Pennsylvania State University A Penn State-led team of researchers developed a potentially promising approach to make fuel cells more affordable. The new method reduces the amount of platinum-group metal (PGM) loadings by replicating a process used in computer chip manufacturing. They published their results this week (July 24) in JACS Au , an open-access journal of the American Chemical Society. According to corresponding author Christopher Arges , an associate professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering and a faculty member in the Institutes of Energy and the Environment, the new process could reduce the cost barrier to mass producing proton exchange membrane-based fuels cells, which can power heavy-duty vehicles electrically and therefore reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

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