Greece develops hydrosol eco-project
Baku, December 17 (AZERTAC). The HYDROSOL project of Greece has developed a method of producing hydrogen from water-splitting, using the energy of the sun, which could lead to environmentally friendly production of hydrogen for energy purposes.
According to the Project the hydrogen is considered by many to be the next link in the evolution of energy, after nuclear energy. A new chemical engineering process hopes to make the ‘hydrogen economy’ a reality.
The production of purely renewable, solar hydrogen from the HYDROSOL process, creates new opportunities for countries in Southern Europe that can become local producers of energy and offers a new energy future to many poor regions of the world, which have a large solar potential.
The research project was financed by the European Commission.
The project’s achievement was only made possible through the cooperation of four teams from complementary engineering fields of study and application. Coordinated by the Greek Aerosol and Particle Technologies Laboratory, the consortium consisted of the German Aerospace Centre, Stobbe Technical Ceramics from Denmark and Johnson Matthey Fuel Cells from the UK.
The concept and the planning of the process for the production of hydrogen in a monolithic reactor by using solar energy originated from the Greek Aerosol and Particle Technologies Laboratory.
The Danish Company “Stobbe Technical Ceramics” constructed the ceramic sub layers.
The British company “Johnson Matthey Fuel Cells” implemented the coating of the ceramic sub layers on an industrial scale - the nano materials being synthesized by the Greek team.
The German Aerospace Centre was responsible for the construction and installation of the complete system at its solar furnace.
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