Anyone relying entirely on solar power or wind for electricity--say, in a remote location cut off from the grid--could use a cheap way to store power for use at night or when the wind isn't blowing. Today at the American Chemical Society meeting in Boston, researchers announced progress on one option: using electricity from solar panels or other sources to split water, producing hydrogen fuel that can be used to produce electricity anytime by means of a fuel cell or generator.
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