Solar Fuels Group at the University of Toronto

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Research and development in solar fuels and photochemistry

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LED-powered photochemical reactor with battery storage

An innovation that addresses solar intermittency by using LEDs powered by battery-stored solar energy to enable continuous 24/7 operation of the photochemical conversion process.

Photo-reforming of hydrogen-rich small molecule carriers

A broader technology platform for converting hydrogen-rich feedstocks into hydrogen and value-added chemicals using light energy, with applications in safe transportation and storage of green hydrogen.

Golden Hydrogen (Natural Hydrogen)

Naturally occurring hydrogen gas trapped underground in rock and sediment formations, formed through geo-chemical processes. Also referred to as natural hydrogen.

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Opto-Chemical Engineering of High Efficiency and Low-Cost Photocatalysts and Photoreactors for Photoreforming Hydrogen Carriers

A two-year research and development partnership focused on developing photocatalysts and photoreactors for converting hydrogen carriers into golden hydrogen using light energy. The project aims to achieve maximum efficiency and minimal cost while ensuring scalability and durability.

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Solar-driven ethylene and hydrogen production from ethane

A research project developing a photochemical catalytic process to convert ethane into ethylene and hydrogen using sunlight and LEDs powered by battery-stored solar energy, with zero CO2 emissions.

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Solar Fuels Group Laboratory

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Golden Hydrogen

A clean hydrogen production technology that uses light as the exclusive energy source to convert abundant hydrogen carriers such as ammonia, methane, and water into hydrogen. The process avoids the transportation and storage challenges of conventional green hydrogen.

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Professor Geoffrey Ozin

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Opto-Chemical Engineering of Photocatalysts and Photoreactors for Golden Hydrogen Production

Solar-driven photochemical conversion of ethane to ethylene and hydrogen

In the news (2)

First-of-Its-Kind Solar-Driven Ethylene and Hydrogen Production Revealed

2 years ago

A research group at the University of Toronto led by Professor Geoffrey Ozin that developed the pioneering solar-driven catalytic process for converting ethane into ethylene and hydrogen.

Hydrofuel Pioneers the Use of Light for Golden Hydrogen Production

2 years 11 months ago

Research team based in the University of Toronto's Chemistry Department, created and led by Professor Geoffrey Ozin. Specializes in engineering light to catalytically transform molecules into value-added fuels and chemicals.

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