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Technology Research News
March 24, 2004
Bacteria make clean power The Penn State researchers' microbial fuel cell is fueled by wastewater skimmed from the settling pond of a treatment plant, and the process of drawing electricity from the microbial action taking place in the wastewater also cleans the water. mark for My Articles similar articles
Technology Research News
September 22, 2004
Kimberly Patch
Fuel Cell Converts Waste to Power One problem with fuel cells is that they produce carbon monoxide, which can gum up the works. Researchers have found a way to use the carbon monoxide to produce more energy in a reaction that can take place at room temperature. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
September 2006
Grace Jean
Fuel Cell Technology Positioned as Viable Alternative to Generators Developers of fuel cell technologies are confident that they can answer the call for "more power on the battlefield." mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
November 13, 2007
Lewis Brindley
Hydrogen From Sewage Hits Production Records Scientists have drastically improved the efficiency of bacteria-powered fuel cells that convert biodegradable organic matter into hydrogen gas. They hope their discovery will make it possible to generate hydrogen from sewage, sustainably and on a large scale. mark for My Articles similar articles
Technology Research News
October 8, 2003
Bacteria make more electricity Researchers from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst have identified a microorganism that is particularly good at converting sugars to electricity under natural conditions. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
October 31, 2011
Phillip Broadwith
Pee-powered fuel cell turns urine to energy Urine-powered fuel cells could generate electricity and reclaim essential nutrients directly from human and animal waste, say UK scientists. mark for My Articles similar articles
Technology Research News
December 31, 2003
Micro fuel cell runs cool Researchers have made a tiny methane fuel cell that works at 60 degrees Celsius. They have also shown that the fuel cell can use high concentration methanol to increase its operating time. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
March 2006
Joe McEntee
Fuel Cells Head for Mass Market At the end of the day, wide-scale commercialization is a numbers game and developers will prosper or perish based on how they fare against metrics such as durability, reliability, cost and, most brutal of all, profitability. It's time to start delivering. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
August 18, 2011
Elinor Richards
Two for one - cleaning water and generating energy A fuel cell system that can generate electricity from organic compounds and clean up wastewater at the same time has been developed by scientists in China. mark for My Articles similar articles
IEEE Spectrum
August 2008
William Sweet
A Connecticut Fuel Cell In South Korea's Grid Breakthrough contracts revive hydrogen hopes in electric power mark for My Articles similar articles
Technology Research News
October 20, 2004
Kimberly Patch
Cooler material boosts fuel cells A cathode that allows solid oxide fuel cells to operate at reduced temperaures promises to lower the cost of fuel cells, which could spur broader adoption of the technology. mark for My Articles similar articles
Technology Research News
June 15, 2005
Power Sources: Fuel Cells, Solar Cells, Heat, Vibration and Fusion Summaries of how each of these power sources work to create energy. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
February 13, 2015
Tim Wogan
GM bacteria convert solar energy to liquid fuels A new scheme for storing the energy from photovoltaic cells, in which genetically modified bacteria reduce carbon dioxide to liquid fuels with hydrogen from water-splitting, has been proposed and partially demonstrated. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
December 18, 2008
Alex Hellemans
Fuel cells without platinum Looking for ways to avoid using costly and scarce platinum in fuel cells, Chinese researchers have reported details of a fuel cell that uses cheap nickel as a catalyst. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
April 11, 2007
Richard Van Noorden
Fuel Cells Guzzle Glycerol Fuel cells traditionally use oxidizing platinum catalysts to generate a flow of electrons from molecules like hydrogen or methanol. But such catalysts are expensive and can produce toxic byproducts. Now researchers are using microbial fuel cells. mark for My Articles similar articles
The Motley Fool
September 6, 2006
Anders Bylund
Foolish Forecast: FuelCell Energy The alternative energy upstart will report earnings tomorrow morning for the third quarter of fiscal year 2006. Here's a look at the company to see whether or not investors should expect sparks. mark for My Articles similar articles
