Operating for the first time under real-world conditions, the company’s module combines light-harvesting and electrolysis functions into a single unit, rather than using separate photovoltaic panels and an electrolyser.
The demonstration took place in an open prototype housing facility, likely near SunHydrogen’s base in Coralville, Iowa, though the company did not confirm the exact location.
The demonstration proved that sunlight and water can progress beyond the laboratory to become a “commercially viable clean energy solution,” according to Syed Mubeen, Ph.D, Chief Technology Officer at SunHydrogen.
“This successful demonstration of the commercial-size reactor underscores the progress we’ve made in bringing our technology out of the lab and into the real world,” added the company’s CEO, Tim Young.
The focus for SunHydrogen will now be on installing and operating a pilot system comprising sixteen of these commercial-size modules.
Totalling more than 30 m² of active area, the modules will be located within a closed, proprietary housing for continuous hydrogen and oxygen production at UT Austin’s Hydrogen ProtoHub.
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