- Countries/Regions
- Republic of Korea
- Category
- Research
- Academic Field
- Engineering
- Related goals of SDGs
| Keyword |
Concentrated solar termal energy, Solar thermochemical water splitting cycle, Solar reactor, Solar funace demonstration |
Information on Niigata University
| Name of the professor/researcher |
Tatsuya Kodama |
| Position/Faculty |
Professor, Faculty of Engineering |
Information on the Counterpart
| Countries/Regions |
Republic of Korea |
| Faculty/Institution |
(1)Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER) (2)Research Institute for New and Renewable Energy (3)Department of Mechanical Engineering, Inha University |
Detailed Information/Report on Activities
Niigata University (NU) is developing the catalyst foam devices for hydrogen production from water by solar thermo-chemical two-step water-splitting. The purpose of the international collaborative research is to conduct demonstration of hydrogen production utilizing high-temperature solar heat at solar furnace at Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER). The fixed-type foam device catalyst developed by NU was installed in a solar reactor, and solar hydrogen production using concentrated solar radiation with 40 kWth scale was demonstrated at the solar furnace of KIER.
