In a blog written by Director of Emerging Technology at AGMA, Mary Ellen Doran, three articles were selected that prove hydrogen as a major alternative fuel is becoming more feasible.
Please find the selected articles in this link to the Gears Matter blog page here.
However, I thought one of the articles seemed to report a significant breakthrough and was worth highlighting here.
Argonne National Laboratory, along with an international team, has developed a process to produce hydrogen enabled by a Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM). The process can split water into hydrogen and oxygen at near room temperature. The reduced energy demand is ideal for using renewable intermittent energy sources.
However, the main ingredient for the new catalyst is cobalt, which is far cheaper than iridium. This really is a game changer as the main obstacle in the way of the wider adoption of hydrogen was the cost.
The ground-breaking work by Argonne National Laboratories looks like it has solved a key issue. Please follow the link for a more expansive version of the PEM process works.