Objective Leaves can split water into O2 and H2 at ambient conditions exploiting sun light. James Barber, one of the key players of ArtipHyction, elucidated Photosystem II (PSII), the enzyme that governs this process. In photosynthesis, H2 is used to reduce CO2 and give rise to the various organic compounds needed by the organisms or even oily compounds which can be used as fuels. However, a specific enzyme, hydrogenase, may lead to non-negligible H2 formation even within natural systems.Building on the pioneering work performed in a FET project based on natural enzymes (www.solhydromics.org) and the convergence of the work of the physics, materials scientists, chemical engineers and chemists involved in the project, an artificial device will be developed to convert sun energy into H2 with close to 10% efficiency by water splitting at ambient temperature, including:-) an electrode exposed to sunlight carrying a PSII-like chemical mimic deposited upon a suitable transparent electron-conductive porous electrode material (e.g. ITO, FTO)-) a membrane enabling transport of protons via a pulsated thin water gap-) an external wire for electron conduction between electrodes-) a cathode carrying an hydrogenase-enzyme mimic over a porous electron-conducting support in order to recombine protons and electrons into pure molecular hydrogen at the opposite side of the membrane.A tandem system of sensitizers will be developed at opposite sides of the membrane in order to capture light at different wavelengths so as to boost the electrons potential at the anode for water splitting purposes and to inject electrons at a sufficiently high potential for effective H2 evolution at the cathode. Along with this, the achievement of the highest transparence level of the membrane and the electrodes will be a clear focus of the R&D work.A proof of concept prototype of about 100 W (3 g/h H2 equivalent) will be assembled and tested by the end of the project for a projected lifetime of >10,000 h. Fields of science natural scienceschemical sciencesorganic chemistrynatural sciencesbiological sciencesbiochemistrybiomoleculesproteinsenzymesengineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsrenewable energyhydrogen energynatural sciencesbiological sciencesbotany Programme(s) FP7-JTI - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Joint Technology Initiatives Topic(s) SP1-JTI-FCH.2011.2.6 - Low-temperature H2 production processes Call for proposal FCH-JU-2011-1 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme JTI-CP-FCH - Joint Technology Initiatives - Collaborative Project (FCH) Coordinator POLITECNICO DI TORINO Address Corso duca degli abruzzi 24 10129 Torino Italy See on map Region Nord-Ovest Piemonte Torino Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Guido Saracco (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window EU contribution € 551 071,20 Participants (7) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all HYSYTECH SRL Italy EU contribution € 337 140,00 Address Strada del drosso 33 18 10135 Torino See on map Region Nord-Ovest Piemonte Torino Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Massimiliano Antonini (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window COMMISSARIAT A L ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES France EU contribution € 315 680,00 Address Rue leblanc 25 75015 Paris See on map Region Ile-de-France Ile-de-France Paris Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Haiyet Chebli (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window ETHNIKO KENTRO EREVNAS KAI TECHNOLOGIKIS ANAPTYXIS Greece EU contribution € 177 949,60 Address Charilaou thermi road 6 km 57001 Thermi thessaloniki See on map Region Βόρεια Ελλάδα Κεντρική Μακεδονία Θεσσαλονίκη Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Athanasios Konstandopoulos (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window SOLARONIX SA Switzerland EU contribution € 295 784,00 Address Chemin de l'ouriette 129 1170 Aubonne See on map Region Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera Région lémanique Vaud Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Toby Meyer (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window L'UREDERRA, FUNDACION PARA EL DESARROLLO TECNOLOGICO Y SOCIAL Spain EU contribution € 190 600,00 Address Área industrial perguita c/a n°1 31210 Los arcos See on map Region Noreste Comunidad Foral de Navarra Navarra Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Claudio Fernandez (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window TECNOLOGIA NAVARRA DE NANOPRODUCTOS SL Spain EU contribution € 92 551,80 Address Area industrial perguita c/a 1 31210 Los arcos See on map Region Noreste Comunidad Foral de Navarra Navarra Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Ana Esparza (Mrs.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window PYROGENESIS SA Greece EU contribution € 226 263,20 Address Athens-lavrion ave, technological park 1 19500 Lavrion See on map Region Αττική Aττική Ανατολική Αττική Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Michalis Vardavoulias (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window
