Solar energy, hydrogen production from

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An example of the automatic systems is Honda s solar-powered hydrogen production and fueling station in Torrance, CA. The station s operation starts with solar cells that use the sun s energy to produce electricity. The electricity then is used to extract hydrogen from water. A compressor pressurizes the extracted hydrogen, and it is stored in tanks at the station. The station also has back-up power to increase the hydrogen production capacity58. 

Da Silva, E. R, Neto, A. J. M., Ferreira, P. F. R, Camargo, J. C., Apolinario, F. R., and Pinto, C. S. 2005. Analysis of hydrogen production from combined photovoltaics, wind energy and secondary hydroelectricity supply in Brazil. Solar Energy, 78, 670-677. 

Nathan Lewis, California Institute of Technology, Hydrogen Production from Solar Energy, presentation to the committee, April 25, 2003. 

All of the current methods and the projected technologies for producing hydrogen from solar energy are much more expensive (greater than a factor of three) when compared with hydrogen production from coal or natural gas plants. This is due partly to the lower annual utilization factor of about 20 percent (as compared with, say, wind of 30 to 40 percent). This creates enormous pressure to reduce the cost... 

Fourth, electrolysis presents a path to hydrogen production from renewably generated electrical power. From an energy perspective, electrolysis is literally a way to transform electricity into fuel. Electrolysis is thus the means of linking renewably generated power to transport fuels markets. Currently, renewable solar, wind, and hydro power, by themselves, produce only electricity. 

Hydrogen production from biomass is an attractive technology, as the primary energy is solar (i.e., renewable ), with... 

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Near-UV Photon Efficiency in a Ti02 Electrode Application to Hydrogen Production from Solar Energy 235... 

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