“‘Major discovery’ from MIT primed to unleash solar revolution”
http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/oxygen-0731.html
“Inspired by the photosynthesis performed by plants, Nocera and Matthew Kanan, a postdoctoral fellow in Nocera’s lab, have developed an unprecedented process that will allow the sun’s energy to be used to split water into hydrogen and oxygen gases. Later, the oxygen and hydrogen may be recombined inside a fuel cell, creating carbon-free electricity to power your house or your electric car, day or night.”
“The new catalyst works at room temperature, in neutral pH water, and it’s easy to set up, Nocera said. “That’s why I know this is going to work. It’s so easy to implement,” he said.”
Amazing discoveries… if the accelerated rate of innovation in “Clean Energy” is side-effect of increased fossil fuel prices then the higher prices are GOOD even if it is at the cost of short term “growth”.