DOE Solar-Hydrogen Workshop
Sponsors
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy, Solar Energy Technologies (SET) Program
DOE Hydrogen, Fuel Cells & Infrastructure Technologies (HFCIT) Program
Objective
The objective of the Solar Hydrogen Workshop was to convene a panel of experts to determine the principal pathways that offer the greatest technical and economic feasibility to produce significant quantities of hydrogen from solar energy, and determine the key research and development areas that need focus to make this a reality.
The workshop was composed of three sessions, conducted over two days, to explore the vision, current analytical thinking, and R&D pathways toward feasible and cost-effective solar-hydrogen production. The first session included overview presentations regarding the current state of analysis and technology development for solar hydrogen pathways. The second session involved small group discussions focused on particular market sectors: residential, commercial and distributed. During these breakout sessions, participants were led through facilitated discussion that focused upon solar-hydrogen in the mid-term (10-15 years) and in the longer-term (20-30 years). Key topics addressed in the breakout sessions included:
- Identification of potential solar-hydrogen systems
- Definitions of key technologies for given markets/applications
- Technological barriers and challenges
- Identification of critical R&D pathways
The final session was devoted to summarizing the outcomes of the small group discussions, and to producing a set of recommendations for how the solar and hydrogen communities can work together to contribute to our future energy needs. Participants were also given the opportunity to comment on the proceedings and make suggestions for future meetings.
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Workshop Summary Document
Solar Hydrogen Workshop Final Report (May 5, 2005) (PDF 134 MB)
Workshop Presentations
Solar Energy Technologies Program: Solar Hydrogen Workshop (PDF 532 KB)
Raymond A. Sutula, DOE Solar Energy Technologies Program
Office of Hydrogen, Fuel Cells and Infrastructure Technologies (PDF 1.3 MB)
Pete Devlin, DOE Hydrogen, Fuel Cells & Infrastructure Technologies Program
Review of Meeting Agenda and Session Process (PDF 166 KB)
Jonathan W. Hurwitch, Sentech, Inc.
Solar Photovoltaics (PDF 5.8 MB)
John Loman, GE Energy - Solar Technology
Concentrating Solar Power - Trough (PDF 3.2 MB)
Greg Kolb, Sandia National Laboratories
A Hybrid Solar Concentrator for the Electrolytic Production of Hydrogen (PDF 2.1 MB)
R. D. McConnell, J. Thompson, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Direct Photoelectrochemical Production Hydrogen (PDF 3 MB)
John A. Turner, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Low Temperature Electrolysis (PDF 400 KB)
Tom Maloney, Proton Energy Systems, Inc.
High-Temperature Electrolysis (PDF 1.3 MB)
Richard Doctor, Diana Matonis, Robert Lyczkowski, Argonne National Laboratory
Electrolysis Overview (PDF 1 MB)
Johanna Levene, Maggie Mann, Anelia Milbrandt, National Renewable Energy Laboratory