Artificial Photosynthesis to Create Solar Energy
Electro-chemical energy that is solar driven may be coming from experiments involving artificial photosynthesis to create solar energy.
These experiments are currently underway with multi-leveled research.
Because we have sadly reached a level of carbon dioxide in our atmosphere of over four hundred parts per million, the time is now to be motivated to find the most efficient means possible of producing clean, efficient, and sustainable electricity.
Most research points to solar energy as the key and getting rid of fossil based fuel is now a necessity rather than a choice.
We know that there is enough energy in one hour of sunlight to meet our planet's needs for one year.
The goal is to make solar energy efficient by converting sunlight into a form of chemical energy in a very big way.
This may be found with the use of photosynthesis to create solar energy or photovoltaic energy which is another term for the solar energy process of taking sunlight and turning it into electricity with the current use of semiconductors in solar cells.
The current goals of research in this area is involved with the process of artificial photosynthesis to create solar energy and to do so with the greatest amount of efficiency which means turning as much of the sunlight as possible into direct electricity.
The University of California at Berkley Joint Center for Artificial Photosynthesis which is also known as JCAP has been working on a micro-scale energy conversion project such as this.
This lab team has developed the first completely integrated micro-fluidic test bed as a first step in electrochemical energy conversion.
Going further with this testing system, plans are being used to find a way of producing artificial photosynthesis in order to generate electricity.
This research will also form the basis for the development of fuel cells.
Scientists believe that photosynthesis has functioned on this planet for more than two billion years and one of its functions is to oxidize water into molecular oxygen.
Many researchers have attempted this and succeeded but it has been costly and inefficient for mass use.
With the use of nanotechnology, JCAP's objective is to create a more efficient form of solar energy by efficiently splitting water molecules in order to use the hydrogen as fuel.
Part of the goal is to take something small and use it for something big.
Using micro-fluids to make artificial photosynthesis to create solar energy that is practical will be the key to the success of the research.
These experiments are currently underway with multi-leveled research.
Because we have sadly reached a level of carbon dioxide in our atmosphere of over four hundred parts per million, the time is now to be motivated to find the most efficient means possible of producing clean, efficient, and sustainable electricity.
Most research points to solar energy as the key and getting rid of fossil based fuel is now a necessity rather than a choice.
We know that there is enough energy in one hour of sunlight to meet our planet's needs for one year.
The goal is to make solar energy efficient by converting sunlight into a form of chemical energy in a very big way.
This may be found with the use of photosynthesis to create solar energy or photovoltaic energy which is another term for the solar energy process of taking sunlight and turning it into electricity with the current use of semiconductors in solar cells.
The current goals of research in this area is involved with the process of artificial photosynthesis to create solar energy and to do so with the greatest amount of efficiency which means turning as much of the sunlight as possible into direct electricity.
The University of California at Berkley Joint Center for Artificial Photosynthesis which is also known as JCAP has been working on a micro-scale energy conversion project such as this.
This lab team has developed the first completely integrated micro-fluidic test bed as a first step in electrochemical energy conversion.
Going further with this testing system, plans are being used to find a way of producing artificial photosynthesis in order to generate electricity.
This research will also form the basis for the development of fuel cells.
Scientists believe that photosynthesis has functioned on this planet for more than two billion years and one of its functions is to oxidize water into molecular oxygen.
Many researchers have attempted this and succeeded but it has been costly and inefficient for mass use.
With the use of nanotechnology, JCAP's objective is to create a more efficient form of solar energy by efficiently splitting water molecules in order to use the hydrogen as fuel.
Part of the goal is to take something small and use it for something big.
Using micro-fluids to make artificial photosynthesis to create solar energy that is practical will be the key to the success of the research.
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