Solar hydrogen can now be produced efficiently, no platinum required

Solar hydrogen can now be produced efficiently, no platinum required

A research team led by Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, has presented a new way to produce hydrogen gas without the scarce and expensive metal platinum. Using sunlight, water and tiny particles of electrically conductive plastic, the researchers show how the hydrogen can be produced efficiently, sustainably and at low cost.

Scientists make clean hydrogen from sunlight and water—no platinum needed

Hydrogen is often described as a dream fuel for a cleaner future. When it is used, it produces only water, not carbon dioxide. But turning that dream into reality has been difficult, especially when it comes to making hydrogen in a clean, affordable, and scalable way. Now, researchers in Sweden say they have taken a […] The post Scientists make clean hydrogen from sunlight and water—no platinum needed appeared first on Knowridge Science Report.

Polymer nanoparticles drive platinum free solar hydrogen

Gothenburg, Sweden (SPX) Jan 08, 2026 Hydrogen is seen as a central energy carrier in future low carbon systems because its use produces only water, but large scale deployment still depends on cleaner and more abundant production methods. A team led by Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden now reports a photocatalytic approach that generates hydrogen gas from water and sunlight without using the scarce and costly metal platinu

Efficient Hydrogen Production without Platinum

Researchers at Chalmers University develop a new way to produce hydrogen gas efficiently and sustainably using sunlight, water and conductive plastic without the scarce metal platinum.