A team of scientists at Idaho National Labratory reached a milestone in hydrogen production through high temperature electrolysis (HTE) and produced hydrogen at a rate of 5.6 cubic meters per hour.

HTE is a system of producing hydrogen using a technology that was originally developed for solid oxide fuel cells and is a vast improvement of efficiency over using a conventional electric current through water.  Combining this with a clean power source, HTE could produce hydrogen at 45-55% efficiency.  Perhaps hydrogen powered cars are not far off in the distant future.

via Idaho National Laboratory

Tags: hydrogen, INL

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