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Using advanced theoretical computations, a team of Kentucky scientists has derived a means to "tweak" an inexpensive semiconductor to function as photoelectrochemical catalyst. Scientists from the University of Kentucky and the University of Louisville have determined that an inexpensive semiconductor material can be "tweaked" to generate hydrogen from water using sunlight. The research, funded by the U.S. Department of Energy, was led by Professors Madhu Menon and R. Michael Sheetz at...

Material designed for energy applications is 10 times faster than natural enzyme, uses inexpensive metalsLooking to nature for their muse, researchers have used a common protein to guide the design of a material that can make energy-storing hydrogen gas. The synthetic material works 10 times faster than the original protein found in water-dwelling microbes, the researchers report in the August 12 issue of the journal Science, clocking in at 100,000 molecules of hydrogen gas every second.This...

LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa., Aug. 9, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Air Products (NYSE: APD), the leading global hydrogen provider, today announced a long-term agreement with Motiva Enterprises LLC for an additional supply of hydrogen to be used by Motiva's Convent, Louisiana refinery. The hydrogen supply, which has already commenced, is from Air Products' industry-leading Gulf Coast hydrogen pipeline supply network that serves multiple refinery and petrochemical companies in the region. The agreement...

Los Alamos team sees unprecedented proof of ion's role in enzymatic processA Los Alamos National Laboratory research team has harnessed neutrons to view for the first time the critical role that an elusive molecule plays in certain biological reactions. The effort could aid in treatment of peptic ulcers or acid reflux disease, or allow for more efficient conversion of woody waste into transportation fuels.In a paper appearing this week in Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Los Alamos...

LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa., Aug. 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Air Products (NYSE: APD), the leading global hydrogen provider, today announced a long-term agreement with Shell Oil Company for the supply of a significant portion of the hydrogen requirements at Shell's Deer Park, Texas refinery. The hydrogen supply will commence in mid-2013. The Deer Park facility will be connected to Air Products' industry-leading Gulf Coast hydrogen pipeline supply network that serves multiple refinery and...

FARMINGTON, Ark., Aug. 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Officials at Highline Technical Innovations, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: HLNT) announced that HTI Chief Financial Officer Mel Robinson is retiring effective Aug. 1, 2011. Harold Zeller of Jacksonville, Ark., who has 35 years of experience in virtually all aspects of the financial industry, will serve as interim CFO until a permanent replacement can be found. Robinson's health has been in decline. He is 62. The chief financial officer is responsible for...

SYDNEY, Aug. 3, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Sydney, Australia based public company, Globo Hydro Power Ltd. is issuing a public retraction of two short statements published in its Tuesday 26th July media release. The first statement for retraction is, "The New South Wales Department of Fair Trading...have recently approved the fitting and retail sales of Global Hydro Power's worldwide patent of the hydrogen infusion system for use in standard Australian vehicles and engines." The second...

Stress protection: How blue-green algae hoard energyUnder normal conditions, cyanobacteria, also termed blue-green algae, build up energy reserves that allow them to survive under stress such as long periods of darkness. They do this by means of a molecular switch in an enzyme. By removing this switch, it should be possible to use the excess energy of the bacteria for biotechnological purposes such as hydrogen production, without the bacteria suffering. This was found out by researchers at...

SYDNEY, July 26, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- An eco-innovative public company based in Sydney, Australia, Globo Hydro Power has developed a fuel enhancement process, which utilises Hydrogen Gas to dramatically reduce fuel consumption and negative greenhouse gas emissions across Petrol, Diesel, LPG and Bio-Fuel engines. The Government regulatory body, The New South Wales Department of Fair Trading and the NSW Roads and Traffic Authority (RTA) have recently approved the fitting and retail...

Scientists from The University of Manchester are working on how to use the energy of the Sun to make fuels, which could help to solve the world's escalating energy crisis.Working with the Universities of East Anglia, York and Nottingham and using nanotechnology 100,000 times smaller than the thickness of a human hair, the researchers are working on harnessing the vast energy of the Sun to produce clean fuel. The scientists are presenting their research at the Royal Society's annual Summer...