Run Your Car On Water Blog

Jump to Comments Believe it or not, solar fuel may be on its way to commercial success. That is if all goes well for Sun Catalytix, a Boston-area solar startup which just announced funding from the reputable venture capital firm, Polaris Venture Partners. This unique concept, so-called solar fuel, is the brain child of MIT professor Daniel Nocera. His technology uses solar energy to power hydrogen fuel cells in a car. Nocera’s system works by placing an electrode in water containing phosphate and cobalt.