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EPFL solar hydrogen system co-generates heat and oxygen

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APRIL 18, 2023

EPFL researchers have built a pilot-scale solar reactor that produces usable heat and oxygen, in addition to generating hydrogen with unprecedented efficiency for its size. This is the first system-level demonstration of solar hydrogen generation. Holmes-Gentle et al.

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NREL scientists advance solar thermochemical hydrogen (STCH) production

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MAY 6, 2022

Perovskite materials may hold the potential to play an important role in a process to produce hydrogen in a renewable manner, according to an analysis from scientists at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). Electrolysis needs electricity to split water into hydrogen and oxygen.

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Researchers develop highly efficient organometal halide perovskite photoelectrodes for water splitting

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AUGUST 11, 2023

Photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting based on solar energy is one promising approach for the production of green hydrogen. However, its widespread application is limited by a lack of efficient photoanodes for catalyzing the rate-limiting oxygen evolution reaction (OER), an important reaction in PEC water splitting.

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Monash study on solar-driven electrolysis for green hydrogen production cautions on life-cycle emissions and EROI

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AUGUST 23, 2021

Researchers at Monash University in Australia have conducted a lifecycle analysis and net energy analysis (LCA/NEA) of a hypothetical large-scale solar-electrolysis plant for the production of green hydrogen. of hydrogen is currently produced via water electrolysis and only a fraction of this production is powered by renewable energy.

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Photocatalytic optical fibers convert water into hydrogen

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APRIL 6, 2020

Researchers at the University of Southampton have transformed optical fibers into photocatalytic microreactors that convert water into hydrogen fuel using solar energy. The microstructured optical fiber canes (MOFCs) with photocatalyst generate hydrogen that could power a wide range of sustainable applications.

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Kobe team’s hematite mesocrystal photocatalyst simultaneously produces hydrogen and hydrogen peroxide

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MAY 2, 2022

Using a hematite photocatalyst, a team led by researchers from Kobe University has succeeded in producing both hydrogen gas and hydrogen peroxide at the same time from sunlight and water. Hydrogen has gained attention as one of the possible next generation energy sources. under 600nm). Tachikawa et al.

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NREL, Berkeley Lab propose efficiency and stability best-practices for solar water-splitting

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NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Scientists from the US Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) are providing researchers with a guide to how best to measure the efficiency of producing hydrogen directly from solar power. Photoelectrodes have demonstrated efficiencies from 10% to 20%.

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New catalyst synthesis method for solar water splitting to produce hydrogen

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OCTOBER 12, 2018

A research team led by Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute Of Science And Technology (DGIST) Professor Jong-Sung Yu in Korea, with colleagues at UC Berkeley and Xi’an Jiaotong University in China, has successfully developed a new catalyst synthesis method that can efficiently decompose water into oxygen and hydrogen using solar light.

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Rice U team creates low-cost, high-efficiency integrated device for solar-driven water splitting; solar leaf

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MAY 5, 2020

Rice University researchers have created an efficient, low-cost device that splits water to produce hydrogen fuel. The platform developed by the Brown School of Engineering lab of Rice materials scientist Jun Lou integrates catalytic electrodes and perovskite solar cells that, when triggered by sunlight, produce electricity.

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Researchers propose testing standards for particulate photocatalysts in solar fuel production

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FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Utilization of renewable solar energy is crucial for addressing the global energy and environmental concerns and achieving sustainable development. In this regard, photocatalytic water splitting has attracted significant interest as a cost-effective means to convert sustainable solar energy into valuable chemicals. Credit: DICP.

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U of Melbourne team demonstrates direct hydrogen production from air; direct air electrolysis (DAE)

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Researchers at the University of Melbourne (Australia) have demonstrated a method of direct hydrogen production from air— in situ capture of freshwater from the atmosphere using hygroscopic electrolyte and subsequent electrolysis powered by solar or wind with a current density up to 574 mA cm ?2.

