April 30, 2009 –

April 30, 2009 – Irvine, Calif., April 2009 — Developing sustainable energy technologies for the future is the mission at UCI’s Advanced Power and Energy Program (APEP). In addition to its fuel cell research, APEP scientists investigate combustion technologies, distributed

April 30, 2009 – Splitting a uranium atom produces 10 million times more energy than combusting a carbon atom from coal. It also produces widespread dissent. Proponents of nuclear energy cite its “clean” footprint, long-term availability and efficiency. One ton of uranium produc

April 30, 2009 – In 1839, Welsh physics professor Sir William Grove had a bright idea. He knew that water could be split into hydrogen and oxygen by sending an electric current through it, but he wondered: if the process were reversed, could hydrogen and oxygen produce electrici