly doubling the projected lifetime target set by the U.S. Department of Energy • Read More »

  Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology have developed a new method to detect and monitor fuel cell degradation, which could significantly improve the lifespan and performance of hydrogen vehicles. The Problem with Fuel Cell Degradation Fuel cells are electrochemical devices that convert hydrogen and oxygen into electricity, water, and heat. They are highly efficient • Read More »

Recent research suggests caffeine holds promise in improving fuel cell efficiency. Here’s a breakdown: Fuel cells: These are clean energy devices that convert chemical energy (often hydrogen) into electricity through an electrochemical reaction. Challenge: A crucial process within fuel cells, the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR), is inefficient. This inefficiency necessitates expensive platinum catalysts, driving up • Read More »

  Imagine a world where sensors in remote agricultural fields are powered not by batteries that need constant replacing, but by the very earth beneath them. This is the vision behind a groundbreaking new fuel cell that uses microbes living in soil to generate electricity.   This isn’t your typical fuel cell, reliant on expensive • Read More »

A new fuel cell design that shows great potential for increased durability has the capability to revolutionize heavy-duty trucks and other clean fuel cell applications. This groundbreaking electrode, a crucial component within a polymer electrolyte-membrane fuel cell, is constructed using corrosion-resistant nanowires. This advancement might mark the beginning of a fresh era for hydrogen-powered fuel • Read More »

This new low-cost catalyst could be the ideal solution to replace the much more expensive platinum options available today. The cost of using platinum as the catalyst has meant that the cost of a hydrogen fuel cell vehicle has been out of reach for the majority of those interested in buying in. The expensive costs • Read More »

Green technology shows many unique and intriguing innovations, but a new nitrogen doped carbon-coated nickel anode could play a major role in green innovations moving forward. This intriguing anode has been developed with the purpose of catalyzing an essential reaction in hydrogen fuel cells. Given the high cost of hydrogen fuel tech that puts many • Read More »

Recent reports reveal that Plug Power, a US-based electric equipment manufacturing company, has joined hands with utility and government agencies of New York to establish the Hydrogen Fuel Cell Innovation Center. This massive $125 million facility in Monroe County will be utilized to develop hydrogen fuel cell stacks as well as electrolyzers that can be • Read More »

A fuel cell uses the chemical energy of fuels or hydrogen to efficiently produce the electricity. If we use hydrogen as fuel, then the products will be electricity, water, and heat. Fuel cells have wide range of uses, like they can be used to provide electricity to a small laptop computer, a vehicle or may • Read More »

There was a recent announcement made by the Naval Facilities Engineering and Expeditionary Warfare Center, that a mechanical engineer, Benjamin Wilcox, working for the Shore Technical Department, received two 20-year patents for designing underwater refueling fuel cell systems. The US Patent number 10,731,549 is assigned to “In-Water Refueling System for Unmanned Undersea Vehicles with Fuel • Read More »