Tag: fuel cell

Japanese researchers find caffeine boosts fuel cell efficiency

Japanese researchers find caffeine boosts fuel cell efficiency

April 10, 2024 |

In Japan, fuel cells, while promising, are expensive due to high catalyst requirements to increase the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) activity. In a breakthrough, researchers found that adding caffeine to the electrodes can improve the ORR activity of platinum electrodes 11 times. This discovery can enhance the efficiency of the fuel cell, reduce the requirement […]

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Nissan starts trial of stationary power generation system fueled by bio-ethanol

Nissan starts trial of stationary power generation system fueled by bio-ethanol

March 9, 2024 |

In Japan, Nissan Motor Co. announced that it has developed a stationary, bio-ethanol-fueled system capable of high-efficiency power generation.  Trials have begun at Nissan’s Tochigi Plant in Japan aimed to improve power generation capacity toward full-scale operations from 2030, the company said. In 2016 Nissan became the first automotive company in the world to create […]

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