Fuel Cells News

December 7, 2023

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Toward Sustainable Energy Applications With Breakthrough in Proton Conductors

Nov. 21, 2023 — Donor doping into a mother material with disordered intrinsic oxygen vacancies, instead of the widely used strategy of acceptor doping into a material without oxygen vacancies, can greatly enhance ...

Shedding Light on Unique Conduction Mechanisms in a New Type of Perovskite Oxide

Nov. 17, 2023 — The remarkable proton and oxide-ion (dual-ion) conductivities of hexagonal perovskite-related oxide Ba7Nb3.8Mo1.2O20.1 are promising for next-generation electrochemical devices. The unique ...

Hydrogen Fuel Can Be a Competitive Alternative to Gasoline and Diesel Today

Nov. 16, 2023 — Energy researchers posit hydrogen fuel can potentially be a cost-competitive and environmentally friendly alternative to gasoline and diesel, and that supplying hydrogen for transportation in the greater Houston area can be profitable ...

Preventing Hydrogen Vehicle Aging During Sudden Stops

Nov. 16, 2023 — Engineers enhance hydrogen fuel cell durability via tungsten oxide ...

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Water Splitting Reaction for Green Hydrogen Gas Production Improved

Nov. 15, 2023 — Electrochemical catalysts used in water splitting often show poor performance due to low electrical conductance of (oxy)hydroxide species produced in situ. To overcome this challenge, researchers ...

Ammonia Fuel Offers Great Benefits but Demands Careful Action

Nov. 13, 2023 — Researchers have identified the potential environmental risks of using ammonia as a zero-carbon fuel in order to develop an engineering roadmap to a sustainable ammonia ...

Solar-Powered Device Produces Clean Water and Clean Fuel at the Same Time

Nov. 13, 2023 — A floating, solar-powered device that can turn contaminated water or seawater into clean hydrogen fuel and purified water, anywhere in the world, has been developed by ...

Self-Powered Microbial Fuel Cell Biosensor for Monitoring Organic Freshwater Pollution

Nov. 2, 2023 — Biodegradable waste from plant and animal sources released into freshwater ecosystems is a significant environmental concern. Nonetheless, current ...

Lightening the Load: Researchers Develop Autonomous Electrochemistry Robot

Nov. 6, 2023 — Researchers have developed an automated laboratory robot to run complex electrochemical experiments and analyze data. The Electrolab will be used to explore next-generation energy storage materials ...

Efficient Biohybrid Batteries

Oct. 31, 2023 — Formic acid, which can be produced electrochemically from carbon dioxide, is a promising energy carrier. A research team has now developed a fast-charging hybrid battery system that combines the ...

Engineers Develop an Efficient Process to Make Fuel from Carbon Dioxide

Oct. 30, 2023 — Researchers developed an efficient process that can convert carbon dioxide into formate, a nonflammable liquid or solid material that can be used like hydrogen or methanol to power a fuel cell and ...

How to Protect Biocatalysts from Oxygen

Oct. 30, 2023 — There are high hopes for hydrogen as the key to the energy transition. A specific enzyme group found in algae and in bacteria can produce molecular hydrogen simply by catalyzing protons and ...

New Battery Technology Could Lead to Safer, High-Energy Electric Vehicles

Oct. 27, 2023 — Researchers studying how lithium batteries fail have developed a new technology that could enable next-generation electric vehicles (EVs) and other devices that are less prone to battery fires while ...

A Step on the Way to Solid-State Batteries

Oct. 23, 2023 — A lithium ceramic could act as a solid electrolyte in a more powerful and cost-efficient generation of rechargeable lithium-ion batteries. The challenge is to find a production method that works ...

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Cobalt-Free Battery for Cleaner, Greener Power

Oct. 19, 2023 — High-capacity and reliable rechargeable batteries are a critical component of many devices and even modes of transport. They play a key role in the shift to a greener world. A wide variety of ...

Researchers Unveil Fire-Inhibiting Nonflammable Gel Polymer Electrolyte for Lithium-Ion Batteries

Oct. 18, 2023 — A research team has succeeded in developing a non-flammable gel polymer electrolyte (GPE) that is set to revolutionize the safety of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) by mitigating the risks of thermal ...

