Very interesting news story

Jstas
Jstas Posts: 14,842
edited February 2008 in The Clubhouse
A little background. Recently the U.S. Gubment made a goal that we reach a 10% efficiency in electrolysis of water to get Hydrogen by 2010. This is of course a way to reduce dependency on fossil fuels.

http://www.eetimes.com/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=206801669

From the article:
QuantumSphere Inc. says it has perfected the manufacture of highly reactive catalytic nanoparticle coatings that could up the efficiency of electrolysis, the technique that generates hydrogen from water. Moreover, the coatings could also eliminate the need for expensive metals like platinum in hydrogen fuel cells.

Boasting 1,000 times the surface area of traditional materials, the coatings can be used to retrofit existing electrolysers to increase their efficiency to 85 percent--exceeding the Department of Energy's goal for 2010 by 10 percent. The scheme holds the promise of 96 percent efficiency by the time cars powered by hydrogen fuel cells hit automobile showrooms, according to the Santa Ana, Calif., company.
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  • jakelm
    jakelm Posts: 4,081
    edited February 2008
    So its nuclear? Cool..
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  • Jstas
    Jstas Posts: 14,842
    edited February 2008
    No, nano. Like in iPods?
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  • jakelm
    jakelm Posts: 4,081
    edited February 2008
    Jstas wrote: »
    No, nano. Like in iPods?

    Sorry I misread it. I thought it was Hydro for power. But its an alloy
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