Direct Conversion of Solar Energy into Fuel

The concept of transforming solar energy directly into fuel is not easy. The method was tried out by researchers for the past decade and many prototypes were developed. But all the past attempts had some basic problems like life span, cost and efficiency and even the combination of all three. Some ideas remained intact as the materials required to conduct the experiment was very costly and were also not abundant. As the basic idea was to commercialize it, there was no point in conducting costly experiments and getting a positive result. Due to the failed attempts the Basic Energy Sciences Advisory Committee even declared this process as an “unsuccessful breakthrough concept.
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