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Study finds direct seawater splitting has substantial drawbacks to conventional water splitting, offers almost no advantage

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JUNE 16, 2021

A study by a team of researchers from Technische Universität Berlin (TUB) and Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft has found that direct seawater splitting for hydrogen production has substantial drawbacks compared to conventional water splitting and offers almost no advantage. Diess et al.

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SoCalGas introduces STARS solar hydrogen generation system at California Air Resources Board Symposium

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MAY 18, 2018

(SoCalGas) introduced an innovative new solar-powered hydrogen generation system during the California Air Resources Board Technology Expo and Symposium at the University of California, Riverside. STARS converts a record-setting 70% of solar energy into chemical energy. Earlier post.).

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Integrating nanomaterial with light-absorbing molecule powers hydrogen production from water and sunlight

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JUNE 9, 2020

Scientists at Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) have developed a hybrid material constructed from a metal oxide nanosheet and a light-absorbing molecule for splitting water molecules (H 2 O) to obtain hydrogen (H 2 ) under sunlight. Dye-sensitized H 2 evolution using a wide-gap metal oxide. Adopted with permission.

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Study finds GWP of electrolyzed hydrogen to meet ORD’s fuel needs would be 2.5x that of fossil fuels with 2020 grid mix

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

Phil Ansell, an aerospace engineer at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, modeled the life cycle carbon dioxide equivalent emissions of liquid hydrogen production required to meet the fuel needs of Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport (ORD) with today’s electric grid mix.

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All-in-one solar-powered tower makes carbon-neutral kerosene in the field at pilot-scale

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JULY 21, 2022

Researchers in Europe led by a team from ETH Zurich have designed a fuel production system that uses water, CO 2 , and sunlight to produce aviation fuel. We are the first to demonstrate the entire thermochemical process chain from water and CO 2 to kerosene in a fully-integrated solar tower system. Zoller et al.

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Sinopec Xinjiang Kuqa green hydrogen pilot project enters operation

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JULY 4, 2023

China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (Sinopec) announced that the Green Hydrogen Pilot Project in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in northwest China, has begun producing green hydrogen to replace natural-gas-based hydrogen in its refinery in Xinjiang. With an annual hydrogen production and utilization capacity exceeding 4.5

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Kobe team develops method for highly efficient hydrogen production using sunlight, water and hematite

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MAY 11, 2020

A research group led by Associate Professor Takashi Tachikawa of Kobe University’s Molecular Photoscience Research Center has developed a strategy that greatly increases the amount of hydrogen produced from sunlight and water using hematite (??Fe Mesocrystal photoanode formation and photochemical water splitting characteristics.

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Cambridge researchers develop standalone device that makes formic acid from sunlight, CO2 and water

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AUGUST 24, 2020

Researchers at the University of Cambridge, with colleagues at the University of Tokyo, have developed a standalone device that converts sunlight, carbon dioxide and water into formic acid, a carbon-neutral fuel, without requiring any additional components or electricity. Qian Wang et al. Nature Energy doi: 10.1038/s41560-020-0678-6.

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Argonne team combines two protein complexes to make hydrogen fuel from water

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JANUARY 11, 2019

Researchers from the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory have combined two membrane-bound protein complexes to perform a complete conversion of water molecules to hydrogen and oxygen. This part of the reaction, however, represents only half of the overall process needed for hydrogen generation.

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Honda to advance fuel cell system as core of its hydrogen business; expansion to other areas; new FCEV in 2024

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FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Honda held a press briefing in Tokyo on its hydrogen business initiatives. Honda said that it will take a proactive approach to increase the use of hydrogen as an energy carrier and strive to expand its hydrogen business, in addition to continuing to electrify its products.

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New photocatalytic system converts carbon dioxide to valuable fuel more efficiently than natural photosynthesis

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AUGUST 13, 2023

The new system mimics a natural chloroplast to convert carbon dioxide in water into methane, very efficiently using light. Photosynthesis is the process by which chloroplasts in plants and some organisms use sunlight, water and carbon dioxide to create food or energy.

