Bio-inspired Hydrogen Generation
Bio-inspired Hydrogen Generation
This research project seeks to develop new (biologically inspired) solar-fuel technology that is more efficient than is conventionally operated using pure water and renewably generated electricity.
| Lead participants:
Australian National University (ANU) |
Classification:
Research and development
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Status:
In progress |
Estimated cost:
AUD$1.77 million |
| Research partners:
University of Wollongong (UoW)
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Main supply chain category:
Hydrogen production |
Location:
Australian Capital Territory, Australia |
Announced funding:
AUD$615,000 – Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) |
Research description
This research project seeks to use biologically inspired novel chemical surfaces (electrodes) to develop new solar-fuel technology that is more efficient than is conventionally operated using pure water and renewably generated electricity.
The research will investigate the cost efficiencies in hydrogen production (from water and 100 per cent renewable electricity) that can be achieved by novel high-efficiency, bio-mimetic catalyst films designed at ANU operating on ‘Bubble-Free’ Gortex Electrode surfaces (from UoW).
More details on the research, including contact information, can be found at the ARENA website for this project.
This research project was part of a suite of projects for which ARENA announced AUD$22.1 million of funding in September 2018.
This description was reviewed by the lead research participant in July 2020