ABSTRACT
With the growing technology advances as well as the ever-increasing population in this booming world, the global energy consumption rate is expected to increase by a factor of 2, from 15 TW/year today to 27 TW per/year by 2050. According to this trend, it is further expected to increase
CONTENTS
2.1 Introduction ....................................................................................................9 2.2 Fundamental Knowledge of Water Splitting ........................................... 10
2.2.1 Water Splitting Chemistry .............................................................. 10 2.2.2 PV Electrolysis of Water .................................................................. 11 2.2.3 Photocatalytic and PEC Water Splitting ....................................... 13
2.3 Technical and Economic Assessments ..................................................... 15 2.3.1 PV Electrolysis of Water .................................................................. 16
2.3.1.1 Technology Drivers ........................................................... 16 2.3.1.2 Plant Operability ...............................................................17 2.3.1.3 Technoeconomic Findings ...............................................18
