Award Number: DE-EE0008086CX(s) Applied: A9, B3.6Fuel Cells Technologies OfficeLocation(s): MIOffice(s): Golden Field Office
Office of NEPA Policy and Compliance
July 18, 2017
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Monolithically Integrated Thin-Film/Silicon Tandem Photoelectrodes for High Efficiency and Stable Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting
Award Number: DE-EE0008086
CX(s) Applied: A9, B3.6
Fuel Cells Technologies Office
Location(s): MI
Office(s): Golden Field Office
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is proposing to provide federal funding to the Regents of the University of Michigan to research materials for advanced photoelectrochemical water-splitting devices for use with high-quality hydrogen gas creation that would be used in fuel cell generators. Only Budget Period 1 (BP1) is being negotiated at this time so this NEPA review is for BP1 activities only. Additional NEPA review will be required if DOE proposes to continue funding the project into subsequent budget periods.
The proposed project activities include the design, synthesis, fabrication, and testing of semiconductor photoelectrodes under simulated sunlight illumination. All proposed activities consist of desktop research, data analysis, materials synthesis, and bench-scale laboratory work. Work would primarily take place at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Project partners’ locations include: Michigan State University (East Lansing, MI), Boston College (Chestnut Hill, MA), and Toledo University (Toledo, OH).