Inexpensive metal catalyst discovered for electrolytic production of hydrogen from water

http://www.gizmag.com/molybdenum-oxo-catalyst-for-electrolytic-production-of-hydrogen/14967/

The hydrogen economy that may one day replace the hydrocarbon economy came a step closer this week with the announcement that researchers have discovered an inexpensive new proton reduction catalyst - seventy times cheaper than the platinum commonly used now - that can significantly reduce the costs of producing hydrogen using electrolysis to split water into molecules of hydrogen and oxygen.