Scientists at MIT have discovered a way to perform water electrolysis efficiently enough to do it with power from a photovoltaic cell, effectively eliminating the need for chemical battery storage of solar power.
Short (25 second) video:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1528057721968624553
A balloon with a solar collector.
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