Last week I wrote about the fuel cell buses in Oakland and was complaining about efficiency in alternate fuel generation. I read this article the next day and what a break through. Hopefully it can be replicated in a large scale
In new table-top reactor, bacteria from wastewater produce abundant, clean hydrogen from cellulose, or even vinegar, and a little electricity
Another quote from the article
Even with the small amount of electricity applied, the hydrogen ultimately provides more energy as a fuel than the electricity needed to drive the reactor. Incorporating all energy inputs and outputs, the overall efficiency of the vinegar-fueled system is better than 80 percent, far better than the efficiency for generation of the leading alternative fuel, ethanol.
Go green!
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