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Novel water splitting catalysts for efficient alkaline electrolyzers
Renewable energies such as solar and wind are intermittent and require efficient storage methods. One of the most promising methods for renewable energy storage is water splitting, which converts these energies into hydrogen fuel....
Renewable energies such as solar and wind are intermittent and require efficient storage methods. One of the most promising methods for renewable energy storage is water splitting, which converts these energies into hydrogen fuel. Solar or wind-driven water splitting can be done using electrolyzers, and alkaline electrolyzers are potentially scalable because they do not use precious metal catalysts. However, current alkaline electrolyzers employ catalysts that have low efficiencies and are prone to corrosion. This project aims to apply several novel classes of water splitting catalysts developed in our ERC Starting Grant project in alkaline electrolyzers. The catalysts are inexpensive and have higher energy efficiencies than those employed in commercial alkaline electrolyzers. They are potentially more stable as well. The goal of the project is to provide technology demonstrators for the use of these catalysts in alkaline electrolyzers, which is expected to result in higher efficiencies and stability at a similar cost.
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Duración del proyecto: 18 meses
Fecha Inicio: 2017-04-27
Fecha Fin: 2018-10-31
Fecha Fin: 2018-10-31
Línea de financiación: concedida
El organismo H2020 notifico la concesión del proyecto el día 2018-10-31
Línea de financiación objetivo
El proyecto se financió a través de la siguiente ayuda:
ERC-PoC-2016:
ERC-Proof of Concept-2016
Cerrada
hace 8 años
Presupuesto
El presupuesto total del proyecto asciende a
150K€
Líder del proyecto
ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE FEDERALE DE LAUSANNE
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Perfil tecnológico
TRL
4-5
Perfil tecnológico
TRL
4-5
400.00K€ |
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