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Japanese scientists unveiled a proof-of-concept reactor that can turn sunlight and water into renewable hydrogen fuel.
This 1,076-square-foot (100-square-meter) reactor uses photocatalytic sheets to split oxygen and hydrogen atoms in water molecules.
As a result, the technology can extract the hydrogen for energy.
The scientists admitted that the technology is in early development. However, more efficient photocatalysts will enable this reactor to create cheap and sustainable hydrogen fuel.
Shinshu University chemistry professor Kazunari Domen and Dr. Takahashi Hisatomi developed this renewable energy reactor.
The university website explains that the technology uses photocatalysts, which promote chemical reactions when exposed to light.
