Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News!Device for making solar fuels on the River Cam near the Bridge of Sighs. Image by Chanon Pornrungroj, courtesy of University of Cambridge (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 license).
A floating, solar-powered device that can turn contaminated water or seawater into clean hydrogen fuel and purified water, anywhere in the world, has been developed by researchers.
“These are the sorts of solutions we will need to develop a truly circular economy and sustainable future” — Erwin Reisner
The device, developed by researchers at the University of Cambridge, could be useful in resource-limited or off-grid environments, since it works with any open water source and does not require any outside power.
It takes its inspiration from photosynthesis, the process by which plants convert sunlight into food. However,…
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