Solar power to Australian researchers created a new solar hydrogen production efficiency

The Australian national university ( ANU) Efficiency of researchers have created a new record, the battery can simply use the sunlight directly into the water hydrogen.

the unique method outlined, ANU research also used the cheap semiconductor material, and make the efficiency of the solar energy into hydrogen reached 17. 6%.

　　“ This kind of solar hydrogen production methods have significant cost benefits, because it requires no additional infrastructure, rather than to hydrogen production with electrolytic cell. ”

　　“ In the past, in order to produce hydrogen, solar power plant must generate electricity, and electricity to produce hydrogen by electrolysis of water. We of this new method is more direct, more efficient, & throughout; He said.

Karuturi said, they are trying their best in the coming months efficiency up to 20%, which will pave the way for low-cost green hydrogen production.

the perovskite battery, co-author of the peace (shen Transliteration) , said Dr. Perovskite materials with special photoelectric properties, photovoltaic (pv) grid, for the fabrication of low cost, high efficiency silicon series device offers huge potential.

shen said: & other; With unprecedented efficiency improvement, the solar power network, the stability of perovskite materials has been improved significantly, make it become one of the most attractive candidate for the solar industry. ”

this new method takes advantage of the platinum and other precious metal catalyst, Karuturi said, China solar energy network, they are trying to use cheap materials to replace them, solar photovoltaic, solar energy, to further reduce the cost in the future.