Breakthrough in hydrogen fuel cells: Chemists develop way to safely store, extract hydrogen

http://www.physorg.com ^ | Aug 29, 2011 | Staff

[Red Badger]

I cant afford a Mercedes.......

[PENANCE]

Splitting hydrogen from oxygen in a water molecule takes 118 kcal no matter how you cut it. Using solar generated electricity to perform hydrolysis only combines the worst of both worlds.

[USFRIENDINVICTORIA]

Electrolysis isn't the only way to produce hydrogen. Most is actually produced by the steam reformation of natural gas. That said — yes, there's still a long way to go.

[Blood of Tyrants]

DOH! I know just enough about most things to be wrong.

[OldNewYork]

For later reading. It’s certainly full of hopeful potential. Maybe it won’t in the end be for as many applications as it’s touted, but will have its local uses, like on a farmstead or in a factory or something like that.

[RetiredTexasVet]

Sounds like the other scheme that could produce electric at a cost of only $2,000 a KW, but the price was expected to go down in the future. Funny how these “fantastic” breakthroughs have very little detail and absolutely no economic information.

[USFRIENDINVICTORIA]

Don't worry about it. The ultimate goal is to produce hydrogen directly from water -- using the magic of "green energy".