Energy from water and Solar-Power Breakthrough

Energy from water and Solar-Power Breakthrough

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Daniel Nocera, a professor of chemistry at MIT, has developed a catalyst that can generate oxygen from a glass of water by splitting water molecules. The reaction frees hydrogen ions to make hydrogen gas. The catalyst, which is easy and cheap to make, could be used to generate vast amounts of hydrogen using sunlight to power the reactions.

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This is the breakthrough we have been looking for (Weather this really IS it).

We've always been able for many many years to separate the Hydrogen molecules from the oxygen molecules in water, but the energy expended VS the power output of the hydrogen gained resulted in a net loss.

So now it appears and makes complete sense that the perfect way our universe and the physics that governs it interacts would
provide us with the answer to energy needs by utilizing the sun's energy our biggest source of free energy and water our largest natural resource to give us the perfect fuel: hydrogen.


Next watch for the story of how the inventor's body will be identified in his completely burnt up and destroyed lab from an "unknown explosion"

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[edit on 1-8-2008 by DisabledVet]

VIDEO OF PROFESSOR EXPLAINING THE PROCESS

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they did that 1978...



so much for progress, eh?

Originally posted by donhuangenaro
they did that 1978...



so much for progress, eh?

LOL not quite. Well not even close.

Eliminating platinum as a catalyst is always good news. This is an important milestone for making renewables a base load energy source.

Why not watch the video and see that what you posted has no similarity to the process of separating the hydrogen.

Sorry but Ill trust MIT saying they have a breakthrough above your dismissal of their claim.

[edit on 1-8-2008 by DisabledVet]

Originally posted by DisabledVet

Originally posted by donhuangenaro
they did that 1978...



so much for progress, eh?

LOL not quite. Well not even close.

Eliminating platinum as a catalyst is always good news. This is an important milestone for making renewables a base load energy source.

Why not watch the video and see that what you posted has no similarity to the process of separating the hydrogen.

Sorry but Ill trust MIT saying they have a breakthrough above your dismissal of their claim.

[edit on 1-8-2008 by DisabledVet]

yep you're right and I was wrong




[edit on 1-8-2008 by donhuangenaro]