To address various challenges induced by climate change, scientists are looking at innovative ways to harvest renewable energy sources to advance the development of vital resources that are required for the survival of mankind in the coming years.
To this extent, researchers have invented a floating, solar-powered gadget that can convert dirty water or seawater into clean hydrogen fuel and clean water anywhere in the world.
According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), indoor air pollution produced by cooking with 'dirty' fuels such as paraffin is responsible for more than three million fatalities per year. Cooking with green hydrogen instead might drastically lower that amount. Furthermore, 1.8 billion people globally continue to lack access to clean drinking water at home.
The technology, created by a team at the University of Cambridge, could become critical in resource-limited or off-grid areas because it works with any open water supply and does not require any external electricity. The apparatus was demonstrated to be capable of producing clean water from severely contaminated water, salt water, and even the River Cam in central Cambridge.
The details regarding the team's work were published in the journal Nature Water.
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