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Friday, May 25, 2007

"ENERGY: Researchers: starch, enzymes release hydrogen from water for fuel"

University and government researchers are investigating whether a blend of starch, enzymes and water could produce hydrogen fuel for future cars. The Energy Department has mandated that ethanol from plant sources should power 30 percent of vehicles by 2012, and that a "hydrogen economy" based on fuel-cells should power vehicles by 2020. Teams from Virginia Tech, University of Georgia and Oak Ridge National Laboratory claim their technology exceeds DoE's goals with a biomass/fuel cell conversion process they claim is cheaper, more compact and organic.
Text: http://www.eetimes.com/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=199702127