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The SHINE-Nanotera project aims to develop a hydrogen production system using sunlight in an integrated manner with earth abundant materials mimicking natural photosynthesis. PhotoElectroChemical (PEC) systems use semi-conductor materials to absorb photons from the sun to generate a potential high enough (>1.23 V) to split water and produce hydrogen and oxygen at an integrated electrolysis cell. A major advantage of PEC systems over systems composed of photovoltaic panels (PV) in conjunction to a separate electrolyzer is their integral approach, i.e. the PV cell is part of the electrolyzer. This provides opportunities not only for cost reduction but also for improvement in the efficiency of the electrochemical reaction. The project involves Michelin as an industrial partner, and its funded by the Nanotera.ch initiative.
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News
September 2016
Our work on high efficiency solar-hydrogen generators featured by EPFL, NZZ, ECS, EurekaNews, Opli, RTS . 14.2% Solar to Hydrogen efficiency with earth-abundant components!
February 2016
The Laboratory of Renewable Energy Science and Engineering (LRESE), led by Prof. Sophia Haussener, develops a webtool to analyse and design optimized photo-electrochemical solar hydrogen devices (specdo.epfl.ch)
November 21th 2015
SHINE showcases solar hydrogen technolgies at the Scientastic festival in EPFL.
April 20th 2015
SHINE's membrane-less water splitting article is featured on Chemistry World.
March 19th 2015
Miguel Modestino is awarded the "2015 Energy and Environmental Science Readers' Award Lectureship".
January 16th 2015
Volker Zagolla wins the 2014 Light, Energy and the Environment Congress Best Student Presentation Award from the OSA.
December 1st 2014
SHINE members, Artur Braun and Florent Boudoire, among Foreing Policy Magazine's "100 Leading Global Thinkers".