(Source: Stanford University) Stanford Report, November 5, 2014 Many high school students have zapped water with electricity to make hydrogen and oxygen. To turn that chemical process into a type of battery, researchers adapt ideas from oil refineries. By Chris Cesare Jakob Kibsgaard Graphic shows how electrolysis could produce hydrogen as a way to store renewable energy. During the day, solar panels supply surplus electricity for electrolysis, producing hydrogen. At night, hydrogen would be combined with oxygen from the air to generate electricity. Chemical engineers at Stanford have designed a catalyst that could help produce vast quantities of pure hydrogen through electrolysis - the...
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