Renewable electricity storage using electrolysis
Abstract
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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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104,
- Private address, Broomfield, CO 80023
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- Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park, PA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1579573
- Alternate Identifier(s):
- OSTI ID: 1800442
- Grant/Contract Number:
- FG02- 07ER15911; FG02-07ER15911
- Resource Type:
- Published Article
- Journal Name:
- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Name: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America Journal Volume: 117 Journal Issue: 23; Journal ID: ISSN 0027-8424
- Publisher:
- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 25 ENERGY STORAGE; Science & Technology; electrolysis; renewable energy; energy storage
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Yan, Zhifei, Hitt, Jeremy L., Turner, John A., and Mallouk, Thomas E. Renewable electricity storage using electrolysis. United States: N. p., 2019.
Web. doi:10.1073/pnas.1821686116.
Yan, Zhifei, Hitt, Jeremy L., Turner, John A., & Mallouk, Thomas E. Renewable electricity storage using electrolysis. United States. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1821686116
Yan, Zhifei, Hitt, Jeremy L., Turner, John A., and Mallouk, Thomas E. Mon .
"Renewable electricity storage using electrolysis". United States. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1821686116.
@article{osti_1579573,
title = {Renewable electricity storage using electrolysis},
author = {Yan, Zhifei and Hitt, Jeremy L. and Turner, John A. and Mallouk, Thomas E.},
abstractNote = {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.},
doi = {10.1073/pnas.1821686116},
journal = {Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America},
number = 23,
volume = 117,
place = {United States},
year = {2019},
month = {12}
}
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