WashU fuel cell breakthrough targets data centers that keep draining the grid
Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have developed a new catalyst for low-temperature fuel cells that significantly improves durability and performance, potentially enabling data centers to generate their own electricity from hydrogen. The breakthrough involves a novel carbon nanostructure that allows platinum-cobalt nanoparticles to remain stable and highly ordered at high temperatures, retaining 85% of their performance after extensive testing. While still in the laboratory phase, this development could reduce the strain on the energy grid caused by increasing data center electricity consumption.
- Entities
- Topic: Catalysts
- Company: Washington University in St. Louis
- Company: University of Pittsburgh
- Topic: Fuel Cells
- Company: Brookhaven National Laboratory
- Company: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
- Topic: Energy Grid
- Topic: Data Centers
- Person: Gang Wu
- Company: Northeastern University
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