Sugar: The Next Hydrogen Car Hope

Hydrogen-powered cars are here already. BMW, Honda and GM have all made them. The problem is — besides their extreme cost — that there’s no cheap and abundant source of hydrogen production out there. Scientists from Virginia Tech have developed a process that can convert sugar from plants — cellulose — into hydrogen.

They combine the sugar with water and a batch of enzymes and tah-dah: hydrogen. Of course, it’s not really that easy. The resulting amount of hydrogen is too low for commercial use, the group says, but it could be the first step into developing a realistic way to produce consumable hydrogen.

New system makes hydrogen from plant sugar (UPI.com)

Comments

[Tony]

Unfortunately, growing things in US means polluting soil and water with cancerogens from pesticides and fertilizers.

[Juan Carlos]

and just like the price of food is going up partly because ethanol from corn, some food will go up due to this. ethanol is a waste and doesn't work, let's hope this sucker gives the hummer a 50mpg. otherwise, don't bother.