Future production of hydrogen from solar energy and water - A summary and assessment of U.S. developmentsThe paper examines technologies of hydrogen production. Its delivery, distribution, and end-use systems are reviewed, and a classification of solar energy and hydrogen production methods is suggested. The operation of photoelectric processes, biophotolysis, photocatalysis, photoelectrolysis, and of photovoltaic systems are reviewed, with comments on their possible hydrogen production potential. It is concluded that solar hydrogen derived from wind energy, photovoltaic technology, solar thermal electric technology, and hydropower could supply some of the hydrogen for air transport by the middle of the next century.
Document ID
19800053166
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Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Proceedings
Authors
Hanson, J. A. (California Institute of Technology, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena Calif., United States)
Escher, W. J. D. (Escher-Foster Technology Associates, Inc. St. Johns, Mich., United States)