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| Reference Number | S/P2/00470/00/00 | |
| Title | Generating Hydrogen from Sunlight and Water using Photovoltaic Tandem Cell | |
| Status | Completed | |
| Energy Categories | Renewable Energy Sources (Solar Energy, Photovoltaics) 25%; Hydrogen and Fuel Cells (Hydrogen, Hydrogen production) 75%; |
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| Research Types | Basic and strategic applied research 75%; Applied Research and Development 25%; |
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| Science and Technology Fields | PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS (Chemistry) 25%; PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS (Physics) 50%; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (Mechanical, Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering) 25%; |
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| UKERC Cross Cutting Characterisation | Not Cross-cutting 100% | |
| Principal Investigator |
Dr DH (David ) Auty No email address given Hydrogen Solar Ltd |
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| Award Type | Standard | |
| Funding Source | DTI | |
| Start Date | 01 November 2003 | |
| End Date | 01 November 2005 | |
| Duration | 24 months | |
| Total Grant Value | £127,377 | |
| Industrial Sectors | Power | |
| Region | South East | |
| Programme | SOLAR-PV | |
| Investigators | Principal Investigator | Dr DH (David ) Auty , Hydrogen Solar Ltd (100.000%) |
| Web Site | ||
| Objectives | Realising a sustainable hydrogen economy requires a breakthrough in the production of hydrogen. Photoelectrochemical conversion of solar energy to energy in hydrogen at viable efficiency is a long term goal needed to usher in the Hydrogen economy worldwide. The win cell technology based Tandem Cell tackles a number of challenges faced by single photoelectrochemical cell based water splitting and offers a novel way of utilising complimentary parts of the solar spectrum in two cells.The overall process results in a complete system driven by solar energy that splits water into hydrogen and oxygen. Total project cost = 198000, DTI grant = 127377 | |
| Abstract | One of the main project activities involved the development and optimisation of methods for preparation of larger scale photocatalytic electrodes using reproducible low cost industrial processes, with efficiencies equal to or greater than those from small scale samples made experimentally in University laboratories. Stability is also an important issue and endurance testing was performed on some samples. Spray pyrolysis methods offer considerable promise as for preparation of metal oxide semiconductor films at low cost, reproducibly. | |
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| Publications | Generating Hydrogen from Sunlight and Water using Photovoltaic Tandem Cell |
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| Added to Database | 01/01/07 | |
