Systems for Solar Fuels Generation Utilizing PV and Electrolysis

利用光伏和电解法生产太阳能燃料的系统研讨会将于2016年3月7日至8日在特拉华大学举行。这次研讨会的目的是让学术界、工业界和政府的研究人员聚集在一起，评估利用太阳能发电将水分解为氢和氧，制造氢气的潜力，氢气是一种可持续的零碳燃料。这次研讨会的预期成果是组建一个团队，通过协调努力，推动集成光伏/电解槽(PV/EC)系统的科学和实际开发。研讨会还将包括一个海报会议，重点介绍这一领域的学生研究和项目。研讨会将涵盖两个主要主题领域，以潜在的低成本太阳能氢燃料生产为基础的光伏/电工艺的系统级集成。第一个领域是系统优化，它将重点确定用于太阳能燃料生产的大规模PV/EC系统的可扩展设计、制造、组装和操作的系统驱动方法。讨论的主题将包括技术经济分析、最小化耦合损耗、功率调节以及优化系统中光伏和电解槽组件的设计影响。第二个主题领域是光伏与放大器电解器设计的集成，它将专注于通过重新设计两个组件以实现协同操作来确定改善系统性能的机会。主题将包括低成本/高性能组件的识别、新的组件和电解槽设计、膜技术和催化剂开发。

The workshop on Systems for Solar Fuels Generation Utilizing PV and Electrolysis will be held at the University of Delaware on March 7-8, 2016. The purpose of this workshop is to bring academic, industry, and government researchers together to assess the potential of making hydrogen gas, a sustainable zero-carbon fuel, from the splitting of water into hydrogen and oxygen using electricity generated through solar energy. The expected outcome of this workshop is the formation of team that can advance both the science and practical development of integrated photovoltaic / electrolyzer (PV/EC) systems through coordinated efforts. The workshop will also include a Poster session highlighting student research and projects in this area.The workshop will cover two major topic areas underlying systems-level integration of PV/EC processes for potentially low-cost solar hydrogen fuel production. The first area is Systems Optimization, which will focus on identifying systems-driven approaches for scalable design, manufacture, assembly, and operation of large-scale PV/EC systems for solar fuels production. Topics discussed will include techno-economic analysis, minimization of coupling losses, power conditioning, and design implications for PV and electrolyzer components in an optimized system. The second topic area is Integration of Photovoltaic & Electrolyzer Design, which will focus on identifying opportunities to improve system performance by redesigning both components for synergistic operation. Topics will include identification of low-cost/high-performance components, novel module and electrolyzer designs, membrane technologies, and catalyst development.