Tuesday, July 23, 2013

New Hydrogen-Making Method Could Give a Boost to Fuel-Cell Vehicles

Fuel-Cell Vehicles | Union of Concerned Scientists
Hydrogen-powered vehicles have been pitched as a greener alternative to gas-powered vehicles, but one problem with this is that the hydrogen is typically produced from a fossil fuel—natural gas—in a process that releases a lot of carbon dioxide.

BASF, the world’s largest chemical company, may have a solution.  It’s developing a process that could cut those emissions in half, making hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles significantly cleaner than electric vehicles in most locations (the environmental benefits of electric cars vary depending on how the electricity is generated).  Beyond providing a cleaner source of hydrogen for fuel-cell vehicles, the process could also help clean up industrial processes, like oil refining, that use large amounts of hydrogen.

New Hydrogen-Making Method Could Give a Boost to Fuel-Cell Vehicles

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