Technology Research News
May 18, 2005
Catalyst Boosts Gasoline Fuel Cells Researchers have come up with a catalyst layer that can be put over a conventional anode to reform the fuel within the fuel cell. This allows hydrocarbons like gasoline to be used directly in fuel cells. mark for My Articles similar articles
Technology Research News
December 17, 2003
Solid fuel cell works in heat California Institute of Technology researchers have built a type of fuel cell that uses a solid acid electrolyte and either hydrogen or methanol as fuel. It could eventually be used to power cars. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
October 2011
Fuelling the Future Fuel cell vehicles have taken a back seat to battery and hybrid power in recent years. But hydrogen still holds promise in the long term. mark for My Articles similar articles
Popular Mechanics
November 2006
Wise & Hutchinson
The Truth About Hydrogen Can the simplest element in the universe really power our homes, fuel our cars and reduce our contribution to global warming? PM crunches the numbers on the real hydrogen economy. mark for My Articles similar articles
Reason
June 2009
Ronald Bailey
Energy Futures A quick guide to alternative energy sources we may see in the not-too-distant future. mark for My Articles similar articles
Technology Research News
February 26, 2003
Alloy lowers fuel-cell cost Scientists from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have found a way to make fuel cells that are potentially cheaper and easier to manufacture than previous prototypes. The method is a step toward making the relatively clean energy-generating technology commercially viable. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
February 23, 2012
Russell Johnson
Powering up fuel cells A hydrogen fuel cell that uses carbon nanotubes to increase the amount of electrocatalyst attached to electrodes has been designed by UK scientists. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
October 28, 2010
Simon Hadlington
Nanowire fuel cell for biological power Scientists in China and the US have developed a miniature fuel cell that can produce electricity from biological fluids such as blood. mark for My Articles similar articles
Geotimes
August 2005
David Pimentel
Weighing in on Renewable Energy Efficiency With our supply of fossil fuels running out, the author tells us about alternative energy sources: biomass, biodiesel, hydroelectric, wind, hydrogen and photovoltaics. He ends with comments on the European lifestyle. mark for My Articles similar articles
Technology Research News
December 29, 2004
Alcohol Fuel Cell Goes Micro Researchers, who earlier this year developed a fuel cell using enzymes to generate electricity from ethanol, have built a microchip-based version of the device. mark for My Articles similar articles
Food Engineering
October 29, 2008
Fuel cell decreases plant's external energy requirements The 1.2 megawatt fuel cell power plant is now the biggest power source for the Pepperidge Farm in Bloomfield, CT, which is now also the largest single commercial fuel cell power plant in the US. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
July 31, 2008
Breakthrough Catalyst for Splitting Water Scientists say they have solved a fundamental problem hampering renewable energy generation - how to split water cheaply into oxygen and hydrogen, under benign conditions, so that the gases can be stored as fuels. mark for My Articles similar articles
CIO
June 16, 2010
John Brandon
Should Fuel Cells Power Your Data Center? Fuel cells are highly reliable and environmentally friendly, making them attractive to companies that want a greener data center. But they aren't for everyone. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
March 11, 2015
Polly Wilson
Urine-fuelled distress signal The UK laboratory behind the pee-powered mobile phone has turned recycled photocopier paper into microbial fuel cells that instigate radio transmissions when fed fresh urine. mark for My Articles similar articles
Reactive Reports
March 2005
David Bradley
Fuel Cells US scientists have demonstrated a significant boost to fuel cells that could also cut costs. By coating the cathode with a thin layer of platinum instead of using solid metal, efficiency is raised by ten percent and the use of expensive platinum can be reduced. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
September 21, 2010
Hayley Birch
Self-pumping membrane mimics cell machinery US researchers have imitated the transport functions of biological membranes by incorporating tiny pumps into synthetic membranes. They say their 'self-pumping' mimics could be used in compartment-less fuel cells. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
July 19, 2013
Jennifer Newton
