Kiev. Ukraine. Ukraine Gate – February 10, 2021 – Technology
Researchers from Swinburne University, Australia, and Shaanxi University of China have managed to develop a new catalyst for highly efficient production of “green” hydrogen from seawater using solar energy.
A prototype device called the Ocean-H2-Rig demonstrates the potential of this technology. The device can float on the surface of the ocean, producing hydrogen from seawater. One of the simplest and most environmentally friendly ways to produce hydrogen is photocatalytic cleavage of water, which uses solar energy.
The team said it “used a monoatomic platinum catalyst that is easily produced on a large scale. High efficiency of using solar energy to produce hydrogen is what we need for industrial use.”
The idea of ”solar installations” floating in the world’s oceans, converting seawater into hydrogen fuel, is not new. In 2018, scientists from Columbia University in the United States developed a device called a “floating photoelectric cell”.
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