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Nissan's 10-Minute Car Charger Could Change The Electric Vehicle Landscape

What if EVs could be charged up in the time it takes to go to the bathroom and grab a convenience store snack?READ MORE

Making (Unlimited) Hydrogen From Salt Water And Wastewater

Hydrogen is a clean fuel, but making it usually takes fossil fuels, until now: A new discovery allows hungry bacteria to eat dirty water to make the fuel.READ MORE

This Fueling Station Fills Vehicles With Clean Hydrogen From Dirty Water

There aren't very many hydrogen cars on the road these days, but there might be soon. And when there are, it will be possible to take the dirty water from your toilet and turn it into fuel.READ MORE

The Hydrogen Economy's Dirty Secret

Is hydrogen actually clean, or just clean compared to fossil fuels? Even though it mostly produces water, there are some nasty side effects no one is talking about.READ MORE

Can A Black Stain Lead The Hydrogen Economy?

Producing hydrogen and oxygen from water is often a dirty process. Researchers at Monash University may have found a solution in birnessite, a mineral often found as a black stain on rocks.READ MORE

There Is No Silver Bullet To Kill Carbon, But Maybe We Just Need Silver Buckshot

There is no one solution, but a plethora of smaller projects will slowly be the death of our carbon economy.READ MORE

Move Over Earth, Wind & Fire: Sun, Air, and Water May One Day Power Everything

Scientists at CalTech are developing a technique that converts water, air, and sunlight into different kinds of fuel that could power everything from car engines to fuel cells in cell phones. It sounds almost too good to be true.READ MORE

Why a Hydrogen-Based Economy Makes Sense

Roofs thatched with leafy photosynthetic shingles? It's not as outlandish as it sounds.READ MORE

Hydrogen Highway Gains Momentum with SunHydro's First Fueling Station

This past April, we spoke with a startup that had a grand plan for an East Coast hydrogen highway. That plan is now one step closer to reality with this week's news that SunHydro has built its first hydrogen fueling station.READ MORE

Where the Smart Money Goes Next

A new survey from the Big Four accounting firm shows that more than two thirds of major corporations globally plan to spend up to 5% of their revenues on carbon cutting initiatives over the next two years.READ MORE

Did North Korea Test Hydrogen Bomb Technology?

North Korea may have lost control of their World Cup game against Portugal (7-0!), but the nation's also lost control of something much more deadly: Waste products from its attempts to build a hydrogen bomb have been detected in South ...READ MORE

Hydra's Solar-Hydrogen Power Makes Clean Water From Dirty at 20,000 Gallons a Day

For the one in every eight souls around the world lacking access to pure drinking water, how about this: A solar-powered water purification system that spits out pure water, hydrogen and, just for kicks, electricity too. Could it get ...READ MORE

Can SunHydro's Network of Hydrogen Fueling Stations Succeed?

Fuel cell technology is the perpetual underdog to electric vehicle tech--almost every major automaker has an EV planned for the next few years, but fuel cell vehicles are largely being kept on the back burner just in case public ...READ MORE

Could the Wondrous Bloom Box Power Your Alt-Fuel Car and Smartphone Too?

Bloom Box has hit the media in a huge way, accompanied with all sorts of fanfare and skepticism. The company's CEO has now appeared to explain some of its scientific secrets, and it may be even cleverer than you've thought. By now ...READ MORE

Blimp My Ride: Luxury Eco-Zeppelin Does London to NYC in 37 Unforgettable Hours

If the idea of drifting leisurely over the Atlantic on a 37-hour journey between New York and London with access to a luxury sleeping cabin and a bar with the best view on (or, technically, above) Earth appeals to you, you'll like ...READ MORE