Both cheap and readily available, these nanostructures could save
hydrogen fuel producers billions of dollars, while making a green energy source even greener, the team says.
Not exact matches
It has been pointed out that one of the leading
producers of
hydrogen for
fuel is a company located in Walker's home state of Pennsylvania.
Researchers at the University of Minnesota have developed a new, carbon - neutral way to convert vegetable - based
fuels to syngas, a breakthrough that could allow
producers to power
hydrogen fuel cells or create a replacement for America's dwindling supplies of natural gas, all without relying on fossil
fuels.
You could also get
hydrogen from natural gas (which would be more efficient than burning gasoline from a CO2 perspective, though that's assuming
fuel cells are affordable), but you're back to having a fossil
fuel problem (not to mention the national security problems this could cause to many countries, making them even more dependent on natural gas
producers).
By contrast, British Petroleum is now the world's largest
producer of solar energy systems, Shell created a $ 500 million renewable energy company and Texaco has invested substantial resources in
hydrogen - powered
fuel cells.
The standards cover all transportation
fuels, including gasoline,
hydrogen, and electricity;
producers must meet the standard by selling sufficiently low - carbon
fuel, or by purchasing credits earned by other sellers.