Hydrogen Fuel Production Takes Leap Forward

Researchers at Penn State University have developed a method using bacteria and common materials to generate hydrogen at previously unachievable levels according to a press release from the National Science Foundation. This work could pave the way for an efficient and net-energy-positive means of producing hydrogen as a fuel source.

"We achieved the highest hydrogen yields ever obtained with this approach from different sources of organic matter, such as yields of 91 percent using vinegar (acetic acid) and 68 percent using cellulose," said principal investigator Bruce Logan, a professor of environmental engineering at Penn State.