Solar energy concentrating reactors for hydrogen production by photoelectrochemical water splitting

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 33, Issue 22, 2008, Pages 6420-6431

  Kelly, Nelson A ^a   Gibson, Thomas L ^a  

^a GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Concentrating solar power; Photoelectrochemical reactor; Renewable hydrogen production; Water electrolysis

Indexed keywords

ABS RESINS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); COST EFFECTIVENESS; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTROLYSIS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; FOCUSING; FOSSIL FUELS; FUEL ECONOMY; GAS FUEL MANUFACTURE; GAS PRODUCERS; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN FUELS; LEAKAGE (FLUID); NONMETALS; OXYGEN; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; SOLAR POWER PLANTS; SOLAR RADIATION; SPHERES; TANKS (CONTAINERS);

AQUEOUS FLUIDS; CONCENTRATING SOLAR POWER; CURVED SURFACES; FOCUSING PROPERTIES; HYDROGEN ECONOMIES; HYDROGEN SOURCES; OPTIMAL POINTS; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL REACTOR; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL WATER SPLITTING; PRODUCTION METHODS; RENEWABLE; RENEWABLE HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; RENEWABLE SOURCES; SOLAR IRRADIANCES; SPHERICAL TANKS; TWO TYPES; WATER ELECTROLYSES; WATER ELECTROLYSIS;

HYDROGEN PRODUCTION;

EID: 55049115054     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2008.08.015     Document Type: Article

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