Solar Co-Electrolysis Cuts Green Hydrogen Cost Below Fossil Fuel

H2-View News: Solar process converts biomass sugars to green hydrogen

The method turns sugars from biomass (such as agricultural waste cellulose) into hydrogen and another useful chemical, formate, at the same time, the researchers said. This could be cheaper and may use less energy than standard solar electrolysis that only splits water, because the sugar oxidation replaces the energy-intensive oxygen evolution reaction typically required at

New solar co-electrolysis route cuts green hydrogen cost below fossil hydrogen

New solar co-electrolysis route cuts green hydrogen cost below fossil hydrogen This study presents a highly efficient approach to solar hydrogen production by pairing water electrolysis with the selective oxidation of biomass-derived glucose. Central to this advance is a copper-doped cobalt oxyhydroxide catalyst that guides glucose through a finely tuned cascade of α–C–C bond cleavages, producing up to 80% formate while simultaneously lowering t…

Solar Co-Electrolysis Cuts Green Hydrogen Cost Below Fossil Fuel

This study presents a highly efficient approach to solar hydrogen production by pairing water electrolysis with the selective oxidation of biomass-derived glucose, reducing the cost of green hydrogen.

Solar-powered system swaps oxygen for sugar to slash green hydrogen production costs - Technology Shout

Researchers have successfully produced green hydrogen that is ultimately cheaper than fossil fuels. By replacing the most wasteful part of the water splitting process with agricultural waste, the new system has a net production cost of just $1.54 per kilogram (about $0.70 per pound). This could effectively end the decade-long economic impasse between clean energy and natural gas. “A major barrier to widespread adoption of renewable energy is its…