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MIT researchers have combined a liquid catalyst with photovoltaic cells to achieve nearly a 100% efficient electrolysis in a simple set-up, which could make solar energy more affordable and practical -- excess capacity during the day could be stored as hydrogen and oxygen, then used in fuel cells at night when needed.
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I don't get it... I thought energy equations have to be balanced.. so the limiting factor is still the efficiency of photovoltaic cells,, ie. the ability to convert sunlight to electricity thereby limits the nightime conversion output..admittingly there is more daylight time than nighttime awake time.. I guess if you combined this technology with a hybrid engine, gas/fuel cell there would be some benefits.. or perhaps increases in sunlight energy-conversion efficiencies is the limiting frontier.. do I understand this correctly?
