Record efficiency for converting solar energy to hydrogen without rare metals

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Using solar energy to split water into its component parts, thereby allowing the solar energy to be stored as hydrogen fuel, generally involves one of two methods: using photoelectrochemical cells to directly split the water, or using solar cells to produce electricity to power an electrolyzer that separates the water molecules. One problem associated with the latter method is that it currently relies on rare metals. But now scientists from Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL) in Switzerland have managed to do so using common materials, and have achieved a record solar energy to hydrogen conversion efficiency in the process... Continue Reading Record efficiency for converting solar energy to hydrogen without rare metals



Section: Environment



Tags: Electrolysis, Energy, EPFL, Hydrogen, Perovskite, Photovoltaic, Solar Cell



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