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03/21/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Researchers are one step closer to creating solid oxide fuel cells

Solid oxide fuel cells could become more affordable and commonplace thanks to a recent study that successfully identified more than 50 candidate materials, reported a NanoWerk article. The new materials could allow a fuel cell to run at lower temperatures, which leads to a longer lifespan and cheaper costs. Materials researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW-Madison) […]

03/18/2018 / By David Williams

Wastewater treatment plants may soon generate electricity for cities thanks to improved microbial fuel cells

Microbial fuel cell technology shows plenty of promise for generating electricity in places where power sources may be limited, but they haven’t been perfected yet. Now a group of researchers from the Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) have shown that it’s possible to improve their efficiency with the use of modified graphite felt. After testing, […]

03/03/2018 / By David Williams

Hyundai Nexo self-driving car produces water that’s supposedly safe enough to drink

If you’re going to go down the renewable energy route, you might as well go all the way. That seems to be the idea that Hyundai had in mind when it designed and developed its latest fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV). Dubbed the Hyundai Nexo, it’s the company’s newest FCEV, and it comes in the […]

02/28/2018 / By David Williams

New stable fuel cell could be the breakthrough that makes energy storage economically feasible

There are many researchers from all around the world that are constantly working on their own fuel cell designs in an effort to try and make something that truly works, in the sense of delivering certain levels of power while maintaining stability and showing overall efficiency. Now a group of researchers from the McCormick School of […]

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