An amorphous silicon-based one-unit photovoltaic electrolyzer

A. J. Appleby; A. E. Delahoy; S. C. Gau; O. J. Murphy; M. Kapur; J. O.M. Bockris

doi:10.1016/0360-5442(85)90120-3

An amorphous silicon-based one-unit photovoltaic electrolyzer

A. J. Appleby, A. E. Delahoy, S. C. Gau, O. J. Murphy, M. Kapur, J. O.M. Bockris

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A one-unit photovoltaic electrolyzer, fabricated from double-stacked amorphous silicon cells (pin-pin), is described. A solar energy conversion efficiency to hydrogen of 2.6% has been achieved, which, with recent technological developments, can be raised to 6%. A one-unit array (with storage) capable of supplying solar hydrogen to power tractors on the average farm would give rise to a cost of ca. 6.2¢/kWh, using the expected 1990 value of $1 per peak W for amorphous silicon photovoltaics. The cost of the hydrogen derived from the system is ca. two to three times that of conventional gasoline per gallon equivalent.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	871-876
Number of pages	6
Journal	Energy
Volume	10
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0360-5442(85)90120-3
State	Published - Jul 1985
Externally published	Yes

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