Stephen Hunt

National science agency conducting applied research across energy, environment, industry and technology.

Mining

Green hydrogen production technology

The process used to produce green hydrogen by splitting water using electricity.

A process that uses light energy to split water molecules into hydrogen and oxygen.

A technology that uses solar panels situated around a large central structure, acting as a magnifying glass to direct sunlight to these panels, thereby generating more electricity.

New South Wales

South Australia

A prototype reactor using concentrated solar energy and photocatalytic materials to split water and produce green hydrogen. Successfully demonstrated at CSIRO Energy Centre in Newcastle.

A comprehensive study for a pilot plant near Adelaide incorporating concept flowsheet design, equipment selection, costs, risks, and opportunities for on-sun testing of photocatalytic water-splitting technology.

The next stage following successful prototype testing and pilot plant study completion, marking advancement in technology readiness level.

A patent-pending reactor designed to use concentrated solar energy to extract hydrogen from water molecules. The prototype has been successfully demonstrated at CSIRO Energy Centre.