CPV4H2

Project title: Pilot System for High-Efficiency Solar-Origin Hydrogen Production through Photovoltaic Concentration - CPV4H2

Source of funding: Regional R&D Cooperation Programme (FEDER INTERCONECTA 2017-2020) – 2018 Call

File identification number: EXP-00110833/ ITC-20181066

Project beneficiary: Instituto de Sistemas Fotovoltaicos de Concentración S.A.

Project consortium: Instituto de Sistemas Fotovoltaicos de Concentración S.A., BSQ Solar S.L., and H2B2 S.L.

Project duration: 2018-2020

Execution budget: €1,285,284.00

DESCRIPTION: ISFOC leads the CPV4H2 project, whose main objective is to construct a first low-power system that will achieve maximum efficiency in converting solar energy to hydrogen. The project aims to achieve the record efficiency in hydrogen production through solar energy. To achieve this objective, the project aims to cover the following specific goals:

• Development and construction of a hydrogen production system through water electrolysis, where the electricity supply comes from a high concentration photovoltaic system, achieving the highest STH (Sun To Hydrogen) efficiencies.
• Development of a mathematical model of the hydrogen production system through water electrolysis with electricity supplied from high concentration photovoltaics.
• Development of a pilot hydrogen generation system, which will be fully monitored, allowing the contrast and validation of the previously developed production and operation models.

The CPV4H2 project is part of the State Scientific and Technical Research and Innovation Plan 2017-2020 (State R&D&I Plan) and specifically, within the grants aimed at promoting regional cooperation in R&D (FEDER INTERCONECTA Programme) – 2018 Call. The Centre for the Development of Industrial Technology, E.P.E. (CDTI) is responsible for managing this programme in accordance with the priorities established in the "Multiregional Operational Programme of Spain 2014-2020", as well as the Social Challenges contained in the Spanish Strategy for Science, Technology, and Innovation and in the Horizon 2020 Framework Programme for Research, Development, and Innovation. The scope of the CPV4H2 project is closely linked to the scientific-technological priorities contemplated within the State Scientific and Technical Research and Innovation Plan 2017-2020.

The CPV4H2 project is subsidised by CDTI and supported by the Ministry of Economy, Industry and Competitiveness.