Friday, November 15, 2013

Weird Energy Science

The MIT Technology Review reports that important progress has been made toward the goal of producing hydrogen fuel (and oxygen) from water using solar photovoltaic cells. It is a process they call "artificial photosynthesis."

Admittedly, scientists aren't all the way there yet. But progress has been made in the construction of the solar cells, getting closer to the 25% efficiency required to make the process economically feasible.

This technology could become a real game changer. Burning hydrogen fuel merely leaves water as the product of combustion, a very clean alternative to all combustable fuels in use today. Hat tip to Instapundit for the link.