Water as Solar Power

By SolarPromoter - 19.08.2008

Creating solar energy is about to become a whole lot less expensive. Researchers, working in inorganic chemistry, have begun utilizing a technique that creates a molecular reaction in water to free hydrogen ions. The free ions create hydrogen gas that in turn can be used in a fuel cell to generate electricity.

Solar output is limited due to the fact that the cells maximum effectiveness can only be harnessed during peek hours and “off peek” storage can be pricey. The aforementioned process will be able to produce energy in the form of Hydrogen gas that can be stored more effectively regardless of time of day. In fact, these scientists would probably say that is is easier than finding cheap life insurance rates. Using water as a catalyst to generate energy is far more affordable than other solutions to date.

Source: ABCNews

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