SOLARH2

European Solar-Fuel Initiative - Renewable Hydrogen from Sun and Water. Science Linking Molecular Biomimetics and Genetics

 Coordinatore UPPSALA UNIVERSITET 

 Organization address address: SANKT OLOFSGATAN 10 B
city: UPPSALA
postcode: 751 05

contact info
Titolo: Ms.
Nome: Margareta
Cognome: Uvhagen Antoni
Email: send email
Telefono: +46-18-471 6312
Fax: +46-18 471 1982

 Nazionalità Coordinatore Sweden [SE]
 Totale costo 5˙533˙970 €
 EC contributo 3˙927˙810 €
 Programma FP7-ENERGY
Specific Programme "Cooperation": Energy
 Code Call FP7-ENERGY-2007-1-RTD
 Funding Scheme CP-FP
 Anno di inizio 2008
 Periodo (anno-mese-giorno) 2008-02-01   -   2012-01-31

 Partecipanti

# participant  country  role  EC contrib. [€] 
1    UPPSALA UNIVERSITET

 Organization address address: SANKT OLOFSGATAN 10 B
city: UPPSALA
postcode: 751 05

contact info
Titolo: Ms.
Nome: Margareta
Cognome: Uvhagen Antoni
Email: send email
Telefono: +46-18-471 6312
Fax: +46-18 471 1982

SE (UPPSALA) coordinator 0.00
2    CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE

 Organization address address: Rue Michel -Ange 3
city: PARIS
postcode: 75794

contact info
Titolo: Ms.
Nome: Florence
Cognome: Morineau
Email: send email
Telefono: +33-2-99 28 6815
Fax: +33-2-99-28 6803

FR (PARIS) participant 0.00
3    COMMISSARIAT A L ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES

 Organization address address: RUE LEBLANC 25
city: PARIS 15
postcode: 75015

contact info
Titolo: Ms.
Nome: Eliante
Cognome: Deck-Chaumont
Email: send email
Telefono: +33 1 69082009
Fax: +33 16 908 3551

FR (PARIS 15) participant 0.00
4    FREIE UNIVERSITAET BERLIN

 Organization address address: Kaiserswertherstrasse 16-18
city: BERLIN
postcode: 14195

contact info
Titolo: Ms.
Nome: Susi
Cognome: Uezel
Email: send email
Telefono: -53336
Fax: -54729

DE (BERLIN) participant 0.00
5    FUNDACIO PRIVADA INSTITUT CATALA D'INVESTIGACIO QUIMICA

 Organization address address: AVINGUDA PAISOS CATALANS 16
city: TARRAGONA
postcode: 43007

contact info
Titolo: Dr.
Nome: Ana Margarita
Cognome: Segura Hoogendam
Email: send email
Telefono: + 34 977 920 200
Fax: +

ES (TARRAGONA) participant 0.00
6    MAGYAR TUDOMANYOS AKADEMIA SZEGEDI BIOLOGIAI KOZPONTJA

 Organization address address: Temesvari krt. 62
city: SZEGED
postcode: 6701

contact info
Titolo: Dr.
Nome: János
Cognome: Bathori
Email: send email
Telefono: +36 62 433494
Fax: +36 62 433494

HU (SZEGED) participant 0.00
7    MAX PLANCK GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER WISSENSCHAFTEN E.V.

 Organization address address: Hofgartenstrasse 8
city: MUENCHEN
postcode: 80539

contact info
Titolo: Prof.
Nome: Wolfgang
Cognome: Lubitz
Email: send email
Telefono: +49 208 306 3614
Fax: +49 208 306 3955

DE (MUENCHEN) participant 0.00
8    RUHR-UNIVERSITAET BOCHUM

 Organization address address: Universitaetstrasse 150
city: BOCHUM
postcode: 44780

contact info
Nome: Gerhard
Cognome: Möller
Email: send email
Telefono: +49 (0) 234-32-22921
Fax: +49 (0) 234-32-14132