The Effects of Preheating on Vehicle Fuel Consumption and Emissions Appear Minimal

Oct. 12, 2023 — A new study found that the benefits of car preheating for both fuel economy and emissions are minimal. The researchers focused on vehicle fuel consumption and emissions under cold winter conditions. ...

Revolutionizing Energy Storage: Metal Nanoclusters for Stable Lithium--Sulfur Batteries

Oct. 12, 2023 — Lithium–sulfur batteries (LSBs) offer a higher energy storage potential. However, issues like formation of lithium polysulfides and lithium dendrites lead to capacity loss and raise safety ...

Scientists Unveil Fire-Safe Fuel

Sep. 28, 2023 — Chemical engineers have designed a fuel that ignites only with the application of electric current. Since it doesn't react to flames and cannot start accidental fires during storage or ...

Unlocking the Potential of Silicon Anode Materials for Commercialized Batteries

Sep. 28, 2023 — A research team presented an analysis protocol to evaluate silicon cathode materials applicable to commercialized ...

Novel Battery Technology With Negligible Voltage Decay

Sep. 28, 2023 — A pivotal breakthrough in battery technology that has profound implications for our energy future has been ...

A New Twist on Rechargeable Battery Performance

Sep. 28, 2023 — Rechargeable battery performance could be improved by a new understanding of how they work at the molecular level. Researchers upend what's known about how rechargeable batteries ...

Powering the Quantum Revolution: Quantum Engines on the Horizon

Sep. 27, 2023 — Scientists unveil exciting possibilities for the development of highly efficient quantum ...

Copper-Based Catalysts Efficiently Turn Carbon Dioxide Into Methane

Sep. 25, 2023 — Copper-based catalysts developed by materials scientists help speed up the rate of carbon dioxide-to-methane ...

Efficient Fuel-Molecule Sieving Using Graphene

Sep. 22, 2023 — A research team has successfully developed a new method that can prevent the crossover of large fuel molecules and suppress the degradation of electrodes in advanced fuel cell technology using ...

Predicting the Sustainability of a Future Hydrogen Economy

Sep. 21, 2023 — As renewable energy sources like wind and solar ramp up, they can be used to sustainably generate hydrogen fuel. But implementing such a strategy on a large scale requires land and water dedicated to ...

Researchers Reveal the Origins of Zirconium Nitride's Superior Performance

Sep. 21, 2023 — A group of researchers have unraveled the mysteries behind a recently identified material -- zirconium nitride (ZrN) -- that helps power clean energy reactions. Their proposed framework will help ...

Sustainable Energy for Aviation: What Are Our Options?

Sep. 20, 2023 — Scientists and industry leaders worldwide are looking for answers on how to make aviation sustainable by 2050 and choosing a viable sustainable fuel is a major sticking point. Aerospace engineers ...

Researchers Offer Insights Into Solid-Electrolyte Interphases in Next-Gen Aqueous Potassium-Ion Batteries

Sep. 19, 2023 — Aqueous potassium-ion batteries are a promising alternative to lithium-ion batteries owing to their safety and low cost. However, not much is known about the properties of the solid-electrolyte ...

Cheap and Efficient Catalyst Could Boost Renewable Energy Storage

Sep. 19, 2023 — Storing renewable energy as hydrogen could soon become much easier thanks to a new catalyst based on single atoms of ...

Predictive Model Could Improve Hydrogen Station Availability

Sep. 19, 2023 — Consumer confidence in driving hydrogen-fueled vehicles could be improved by having station operators adopt a predictive model that helps them anticipate maintenance needs, according to ...

Charging Ahead: New Electrolyte Goes Extra Mile for Faster EV Charging

Sep. 12, 2023 — Researchers are taking fast charging for electric vehicles, or EVs, to new ...

New Ionic Materials Boost Hydrogen Fuel Cell Efficiency!

Sep. 11, 2023 — A research team has made a groundbreaking advancement in improving the efficiency of hydrogen fuel cells, which are gaining significant attention as eco-friendly next-generation energy ...

Novel Titanium Dioxide Catalyst Support for Electrocatalytic Carbon Dioxide Reduction

Sep. 5, 2023 — Carbon dioxide can be electrocatalytically reduced to useful resources using conventional catalysts such as gold or lead supported on conductive carbon. However, the high pH environment near ...

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