THIS PROJECT AIMS DEVELOP AND VALIDATE A HIGHLY EFFICIENT AND SCALABLE SOLAR THERMOCHEMICAL REACTOR TO PRODUCE H2 FROM H2O AND SUNLIGHT. OUR GOAL IS TO DEMONSTRATE STABILITY AND SCALABILITY OF THE TECHNOLOGY AND A VIABLE PATHWAY TO 20% SOLAR TO FUEL CONVERSION EFFICIENCY. THUS, THE EXPERIMENTAL RESULTS THAT ARE ACQUIRED IN THIS PROJECT AT THE 5 KWTH SCALE WILL BE USED TO DEVELOP PROCESS AND TECHNO-ECONOMIC MODELS (TEA) TO CALCULATE THE NET PRODUCTION COST OF H2 AT 20 MWTH SCALE AND TO USE THE REACTOR MODEL TO DESIGN A SCALED-UP PACKED BED REACTOR AT THE 1 MWTH PILOT.

University Of Florida, Gainesville FL

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