Paint On Solar Gets Better

Researchers have developed a paint which can absorb sunlight and produce hydrogen

Anmar Frangoul, June 28, 2017 (CNBC)

“…[Researchers say they have] developed a ‘solar paint’ which is capable of absorbing water vapor and then splitting it to produce hydrogen…[The paint contains] a newly developed compound which behaved like silica gel…[but acted as a semi-conductor and was able to catalyze water and split it] into hydrogen and oxygen…[The paint simultaneously offers strong water and solar absorption and uses the solar] energy to split the water…[H]ydrogen can be used in fuel cells to produce power, with water and heat the only by-products…[When the paint is perfected, the researchers hope it can be] a cheap alternative to traditional photovoltaics…” click here for more

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