Renewable electricity storage using electrolysis

Yan, Zhifei; Hitt, Jeremy L.; Turner, John A.; Mallouk, Thomas E.

doi:10.1073/pnas.1821686116

Title: Renewable electricity storage using electrolysis

Journal Article · 16 December 2019 · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1821686116 · OSTI ID:1579573

Yan, Zhifei ^[1]; Hitt, Jeremy L. ^[1]; Turner, John A. ^[2]; Mallouk, Thomas E. ^[1]

Department of Chemistry, The University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104,
Private address, Broomfield, CO 80023

Electrolysis converts electrical energy into chemical energy by storing electrons in the form of stable chemical bonds. The chemical energy can be used as a fuel or converted back to electricity when needed. Water electrolysis to hydrogen and oxygen is a well-established technology, whereas fundamental advances in CO ₂ electrolysis are still needed to enable short-term and seasonal energy storage in the form of liquid fuels. This paper discusses the electrolytic reactions that can potentially enable renewable energy storage, including water, CO ₂ and N ₂ electrolysis. Recent progress and major obstacles associated with electrocatalysis and mass transfer management at a system level are reviewed. We conclude that knowledge and strategies are transferable between these different electrochemical technologies, although there are also unique complications that arise from the specifics of the reactions involved.

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Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

Grant/Contract Number:: FG02-07ER15911

OSTI ID:: 1579573

Journal Information:: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Journal Name: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America Journal Issue: 23 Vol. 117; ISSN 0027-8424

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Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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