Swiss solar fuels start-up Synhelion SA and its partner, the University of Florida, have secured USD 2.7 million (EUR 2.48m) for their joint project to develop a solar reactor powered by solar thermal energy to produce green hydrogen.
The funding comes from the US Department of Energy Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO), a statement said this week.
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The project envisages large-scale green hydrogen production using concentrating solar power (CSP) infrastructure and solar heat to split water into hydrogen and oxygen. The produced hydrogen can then be stored, transported and utilised on demand, for example in decarbonisation-focused transportation sectors.
The project team will use Synhelion’s technology that delivers high-temperature solar process heat beyond 1’500°C. It will also seek to integrate new reactive materials.
“By leveraging Synhelion’s technological expertise, we are able to integrate new materials into solar thermal processes, which have the potential to lower hydrogen production costs,” said Jonathan Scheffe, the principle investigator of the project.
(USD 1 = EUR 0.919)
