By: Inspenet, Jan 10, 2023
Engineers from the University of Michigan managed to transform water into hydrogen and oxygen using solar energy.
A new type of solar panel, developed at the University of Michigan, has achieved 9% efficiency in converting water to hydrogen and oxygen, mimicking a vital step in photosynthesis in nature. In the open air, it represents a great innovation, since it is almost 10 times more efficient than solar experiments of this type in splitting water.
Currently, the human being produces hydrogen from methane, for which it uses fossil energy, which is highly polluting. Instead, plants get hydrogen atoms from water from sunlight. As humanity tries to reduce its carbon emissions, hydrogen is becoming very attractive as a new fuel and as a sustainable component made from recycled carbon dioxide. Similarly, it is necessary for many chemical processes, such as the production of fertilizers.
“Ultimately, we believe that artificial photosynthesis devices will be much more efficient than natural photosynthesis, providing a pathway to carbon neutrality,” says Zetian Mi, a UM professor of electrical and computer engineering who led the published study. in Nature.
Source and photo : https://epre.gov.ar/web/consiguen-generar-hidrogeno-barato-usando-energia-solar/
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