Stinky Landfill Gases Could Be Source of Clean Energy

摘要

While the debate over climate change rages, we can all agree that methane gas is stinky, and anyone who's been to a landfill can confirm the presence of the gas. But what if we could not only harness the gases from decomposition in landfills but also convert it to something even more powerful and efficient? Researchers from the National Institute of Technology in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, are reporting that they have developed a new technique that transforms methane into hydrogen, with which they can develop fuel cells to generate clean electricity.