The agreement with UCSB will enable HyperSolar to refine its solar-powered nanoparticle technology for generating zero carbon hydrogen and renewable natural gas using sunlight, water and carbon dioxide.
The research project will be led by Professor Eric McFarland in the Department of Chemical Engineering at UCSB.
HyperSolar CEO Tim Young said the Center for Science and Technologies Studies at Leiden University in the Netherlands recently ranked UCSB 7th of 500 major universities in the world for scientific impact.
"This comes on top of many other distinctions the campus has received in recent years, including the award of 5 Nobel prizes to faculty members," Young said.
The agreement include a proof-of-concept heterostructure for hydrogen production using photovoltaic elements; analysis of the feedstock potential of wastewater; a complete photoreactor prototype for sustained hydrogen production; and optimized nanoparticulate heterostructures using low-cost semiconducting materials.
HyperSolar is the developer of a technology to produce renewable hydrogen and natural gas using water and solar power.
