PULLMAN, Wash. – Washington State University researchers may have discovered a way to make non-polluting, hydrogen-powered vehicles feasible.
Their process uses a small electrical charge in an ethanol and water mixture to produce hydrogen gas.
That gas can then be used as a carbon-free fuel for motor vehicles.
The system would allow hydrogen to be produced right at the fueling station, with ethanol the only ingredient that would need to be transported.
The transport and storage of high-pressure hydrogen gas has been a major stumbling block for using hydrogen as a non-polluting fuel.