The technology

Air contains moisture. The water molecules in the air are captured by the module when the airstream enters the device.

Sunlight irradiates the solar panel and provides the necessary energy. As more sunshine is received by the panel, more hydrogen gas can be produced.

The Solhyd cores are the heart of the system. They are able to capture and buffer moisture from the air. They also contain electrodes and membranes to use the energy from the sun to split water molecules into hydrogen and oxygen. The device only contains low cost, abundant materials and the use of precious metals is excluded.

Each module contains the necessary controls to monitor and operate them safely. Up to 10 modules can be connected in a cluster which can be remotely monitored and controlled. The system redundancy ensures that the plant remains operational even if one cluster is switched off for maintenance or other reasons.

The modules may be fed with additional electrical power to increase the production output when no solar energy is available.

The hydrogen module has an outlet which provides pure green hydrogen. The panel produces hydrogen gas at low pressure, which is collected via tubing and a collector pipe. This may be used directly, stored locally at elevated pressures (after compression) or be transported via pipelines. It can be used in a broad range of applications.

During the water splitting process, pure oxygen gas is also produced. This gas is simply released into the air, without any adverse effects on the environment.