February 2, 2022
...AND CHEAPER...:
Fortescue buys into Australian low cost hydrogen technology that only needs sunlight and water (Michael Mazengarb, 2 February 2022, Renew Economy)
Sparc Technologies has been working to commercialise a new 'photocatalyst' technology developed by researchers at the University of Adelaide and Flinders University, which can split water using direct sunlight using the catalyst material, avoiding the need to generate the electricity required by conventional electrolysis.The process of 'photocatalytic' water splitting uses an innovative material to split water into hydrogen and oxygen with using sunlight, potentially reducing the cost and the amount of land needed for renewable hydrogen production.By developing the process of "thermo-photocatalysis", the venture has the potential to eliminate the need for large-scale solar or wind farm developments in the production of renewable hydrogen, reducing costs and making production more flexible.
Posted by Orrin Judd at February 2, 2022 12:00 AM