Opportunities to improve the net energy performance of photoelectrochemical water-splitting technology

Sathre, Roger; Greenblatt, Jeffery B.; Walczak, Karl; Sharp, Ian D.; Stevens, John C.; Ager, III, Joel W.; Houle, Frances A.

doi:10.1039/c5ee03040d

Title: Opportunities to improve the net energy performance of photoelectrochemical water-splitting technology

Journal Article · Fri Feb 19 00:00:00 EST 2016 · Energy & Environmental Science

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1039/c5ee03040d· OSTI ID:1393029

Sathre, Roger ^[1]; Greenblatt, Jeffery B. ^[1]; Walczak, Karl ^[2]; Sharp, Ian D. ^[2]; Stevens, John C. ^[2]; Ager, III, Joel W. ^[2]; Houle, Frances A. ^[2]

Joint Center for Artificial Photosynthesis, Berkeley, CA (United States); Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)

The hydrogen energy provided by solar-driven photoelectrochemical water splitting must be greater than the energy used to produce and operate the technology, to enable energetic benefits to society.

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Research Organization:: Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

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OSTI ID:: 1393029

Journal Information:: Energy & Environmental Science, Vol. 9, Issue 3; ISSN 1754-5692

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