MIT researchers innovate hydrogen fuel with seawater

Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) are pioneering a method to produce hydrogen fuel using recycled materials—specifically, aluminum from old soda cans—as well as seawater and a dash of caffeine. This innovative approach has the potential to pave the way for a more sustainable and efficient energy system, particularly for marine applications. The

How seawater can be used to generate valuable hydrogen energy

Hydrogen is a clean-burning fuel, and when combined with oxygen in a fuel cell — like a battery — it produces heat and electricity with water vapor as its only byproduct. But extracting hydrogen and isolating it so that it can be used in this way isn’t as simple. Today, most hydrogen is generated by

Researchers find ways to produce hydrogen using solar power

The team’s approach uses a simple, scalable, and cost-effective electrolyzer that can be powered by solar energy. The electrolyzer uses alkaline seawater as the electrolyte, and carbon-based electrodes coated with transition metal-based catalysts.

Seawater could become a great source for green hydrogen generation

Several research teams are now reporting advances in producing hydrogen directly from seawater, which could become an inexhaustible source of green hydrogen. Today, nearly all hydrogen is made by breaking apart methane, burning fossil fuels to generate the needed heat and pressure. Both steps release carbon dioxide. Green hydrogen could replace this dirty hydrogen, but

Making hydrogen straight from seawater

The new method from RMIT University researchers splits the seawater directly into hydrogen and oxygen – skipping the need for desalination and its associated cost, energy consumption and carbon emissions. Hydrogen has long been touted as a clean future fuel and a potential solution to critical energy challenges, especially for industries that are harder to

Researchers made hydrogen directly from seawater

Researchers at the University of Adelaide announced that they made clean hydrogen fuel from seawater without pre-treatment. Demand for hydrogen fuel, a clean energy source that only produces water when burned, is expected to increase in the coming years as the world continues to pivot away from fossil fuels. The findings could eventually provide cheaper

KAUST scientists exploring to develop hydrogen fuel from seawater

KAUST scientists are exploring ways to produce hydrogen fuel from seawater, which is much more abundant than precious fresh water. Seawater, which comprises more than 95% of the Earth’s water, could become a key resource in the sustainable production of clean hydrogen fuel with use of water-splitting catalysts developed by a KAUST-led team. Water splitting