The dream of using hydrogen, the most plentiful element in the universe, as a green fuel has moved a step closer with the announcement that it can be made with the help of sunlight.
The institute, working with colleagues in Switzerland, France and Sweden on the European Union-backed project, used sunlight to heat an ore, such as zinc oxide, to about 1200 degrees in the presence of charcoal.
This split the ore, releasing oxygen and creating gaseous zinc, which then condensed to a powder. The powder was later allowed to react with water, yielding hydrogen, to be used as fuel, and zinc oxide, which was recycled in the solar plant. SMH
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