Friday, August 12, 2011
Electrolysis Breakthrough for Solar Storage
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Inspired by the photosynthesis performed by plants, researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have combined a liquid catalyst with photovoltaic cells to achieve a super efficient (nearly 100%) electrolysis.
This becomes a very effective storage system. One obvious extension of this would be the cost-effective storage of daytime solar energy for night-time use. Excess capacity during the day could be stored as hydrogen and oxygen, then used in fuel cells at night when needed.
"Solar power has always been a limited, far-off solution. Now we can seriously think about solar power as unlimited and soon." -- Daniel Nocera; Science; July 31, 2008
Those playing with onboard electrolysis for hydroxy gas injection into the air intake might find this development to be noteworthy as well.
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this one looks like an interesting method
is it going to scale ? is the main question
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amun
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