Podcast: Artificial Plants For Renewable Energy
17 Jan, 2023
Peng Zhou uses a large lens to concentrate sunlight onto the water-splitting catalyst. Outdoors, the device was ten times more efficient than previous efforts at solar water splitting. Photo: Brenda Ahearn/Michigan Engineering, Communications and Marketing
In this episode, we talk about how a system inspired by nature can successfully extract the hydrogen molecules from water using sunlight at almost the same efficiency as plants.
In this episode, we talk about how a system inspired by nature can successfully extract the hydrogen molecules from water using sunlight at almost the same efficiency as plants.
The extracted hydrogen can then be used as a clean fuel or for chemical applications.
This podcast is sponsored by Mouser Electronics.
EPISODE NOTES
(3:45) - Cheap, Sustainable Hydrogen Through Solar Power
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