Photovoltaic water electrolysis reaching 31.3% solar-to-H2 conversion efficiency under outdoor operating conditions
was measured outdoors, converting up to 31.3% of sunlight energy into chemical energy according to the higher heating value of hydrogen.
Authors
- Tom Smolinka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8895-6303)
- Frank Dimroth (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3615-4437)
- Jens Ohlmann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3229-1482)
- Juan F. Martínez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5137-8896)
Institutions
- Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Communications Engineering
- Published
- 2026-04-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s44172-026-00610-x
- Primary Topic
- Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00