Using rust and water to store solar energy as hydrogen

Sunday, November 11, 2012 - 17:00 in Physics & Chemistry

How can solar energy be stored so that it can be available any time, day or night, when the sun shining or not? Scientists are developing a technology that can transform light energy into a clean fuel that has a neutral carbon footprint: hydrogen. The basic ingredients of the recipe are water and metal oxides, such as iron oxide, better known as rust.

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