Electrolyzing Device (image)

University of Toronto Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering

Caption

This device efficiently splits water into its component elements, hydrogen and oxygen, storing energy as H2. The key is a new catalyst based on abundant metals tungsten, iron and cobalt, that is three times more efficient than the current state-of-the-art.

Credit

Marit Mitchell

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