SYDNEY – Australian innovation company Star Scientific has begun commercialising a new technology that turns room-temperature hydrogen and oxygen into steady 700°C heat, with the only output being pure water.
The Hydrogen Energy Release Optimiser, known as Hero, uses a globally patented catalyst that quickly heats up in the presence of H2 and O2 and then reverts to its original state with zero degradation.
No fuel cells or combustion are involved.
The exact make-up of the catalyst is a trade secret, but Star Scientific global group chairman Andrew Hovarth told the Asia-Pacific Hydrogen Summit in Sydney today that it “is made from relatively common non-toxic elements”.
Star says the Hero technology can be used to produce steady zero-emission heat for use in multiple applications, including food production and power generation, by simply taking the green hydrogen and oxygen produced by renewables-powered electrolysers.
And the pure water that emerges from the process can be used as the feedstock for the electrolysers. Only tiny amounts of electricity are required by the Hero technology to power switches, pumps and gauges.
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