Research - Sweden BioH2 - Renewable production of H2 using biological systems

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Nordic BioH2 Biohydrogen Project

Introduction

The sun is the most important source of regenerative energy and molecular hydrogen could be the energy carrier of the future. Used in fuel cells molecular hydrogen generates electricity that can be used in the transportation sector, for mobile applications or to heat houses.

At present hydrogen is produced from fossil fuels (mainly natural gas) or by electrolysers. There are various ways to convert solar energy into hydrogen. Besides electrolysis with electricity out of hydroelectric power plants, wind turbines or photovoltaics the biological production of hydrogen by photosynthetic microorganisms such as phototrophic anoxygenic bacteria, cyanobacteria and green algae is possible.

Biological hydrogen production may also be based on the use of organic material. For example waste or biomass can be used a substrate for hydrogen production by fermentation.

Activities

The Nordic BioH2 project is a basic/fundamental science project with a clear vision - the production of sustainable hydrogen, directly or indirectly from solar energy using biological systems. In the short term this project is not directly relevant to the existing energy infrastructure or energy systems in the Nordic countries. However, in the future, when hydrogen may become the major energy carrier, there will be a need to have environmentally friendly systems to produce hydrogen from primary energy sources.

Project duration

The project will run from 2007 to 2010 with a project budget of 9 M NOK. Nordic Energy Research will contribution 6 M NOK (67%). (1NOK = 0.13 euro).

Participants

Coordinator Uppsala University, Sweden

Participants

• University of Bergan, Norway
• University of Turku, Finland
• The Royal Agricultural and Veterinary University, Denmark
• University of Akureyri, Israel
• Tampere University of Technology, Finland
• University of Jyvaskyla, Finland
• Riga Technical University, Latvia
• Tallin Technical University, Estonia
• Roskilde University, Denmark

Contacts

Contact

• Peter LINDBLAD / University of Uppsala Department of Physical Botany / SWEDEN