Looking past the hype: KU Leuven researchers shed more light on their hydrogen panel

Johan Martens and his team developed a panel that converts sunlight and water va
Johan Martens and his team developed a panel that converts sunlight and water vapour into hydrogen gas with a 15% efficiency. © KU Leuven - Rob Stevens

How did bioscience engineers at KU Leuven manage to convert water vapour directly into hydrogen gas, with record efficiency? And does their hydrogen panel signal the end of fossil fuels’ We asked Johan Martens and Tom Bosserez from the Centre for Surface Chemistry and Catalysis for the answers.

Professor Johan Martens and his team have had some pretty hectic weeks. The media interest in their new hydrogen panel has made his mailbox explode, says Martens. "The telephone hasn’t stopped ringing, and we get countless questions from journalists, fellow scientists, and even homeowners offering us their roof as a testing ground. ...

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