'Beam-Down' Solar Reactor Produces Green Hydrogen without Electricity

“Untamed dream”: Fortescue-backed sunlight-to-hydrogen pilot goes live

Using sunlight, rather than electrolysers, to split water into hydrogen has been a dream since the 1960s. A Fortescue-backed pilot plant is hoping to make that a commercial reality.

'Beam-down' solar reactor produces green hydrogen without electricity - Hydrogen Central

‘Beam-down’ solar reactor produces green hydrogen without electricity Researchers at Australia’s national science agency have developed an efficient method to produce green hydrogen for energy-hungry, high-temperature industrial processes – and it starts with concentrated sunshine. Heavy industries like steelmaking, and iron and alumina production, utilize hydrogen because it can replace fossil fuels in combustion processes while producing only …

'Beam-down' solar reactor produces green hydrogen without electricity

Researchers at Australia's national science agency have developed an efficient method to produce green hydrogen for energy-hungry, high-temperature industrial processes – and it starts with concentrated sunshine.Continue ReadingCategory: Energy, TechnologyTags: Renewable Energy, Hydrogen, Green Steel, CSIRO, Concentrated Solar Power

Enhanced Green Hydrogen Production Achieved Using Innovative Composite

In a groundbreaking advancement poised to redefine renewable energy technologies, researchers at Linköping University in Sweden have engineered a novel hybrid material that dramatically improves the efficiency of water splitting, a chemical process vital for clean hydrogen production. This advancement leverages sunlight to effectively dissociate water molecules into hydrogen and oxygen, offering a potentially transformative route to sustainable …