Thursday, March 21, 2013

Cooking with Hydrogen



The fossil fuel era of the energy world is reaching its end. The climate change and the depletion of the oil and gas reserves have forced us into investigating other possible energy sources.  On the other hand the energy problem has also a great social impact. The population of our planet keeps rising steadily and by 2035 is expected to be 8.5 billion. How will it be possible to satisfy the needs of all these people? With the current data and our energy consumption behaviour it might prove impossible... Fossil fuels will become more and more expensive and accessible to few.
A key solution to this problem is the promotion of Renewable Energy sources. A step further to this, “Renewable Hydrogen Production “is becoming more and more popular as a complete energy solution nowadays. In most cases, solar energy is used as a mean to power an electrolysis process that produces clean hydrogen. This hydrogen can be used as a fuel for cooking or for other domestic applications. It is a clean energy source, that when burned produces clean and pure water! In this way, we can help the environment and also reduce our electricity/ natural gas bills!


In its simplest and most compact form a Solar Hydrogen System can be implemented as part of a household’s system. Photovoltaic panels integrated on the roof, will provide the necessary energy for the electrolyser to produce the valuable hydrogen. This hydrogen will be stored safely and used in a stove to satisfy our cooking needs! Therefore, every time you would like to cook your eggs for breakfast the only by-product of the cooking process will be clean water!


*Professor Maria Kolokotroni of Brunel University and her group are working on the investigation of the application of a Solar Hydrogen Production System for cooking applications in the domestic sector. The project is funded by the European Union ACP Caribbean & Pacific Research Programme for Sustainable Development, ACP/EU PROJECT 2012-2015co-ordinated by the Technical University of Jamaica.
contact details: Evangelia.Topriska@brunel.ac.uk 

3 comments:

  1. Solar Hydrogen system can be very useful in saving energy.

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  2. Solar panels as far as I know are the most prominent way of collecting renewable energy the most efficiently.

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  3. In the future, hydrogen cooking will be crucial for isolated communities so that they can reduce their dependence on imported fossil fuel. Hydrogen will also be important as fuel for vehicles, heating and electricity generation. As hydrogen can be produced from water and renewables, it is clear that it can reduce emissions at the same time as being beneficial to us.

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