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Producing hydrogen, fuels and even drinking water efficiently on roof surfaces or in solar parks - researchers at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and their Canadian partners want to make this possible with inexpensive photoreactor modules

Scientists led by the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology have designed panel-like photoreactors relying on a water-splitting photocatalyst that could produce hydrogen on rooftops or dedicated solar farms. They claim the photoreactors have high economic potential because of their 'extremely' low costs.

KIT researchers optimize artificial photosynthesis for mass application

Data from real operation in the model houses at KIT (left) are the basis for prognoses of loads of power, gas, and heat grids. (Photo: Markus Breig