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HyperSolar Releases Video Demonstration of Renewable Hydrogen Production
HyperSolar Releases Video Demonstration of Renewable Hydrogen Production.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n SANTA BARBARA, Calif., March 07, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HyperSolar, Inc. (OTCQB:HYSR), the developer of a breakthrough technology to produce renewable hydrogen using sunlight and any source of water, today released a video demonstrating hydrogen production using commercially available low-cost silicon solar cells (supplied by Midwest Optoelectronics, LLC \"MWOE\"), protected with HyperSolar’s proprietary coating.\n The video demonstrates the Company’s patent pending solar-cell and membrane assembly that produces hydrogen and oxygen separately on two different sides of the solar cells. The membrane prevents mixing of hydrogen and oxygen (a hazardous gaseous mixture) resulting in the extraction of “pure hydrogen” necessary for use in fuel cells that can power cars like the Toyota Mirai and Honda Clarity, as well as industrial power equipment. This integrated assembly also prevents recombination of hydrogen and oxygen into water at the catalyst surface, significantly improving the overall hydrogen utilization efficiency.  One of the keys to this success is the use of HyperSolar’s patent pending electroactive coating formulated to protect the solar cells from corrosion during prolonged hydrogen production. The success of utilizing silicon solar cells provided by outside manufacturers represents yet another indication of the potential of HyperSolar’s technology for economically viable production of hydrogen. “This video highlights the innovative assembly and resulting production capabilities of key components of HyperSolar technology,” said Tim Young, CEO of HyperSolar. “We are clearly demonstrating, using commercially available and low cost silicon solar cells, that the integration of these cells and membrane technology are functioning well together to produce renewable hydrogen. Coupled with our patent-pending coating that protects the cells against corrosion, our process has reached the point where we feel building a larger prototype is the next true step to showcasing scalable, cost-efficient production. While these triple-junction silicon solar cells are not yet economically on par with the natural gas steam reforming method of hydrogen production, the advantage is that this method can produce hydrogen at the point of distribution where steam-reformed hydrogen may...