Innovation price Thessaloniki 2010

The Greek research team, headed by Dr A. Konstantopoulos, was awarded as the coordinator of the Hydrosol project, which involves the development of an innovative solar reactor for the production of hydrogen and water vapours. Specifically, the prototype reactor is plated with antioxidant materials which split the molecules of the filtered water vapours, binding the oxygen and removing hydrogen. This process relies on the heating of the reactor by solar radiation, which is collected through a system of reflectors. This method could lead to environmentally friendly production of hydrogen for energy purposes.