Journal article · Preprint article
Pathways to electrochemical solar-hydrogen technologies
University of California at Irvine1
University of Groningen2
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.3
Leiden University4
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne5
Delft University of Technology6
Eindhoven University of Technology7
Uppsala University8
The University of Kitakyushu9
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory10
Strategic Analysis, Inc.11
University of Twente12
Tokyo University of Science13
U.S. Department of Energy Wind and Water Power Program14
Arizona State University15
Institute for Energy Technology16
University of Cambridge17
California Institute of Technology18
Swiss Center for Electronics and Microtechnology19
Surface Physics and Catalysis, Department of Physics, Technical University of Denmark20
Department of Physics, Technical University of Denmark21
Catalytic Innovations, LLC22
New York University23
University of Louisville24
Drexel University25
Helmholtz Centre Berlin for Materials and Energy26
AMOLF27
Université Grenoble Alpes28
Proton OnSite, Inc.29
Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (Empa)30
Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH31
...and 21 moreSolar-powered electrochemical production of hydrogen through water electrolysis is an active and important research endeavor. However, technologies and roadmaps for implementation of this process do not exist. In this perspective paper, we describe potential pathways for solar-hydrogen technologies into the marketplace in the form of photoelectrochemical or photovoltaic-driven electrolysis devices and systems.
We detail technical approaches for device and system architectures, economic drivers, societal perceptions, political impacts, technological challenges, and research opportunities. Implementation scenarios are broken down into short-term and long-term markets, and a specific technology roadmap is defined.
In the short term, the only plausible economical option will be photovoltaic-driven electrolysis systems for niche applications. In the long term, electrochemical solar-hydrogen technologies could be deployed more broadly in energy markets but will require advances in the technology, significant cost reductions, and/or policy changes.
Ultimately, a transition to a society that significantly relies on solar-hydrogen technologies will benefit from continued creativity and influence from the scientific community.
| Language: | English |
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| Publisher: | The Royal Society of Chemistry |
| Year: | 2018 |
| Pages: | 2768-2783 |
| ISSN: | 17545706 and 17545692 |
| Types: | Journal article and Preprint article |
| DOI: | 10.1039/c7ee03639f |
| ORCIDs: | 0000-0001-7162-6826 , 0000-0003-4329-3248 , 0000-0001-5631-0620 , 0000-0002-6148-8471 , 0000-0003-3246-1744 , 0000-0001-5668-1544 , 0000-0002-7680-7279 , 0000-0002-7157-7654 , 0000-0003-2759-7356 , 0000-0002-9022-9858 , 0000-0003-0581-2668 , 0000-0002-3044-1662 , 0000-0001-5571-2548 , 0000-0002-4596-9179 , 0000-0003-4138-2255 , 0000-0002-3973-9254 , 0000-0003-3369-9308 , 0000-0003-3941-0464 , 0000-0003-0432-9260 , 0000-0001-7757-5281 , 0000-0002-2987-0865 , 0000-0003-0037-4814 , 0000-0003-4399-399X , Vesborg, Peter Christian Kjærgaard , 0000-0002-2069-1086 and Seger, Brian |
