How a floating hydrogen farm has moved China closer to clean renewable energy
- Scientists have successfully converted seawater into hydrogen and oxygen without the need for desalination
- The experiment points the way to an efficient new source of energy from electrolysed seawater
The offshore platform development that harnessed both wind and solar power in the first successful attempt to use seawater without the need for desalination was led by researcher Xie Heping from Shenzhen University and the state-owned Dongfang Electric Corporation.
“This demonstration experiment not only validated the device’s anti-interference capacity but also produced valuable data. The project is an exemplary case of transitioning from academic achievement to industrialisation,” the report said.
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Xie’s team – the creators of the hydrogen production technology at the core of the platform – first published an article about the process in the peer-reviewed journal Nature in November.