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University of Houston team demonstrates new efficient solar water-splitting catalyst for hydrogen production

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DECEMBER 16, 2013

Researchers from the University of Houston (UH) have developed a cobalt(II) oxide (CoO) nanocrystalline catalyst that can carry out overall water splitting with a solar-to-hydrogen efficiency of around 5%. Different sources of light were used, ranging from a laser to white light simulating the solar spectrum.

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Swiss team develops effective and low-cost solar water-splitting device; 14.2% solar-to-hydrogen efficiency

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AUGUST 25, 2016

The prototype system is made up of three interconnected, new-generation, crystalline silicon solar cells attached to an electrolysis system that does not rely on rare metals. crystalline Silicon (c-Si) solar cells show high solar-to-electricity efficiencies, and have demonstrated stabilities in excess of 25 years.

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New photochemical diode artificial photosynthesis system doubles efficiency of solar water splitting

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MAY 4, 2018

Researchers in Canada have demonstrated a new photochemical diode artificial photosynthesis system that can enable efficient, unassisted overall pure water splitting without using any sacrificial reagent. overall water splitting reaction. These free charges split water molecules into hydrogen and oxygen. …

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DLR team integrates solar heat into solid oxide electrolyzer for highly efficient hydrogen production

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FEBRUARY 5, 2019

A team at Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR) has successfully integrated solar heat into a solid oxide electrolyzer. The experimental setup of the prototype system consisted of a solar simulator, a solar steam generator, a steam accumulator and a solid oxide electrolyzer. Schiller et al. A small fraction (0.58

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KAUST team finds Fe2O3 makes excellent co-catalyst for GaN solar H2 production

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

Researchers at KAUST have discovered that a form of iron oxide—Fe 2 O 3 —makes an excellent co-catalyst for a promising photocatalytic material called gallium nitride for the production f hydrogen. Nitrides can absorb most of the energy in the solar spectrum, but gallium nitride is a flawed water splitting photocatalyst.

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Researchers develop new stable artificial photosynthesis device to produce ethylene and hydrogen from sunlight and CO2

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DECEMBER 25, 2021

A research team has developed a new artificial photosynthesis device component with remarkable stability and longevity as it selectively converts sunlight and carbon dioxide into two promising sources of renewable fuels: ethylene and hydrogen. The device produced ethylene and hydrogen with unprecedented selectivity and for more than 24 hours.

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Iwatani, SG H2 & City of Lancaster to launch green hydrogen transportation eco-system

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

Energy company SG H2 Energy; the City of Lancaster, California; and Iwatani, Japan’s leading hydrogen industrial gas company and a developer of hydrogen refueling stations (HRS) in California, are launching California’s first closed-loop green hydrogen ecosystem for transportation.

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UK researchers use graphite to waterproof perovskite solar cells

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MAY 13, 2019

A cheaper, cleaner and more sustainable way of making hydrogen fuel from water using sunlight is closer with new research from the University of Bath’s Centre for Sustainable Chemical Technologies. h in aqueous electrolyte under constant simulated solar illumination, with currents above 2?mA?cm —Poli et al.

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NREL sets new world efficiency record for solar hydrogen production: 16.2%

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APRIL 13, 2017

Scientists at the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) recaptured the record for highest efficiency in solar hydrogen production via a photoelectrochemical (PEC) water-splitting process. eV are absorbed by GaInP while those with hν 1.2

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Tokyo Tech team demonstrates visible-light photoelectrochemical water-splitting with cobalt-enhanced TiO2

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FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Scientists at Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) have demonstrated the first visible-light photoelectrochemical system for water splitting using TiO 2 enhanced with cobalt. The proposed approach is simple and represents a stepping stone in the quest to achieve affordable water splitting to produce hydrogen. —Prof.

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MITEI study finds hydrogen-generated electricity is a cost-competitive candidate for backing up wind and solar

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AUGUST 29, 2021

A team at MITEI (MIT Energy Initiative) has found that hydrogen-generated electricity can be a cost-competitive option for backing up wind and solar. Applying the model, they found that the average LCOE associated with meeting this seasonal imbalance is $2400/MWh using a HFGT fueled with green hydrogen and $3000/MWh using a LI.

