Hybrid Panel Reactor for Direct Production and Separation of Solar Hydrogen

HYDRO

This project aims to act as the pathfinder to reach solar hydrogen production directly from water and sunlight, highlighting the bright future of clean hydrogen production for various applications.
Photo Janne-Pekka Manninen

Project information

Project duration

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Funded by

Multiple sources (Spearhead projects of centres for multidisciplinary research)

Project coordinator

University of Oulu

Unit and faculty

Nano and Molecular Systems Research Unit
Faculty of Science
Environmental and Chemical Engineering
Faculty of Technology

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Project leader

Project description

In front of the deepening energy crisis, special efforts have been emphasized on clean energy production through solar energy conversion. Photocatalytic process is utilizing sunlight to split water into hydrogen and oxygen, yet, providing clean and sustainable energy carrier in form of hydrogen. HYDRO project aims to act as the pathfinder to reach solar hydrogen production directly from water and sunlight, highlighting the bright future of clean hydrogen production for various applications. It invents and demonstrates new photocatalysts, hydrogen separation membranes, and hybrid materials allowing simultaneous H2 production and separation along with novel panel reactor concepts. HYDRO practises responsibilities in knowledge extension and development of clean transition process aimed for sustainability. HYDRO unites research strengths of photocatalyst development from NANOMO (Faculty of Science) and membrane and device engineering from the ECE (Faculty of Technology) Research units.