DE (BOCHUM) participant 0.00
9    TURUN YLIOPISTO

 Organization address address: YLIOPISTONMAKI
city: TURUN YLIOPISTO
postcode: 20014

contact info
Titolo: Dr.
Nome: Eliisa
Cognome: Särkilahti
Email: send email
Telefono: + 358 2 3336155
Fax: + 358 2 3336446

FI (TURUN YLIOPISTO) participant 0.00
10    UNIVERSITAET BIELEFELD

 Organization address address: UNIVERSITAETSSTRASSE 25
city: BIELEFELD
postcode: 33615

contact info
Titolo: Ms.
Nome: Anita
Cognome: Adamczyk
Email: send email
Telefono: + 49 521 1062569
Fax: +49 521 1066445

DE (BIELEFELD) participant 0.00
11    UNIVERSITE DE GENEVE

 Organization address address: Rue du General Dufour 24
city: GENEVE
postcode: 1211

contact info
Titolo: Prof.
Nome: Jean-David
Cognome: Rochaix
Email: send email
Telefono: +41 (0) 22 379 6187
Fax: +41 (0) 22 379 6868

CH (GENEVE) participant 0.00
12    WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY

 Organization address address: DROEVENDAALSESTEEG 4
city: WAGENINGEN
postcode: 6708 PB

contact info
Titolo: Mr.
Nome: Jos
Cognome: Teunissen
Email: send email
Telefono: + 31 317 485313
Fax: +

NL (WAGENINGEN) participant 0.00

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 Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)

'SOLAR-H2 brings together 12 world-leading European laboratories to carry out integrated, basic research aimed at achieving renewable hydrogen (H2) production from environmentally safe resources. The vision is to develop novel routes for the production of a Solar-fuel, in our case H2, from the very abundant, effectively inexhaustible resources, solar energy and water. Our multidisciplinary expertise spans from molecular biology, biotechnology, via biochemistry and biophysics to organo-metallic and physical chemistry. The project integrates two frontline research topics: artificial photosynthesis in man-made biomimetic systems, and photobiological H2 production in living organisms. H2 production by these methods on a relevant scale is still distant but has a vast potential and is of utmost importance for the future European economy. The scientific risk is high - the research is very demanding. Thus, our overall objective now, is to explore, integrate and provide the basic science necessary to develop these novel routes and advance them toward new horizons. Along the first track, the knowledge gained from biochemical/biophysical studies of efficient enzymes will be exploited by organometallic chemists to design and synthesize bio-mimetic compounds for artificial photosynthesis. The design of these molecules is based on molecular knowledge about how natural photosynthesis works and how hydrogenase enzymes form H2. Along the second track, we perform research and development on the genetic level to increase our understanding of critical H2 forming reactions in photosynthetic alga and cyanobacteria. These studies are directly aimed at the improvement of the H2 producing capability of the organisms using novel genetic and metabolic engineering. The project also involves research aimed at demonstrating the concept of photobiological H2 production in photobioreactors.'

Introduzione (Teaser)

At a time when fossil fuels are rapidly depleting and the climate changes are accelerating, it has become increasingly important to find sustainable alternatives. An EU-funded project aims at achieving renewable hydrogen (H2) production from environmentally friendly resources.

Descrizione progetto (Article)

The SOLARH2 project is a research collaboration bringing together 12 world-leading European laboratories. The multidisciplinary team has expertise in molecular biology and biotechnology, as well as organo-metallic and physical chemistry. The team is designing synthetic compounds able to mimic biological molecules that can convert energy from the Sun into hydrogen fuel. They are also investigating the use of bacteria and algae in bioreactors to perform the same conversion.

For living organisms, researchers are looking at the optimal conditions required for the hydrogen-generating reaction. Factors like oxygen supply and the amount of light need to be considered.

Long-term, the project's goal is to exploit Earth's unlimited supply of water and solar energy instead of its limited supply of fossil fuels. This basic research into both biological and synthetic solutions will open the door for larger, more high-impact projects in the future.

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