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Researchers develop free-standing nanowire mesh for direct solar water-splitting to produce H2; new design for “artificial leaf”

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DECEMBER 3, 2014

The mesh with BiVO 4 nanowire photoanode for water oxidation and Rh-SrTiO 3 nanowire photocathode for water reduction produces hydrogen gas without an electron mediator. an “artificial leaf” to produce hydrogen—based on a nanowire mesh that lends itself to large-scale, low-cost production. Credit: ACS, Liu et al.

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Hydro-Québec will support the clean hydrogen sector in Québec

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DECEMBER 8, 2019

In addition to having access to Québec’s vast water resources to generate green, renewable power at competitive prices, Hydro-Québec has everything it needs to support the development of green hydrogen. Hydro-Québec’s Strategic Plan 2020–2024 outlines five applications for clean hydrogen: Ammonia and methanol production.

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SOLAR-JET project demonstrates solar-driven thermochemical conversion of CO2 and water to jet fuel

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APRIL 28, 2014

SOLAR-JET concentrated thermochemical reactor. The EU-funded SOLAR-JET project has demonstrated the production of aviation kerosene from concentrated sunlight, CO 2 captured from air, and water. The solar reactor consists of a cavity-receiver containing a porous monolithic ceria cylinder. Click to enlarge.

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thyssenkrupp to perform green hydrogen & ammonia technical study for Helios US$1B UAE plant

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AUGUST 16, 2021

thyssenkrupp has been awarded a contract to perform a technical study for a new green hydrogen and green ammonia project by the Emirati company Helios. A water electrolysis plant as well as a facility for sustainable ammonia production are planned to be constructed at KIZAD in Abu Dhabi, UAE, based on thyssenkrupp technology.

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Spanish team develops microwave-induced electrolysis at low temperatures for H2 production

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NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Researchers in Spain have developed hydrogen production without contact electrodes via water electrolysis mediated by the microwave-triggered redox activation of solid-state ionic materials at low temperatures ( Nature Energy. In thermochemical cycles, the highly energy-demanding splitting of water molecules (?H Serra et al.

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Molecular shuttle speeds up hydrogen production by the photocatalytic splitting of water

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AUGUST 15, 2014

water splitting. The amount of solar radiation that reaches the Earth in a year exceeds current annual energy needs by more than 10,000-fold; however, it is not yet possible to store sufficiently high amounts of solar energy in an efficient way. —Simon et al.

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Researchers split water by altering photosynthetic machinery in plants; semi-artificial photosynthesis

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

A new study, led by academics at St John’s College, University of Cambridge, has used semi-artificial photosynthesis to explore new ways to produce and store solar energy. They used natural sunlight to convert water into hydrogen and oxygen using a mixture of biological components and manmade technologies.

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Stanford researchers develop new electrolysis system to split seawater into hydrogen and oxygen

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MARCH 19, 2019

A Stanford-led team has developed a new electrolysis system to split seawater in hydrogen and oxygen. Existing water-splitting methods rely on highly purified water—a precious resource and costly to produce. Electrolysis of water to generate hydrogen fuel is an attractive renewable energy storage technology.

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Canadian Pacific expands hydrogen locomotive program; additional locomotives, fueling stations; $15M from ERA

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NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Canadian Pacific will significantly expand the scope of its hydrogen locomotive program ( earlier post ) with a $15-million grant announced by Emissions Reduction Alberta (ERA). The grant enables CP to increase the number of hydrogen locomotive conversions in the project from one to three and add hydrogen production and fueling facilities.

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New photoelectrode with enhanced visible light absorption for improved solar water-splitting for hydrogen production

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FEBRUARY 16, 2016

A team of researchers at Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Korea University, and the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) has developed a new type of multilayered (Au NPs/TiO 2 /Au) photoelectrode that could boost the ability of solar water-splitting to produce hydrogen.

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ANL: life-cycle water consumption of fuel cell vehicles can be cut in half compared to that of conventional ICE vehicles

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FEBRUARY 16, 2018

The life-cycle water consumption of fuel cell electric vehicles using hydrogen produced from natural gas with steam methane reforming is almost 50% less than the life-cycle water consumption of conventional internal combustion engine vehicles using gasoline, according to a study by researchers at Argonne National Laboratory (ANL).

