SunHydrogen brings successful hydrogen module ‘into the real world’
The developers of a technology that uses sunlight and water to produce renewable hydrogen has announced the successful live operation of its groundbreaking 1.92 m² (20.7 sq. ft.) hydrogen module.
Conducted in an open prototype housing, SunHydrogen’s demonstration marks a pivotal milestone in the company’s path toward commercial-scale, renewable hydrogen production.
The most advanced version of SunHydrogen’s proprietary hydrogen production technology is engineered to operate independent of the electrical grid, it integrates solar collection and hydrogen production into a single unit, offering a modular and scalable solution for distributed renewable hydrogen.
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Tim Young, CEO of SunHydrogen, said: “This successful demonstration of the commercial-size reactor underscores the progress we’ve made in bringing our technology out of the lab and into the real world.”
Dr Syed Mubeen, Chief Technology Officer at SunHydrogen, added: "Our 1.92 m² module demonstrates that hydrogen production directly from sunlight and water can progress beyond the laboratory to become a commercially viable clean energy solution."
Building on this milestone, SunHydrogen will next test its 1.92 m² hydrogen module inside a closed, specially designed proprietary housing unit for continuous operation. In this configuration, hydrogen and oxygen will be extracted continuously while the water is recirculated.
Demonstrating continuous, closed‑system operation will form the cornerstone of SunHydrogen’s upcoming pilot, which is planned to deploy sixteen such hydrogen reactors totalling more than 30 m² of active area at UT Austin’s Hydrogen ProtoHub.
With this year’s launch of the multi-panel solar-to-hydrogen system at UT Austin’s Hydrogen ProtoHub, SunHydrogen will be advancing towards commercial viability—bringing them closer to delivering cost-effective, decentralised hydrogen production solutions worldwide.
A video of the demonstration can be found here.
For more information, visit www.sunhydrogen.com.