Mobile phone powered by urine The first mobile phone battery to be directly charged by microbial fuel cells feeding on neat urine has been reported by scientists in the UK. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
November 17, 2011
Ross McLaren
Giving Fuel Cells a Vitamin Boost Vitamin B12 could replace platinum catalysts in fuel cells as a cheaper alternative. mark for My Articles similar articles
IEEE Spectrum
April 2009
William Sweet
The Biggest Little PV Plant in the East The northeastern United States is not where most would think to put a photovoltaic power plant. But one just started up in Pennsylvania this winter. It's delivering the watts, but at what cost? mark for My Articles similar articles
Geotimes
February 2006
Turning Trash Into Energy Global investment is growing in a variety of projects that take trash and convert it into usable energy: Turkey to oil... Poop power... From bread basket to fuel pump... Flying high on plant waste... Trash to light up New York... mark for My Articles similar articles
Wired
April 2003
Schwartz & Randall
How Hydrogen Can Save America The cost of oil dependence has never been so clear. Consumers are ready for an alternative. From Detroit to Dallas, even the oil establishment is primed for change. We put a man on the moon in a decade; we can achieve energy independence just as fast. Here's how. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
August 2009
Stew Magnuson
Recovery Act to Inject More Funds Into Military Fuel Cell Research The Obama administration announced plans to spend $20 million of Recovery Act funding on military fuel cell technology. The Defense Department's director of defense research and engineering office will be spearheading these efforts. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
October 30, 2012
Helen Gray
Cardboard to create current from bacteria Researchers in Germany and China have discovered that cheap corrugated cardboard makes a high-performing electrode for microbial fuel cells, a key technology for sustainable energy production. mark for My Articles similar articles
IEEE Spectrum
April 2012
Peter Fairley
Europe Looks to North America's Forests to Meet Renewable Energy Goals Emissions reductions, however, may prove smaller and slower than once expected mark for My Articles similar articles
The Motley Fool
February 11, 2004
Alyce Lomax
Dow and GM's Power Play With Dow and GM at the helm, will fuel-cell technology grow green? mark for My Articles similar articles
Technology Research News
July 30, 2003
Munching microbes feed fuel cell Researchers from the Ernst Moritz Arndt University in Germany have found a way to harvest the energy needed to power a fuel cell from chemical reactions that occur when E. coli bacteria consume sugar. mark for My Articles similar articles
Technology Research News
December 1, 2004
Kimberly Patch
Solar Cell Doubles as Battery Scientists have designed a single, compact device that can both convert solar energy to electricity and store the electricity. mark for My Articles similar articles
IndustryWeek
April 1, 2003
Traci Purdum
Our Fuel-Cell Future After more than 50 years of mostly government-backed research, pioneering companies will bring fuel cells to the masses -- once they hurdle a few obstacles. mark for My Articles similar articles
Food Processing
April 2012
Dave Fusaro
PepsiCo Casa Grande Plant Reaches 'Near Net Zero' for Sustainability Frito-Lay's Casa Grande, Ariz., plant is nearly self-sustaining in water, heat and electricity. mark for My Articles similar articles
CIO
July 15, 2001
Jenna Kinghorn
The Power to Choose New technologies keep the electricity flowing for IT... mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
December 7, 2006
Simon Hadlington
Keep on the Grass US researchers have found it is possible to grow crops for fuel in a way that results in a net reduction of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
July 27, 2006
Katharine Sanderson
Fuel Cell Future in Miniature Forget Lego and Meccano; the latest techie toy for surreptitiously educating unsuspecting children has arrived -- a mini hydrogen fuel-cell-powered car, complete with its own filling station. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
February 2004
Geoff S. Fein
Military Fuel-Cell Programs Not Yet Ready for Prime Time While the commercial industry is taking significant steps forward in the adoption of fuel cell technology, military researchers are taking a wait-and-see approach, expressing concern that fuel cells so far have not proven they can work in combat environments. mark for My Articles similar articles
Bank Technology News
December 2008
Glen Fest
Going Off The Grid In Nebraska tornadoes can destroy buildings and the power goes out frequently. Here's how one bank built it's facility to be self-contained. mark for My Articles similar articles