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EPFL solar hydrogen system co-generates heat and oxygen

NREL scientists advance solar thermochemical hydrogen (STCH) production

Researchers develop highly efficient organometal halide perovskite photoelectrodes for water splitting

Monash study on solar-driven electrolysis for green hydrogen production cautions on life-cycle emissions and EROI

Photocatalytic optical fibers convert water into hydrogen

Kobe team’s hematite mesocrystal photocatalyst simultaneously produces hydrogen and hydrogen peroxide

NREL, Berkeley Lab propose efficiency and stability best-practices for solar water-splitting

New catalyst synthesis method for solar water splitting to produce hydrogen

Rice U team creates low-cost, high-efficiency integrated device for solar-driven water splitting; solar leaf

Researchers propose testing standards for particulate photocatalysts in solar fuel production

U of Melbourne team demonstrates direct hydrogen production from air; direct air electrolysis (DAE)

Study finds direct seawater splitting has substantial drawbacks to conventional water splitting, offers almost no advantage

SoCalGas introduces STARS solar hydrogen generation system at California Air Resources Board Symposium

Integrating nanomaterial with light-absorbing molecule powers hydrogen production from water and sunlight

Study finds GWP of electrolyzed hydrogen to meet ORD’s fuel needs would be 2.5x that of fossil fuels with 2020 grid mix

All-in-one solar-powered tower makes carbon-neutral kerosene in the field at pilot-scale

Sinopec Xinjiang Kuqa green hydrogen pilot project enters operation

Kobe team develops method for highly efficient hydrogen production using sunlight, water and hematite

Cambridge researchers develop standalone device that makes formic acid from sunlight, CO2 and water

Argonne team combines two protein complexes to make hydrogen fuel from water

Honda to advance fuel cell system as core of its hydrogen business; expansion to other areas; new FCEV in 2024

New photocatalytic system converts carbon dioxide to valuable fuel more efficiently than natural photosynthesis

University of Houston team demonstrates new efficient solar water-splitting catalyst for hydrogen production

Swiss team develops effective and low-cost solar water-splitting device; 14.2% solar-to-hydrogen efficiency

New photochemical diode artificial photosynthesis system doubles efficiency of solar water splitting

DLR team integrates solar heat into solid oxide electrolyzer for highly efficient hydrogen production

KAUST team finds Fe2O3 makes excellent co-catalyst for GaN solar H2 production

Researchers develop new stable artificial photosynthesis device to produce ethylene and hydrogen from sunlight and CO2

Iwatani, SG H2 & City of Lancaster to launch green hydrogen transportation eco-system

UK researchers use graphite to waterproof perovskite solar cells

NREL sets new world efficiency record for solar hydrogen production: 16.2%

Tokyo Tech team demonstrates visible-light photoelectrochemical water-splitting with cobalt-enhanced TiO2

MITEI study finds hydrogen-generated electricity is a cost-competitive candidate for backing up wind and solar

Researchers develop free-standing nanowire mesh for direct solar water-splitting to produce H2; new design for “artificial leaf”

Hydro-Québec will support the clean hydrogen sector in Québec

SOLAR-JET project demonstrates solar-driven thermochemical conversion of CO2 and water to jet fuel

thyssenkrupp to perform green hydrogen & ammonia technical study for Helios US$1B UAE plant

Spanish team develops microwave-induced electrolysis at low temperatures for H2 production

Molecular shuttle speeds up hydrogen production by the photocatalytic splitting of water

Researchers split water by altering photosynthetic machinery in plants; semi-artificial photosynthesis

Stanford researchers develop new electrolysis system to split seawater into hydrogen and oxygen

Canadian Pacific expands hydrogen locomotive program; additional locomotives, fueling stations; $15M from ERA

New photoelectrode with enhanced visible light absorption for improved solar water-splitting for hydrogen production

ANL: life-cycle water consumption of fuel cell vehicles can be cut in half compared to that of conventional ICE vehicles

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