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To: J.B.C. who wrote (305698)	10/8/2002 11:42:19 AM
From: DuckTapeSunroof	Respond to of 769667

The link was in my first post to you: Message 18085171 ---------------------------------------------------------- >>> The MOST PROMISING OPTION has just had a major breakthrough: direct hydrolysis of water - producing H2 - using semiconductor material doped with certain cheap catalytic materials (titanium dioxide and carbon) and sunlight. >>> A new type of "photocell" producing hydrogen gas directly instead of electricity! Water + Sunlight + Catalyst yields Hydrogen for fuel use. >>> This recently announced breakthrough has already demonstrated efficiencies of 8.5%... just below the D.O.E.'s target of 10% efficiency for a commercially viable product. Scientists believe they will easily be able to exceed the efficiency targets for commercialization: CHEMISTRY: Catalyst Boosts Hopes for Hydrogen Bonanza (p. 2189) Robert F. Service Green-energy aficionados have long dreamed of using the sun's rays to split water molecules to release hydrogen gas, which produces only water when it burns. Now on page 2243, chemists report that adding carbon to the well-known water-splitting catalyst titanium dioxide increased the catalyst's ability to convert the energy in sunlight more than eightfold, to 8.5%, just below the U.S. Department of Energy's 10% benchmark for a commercially viable catalyst. sciencemag.org ----------------------------------------------------------- And, the other links (fusion advancements, etc): Sewage turned into hydrogen fuel newscientist.com Carbon dioxide turned into hydrocarbon fuel newscientist.com Fusion reactor breaks duration record newscientist.com Nuclear fusion gets quadruple boost newscientist.com GM on fuel cells gm.com. Ford abandons battery cars for fuel cells and hybrids newscientist.com