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INCEPT HYDROGENCEO AND INVENTOR: DR. LUIS MANUEL TORRECILLA RODRÍGUEZ

CHIEF F INANCIAL: DAVID PASCUAL TRIA

CHEMICAL ENGINEER (R&D): ANA LÓPEZ TEJADA

Summary

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SUMMARY Background

Project Objectives

Introduction

The Alternative

Electrolyser

Atomic Hydrogen

Economic Assessment

Conclusions

Future Outlook

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Background

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Who is Luis Manuel Torrecilla?Dr. Luis Manuel Torrecillas was born in Cuba and spent a considerable amount of time training as a technical engineer. From 1977 he spent time in an armed forces academy in Moscow. Luis received a doctorate from a Technical Physics Institute in the Ukraine for his work on Hydrogen as fuel for polycarbonate internal combustion engines. The research group was led by the academic Andreev who discovered the physical vapour deposition (PVD) method, which has revolutionized the world of surface coatings. Returning to Cuba, Luis headed up projects to establish manufacturing and repair facilities for tank regiments. In 1992 Luis left to start work in the Research Centerof Technical Coatings&Machining in Moscow where he learned of the PVD technology for the deposition on hard coatings. Luis moved to Spain in 1994 where he was hired to work on the coating of cutting tools. Luis subsequently set-up and run companies involved in the coatings sector finally stablishing a new company depositing hard and lustrous metallic coatings onto ceramic tiles. Luis designed and built the equipment and production lines used for the deposition processes. Luis’s had an interest in the science of the process coupled with an interest in energy generation and a deep knowledge of Hydrogen from his doctoral research. This led him to study dye sensitized solar cells which combined many of his abilities. Luis worked for a time with the University Polytechnica de Catalunyawhere they collaboratively worked on the synthesis of dye molecules for use in the dye sensistized solar cells.

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IntroductionBackground Electrolyser Atomic Hydrogen Economic AssessmentAlternative Conclusions Future Outlook

Project Objectives Create a sustainable energy supply integrate system that could be used without harm the

environment and that uses the Sun as an energy source

Develop our patented 3rd generation solar technology based on the sensitisation of TiO2

Establish a viable manufacture of the technology

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Generation of electricity

Excess energy storage Hydrogen generation

The relationship between Astra and Luis

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2 years ago Dr. Jaydeep Biswas and Ms. Silvana the Cianni met with David Pascual

Hight interest of Mr. Jaydeep and Ms. Silvana in new technologies David introduced them to Luis and the project that they want to develop


Astra commissioned a report to Dr. Clive Weatherby:


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2 years ago Dr. Jaydeep Biswas and Ms. Silvana the Cianni met with David Pascual

Hight interest of Mr. Jaydeep and Ms. Silvana in new technologies David introduced them to Luis and the project that they want to develop


Astra commissioned a report to Dr. Clive Weatherby: PVD deposition techniques have the potential to improve the state-of-the-art of DSSC devices The use of external coatings of TiO2 to harness additional energy whilst at the same time

reducing the internal working temperatures, reducing degradation of the dye sensitizers andadding the potential for bacterial decontamination and self-cleaning surface properties

This devices can be used for a molecular Hydrogen production Atomic Hydrogen would find highly lucrative niche markets The use of the device for electricity generation could find markets for tinted windows in

buildings while the ceramic backed version could be highly effective as electricity generationroof tiles


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After introducing the necessities of the project Mr. Jaydeep and Ms. Silvana committed to do an economic contribution to develop the project

Thanks to Jaydeep view of future and his scientific knowledge of thistopic and to the economic knowledge of Silvana, we been able tolaunch the project


What have we done to develop theproject?

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1. An agreement with UPC Certificates

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2. Put in a gear some reactors for PVD

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3. Put into gear a laboratory and acquire some equipment

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3. Put into gear a laboratory and acquire some equipment

4. Contract to a Chemical Engineer: Ana López◦ Degree in Chemical Engineer at the High School of Industrial Engineers

from Barcelona (ETSEIB, UPC)

◦ Final degree project: optimization of the orange peel essential oilextraction with high yields

◦ In Hidrofoton: development of the perovskite synthesis and others

◦ Technical Secretary from the Spanish Society of Sensorial Sciences(organization of shareholder border, projects, conferences… and webdeveloper)

◦ In CESPA as a receptionist and developing some tasks as an Engineer

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Introduction

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Storage of excess power Nowadays, with the current methods, the storage of the excess energy is impossible

With an electrolyser is possible store this excess of energy generating hydrogen

The hydrogen can be used as fuel or in a fuel cell and transform it into energy

To feed the electrolyser, a good idea is the use of renewable energies and, the usual are: Photovoltaic power

Marine energy (with the sea pressure you can also compress the hydrogen)

Wind power

The alternative DSSC solar cells

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They are explained below

The Photovoltaic Power Solar radiation direct current electricity

Use of semiconductors with a photovoltaiceffect

Solar panels composed of a number of solarcells containing a photovoltaic material

The direct conversion of sunlight to electricityoccurs without any moving parts ofenvironmental emissions during operation

The third most important renewable energysource in terms of globally installed capacity

Cells require protection from theenvironment

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The Marine EnergyA) THE TIDAL ENERGY

Converts the energy of tides into useful formsof power, mainly electricity

Tides are more predictable than wind energyand solar power

Generating methods: tidal stream generator,tidal barrage, dynamic tidal power and tidallagoon

This method is perfect to be installed in theCooler Valley in Australia

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The Marine EnergyB) OCEAN CURRENTS POWER

Marine energy obtained from harnessing ofthe kinetic energy of marine currents, such asthe Gulf Stream

2 main types of Water Current-Turbines thatmight be considered: axial-flow horizontal-axis propellers and cross-flow vertical-axisDarrieus rotors

3 main methods for supporting Water-Currents Turbines: floating moored systems,sea-bed mounted systems and intermediatesystems.

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The Marine EnergyC) WAVE POWER

Transport of energy by ocean surface waves,and the capture of that energy to do usefulwork

Is not currently a widely employedcommercial technology: bad weather can spoilthe whole system

Devices used: point absorber buoy, surfaceattenuator, oscillating water column,oscillating wave surge converter andovertopping device

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The Marine EnergyD) OSMOTIC POWER OR SALINITY GRADIENTPOWER

Energy available from the difference betweensea water and river water

2 methods: reverse electrodialysis andpressure retarded osmosis (PRO). Bothprocesses rely on osmosis with ion specificmembranes

In PRO the pressure drives the turbines andpower the generator that produces theelectrical energy

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The Marine EnergyE) OCEAN THERMAL ENERGY

Uses the temperature difference betweencooler deep and warmer shallow or surfaceocean waters to run a heat engine andproduce useful work

Systems may be either closed-cycle, open-cycle or hybrid

Greater efficiency when run with a largetemperature difference: greatest in the tropics

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The Wind Power

Conversion of wind energy into a useful formof energy

Using: Wind turbines: electrical power

Windmills: mechanical power

Windpumps: water pumping or drainage

Sails: propel ships

Wind farm: group of wind turbines in thesame location used for production ofelectricity

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Alternative

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The traditional photovoltaic devices The usual photovoltaic methods that are applied on buildings:

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HIDROFOTON Purpose Capture sunlight, even under poor light, using a sensitized TiO2 with dyes and intermediatestrips, and convert it into electric energy in an efficient way, applying it in the structuralelements of buildings, such as walls, floors and roofs.

With this energy do the water electrolysis in our electrolyser, obtaining molecular hydrogen

Accumulate this hydrogen in tanks, where it could be extracted when it is needed and convert itback into electricity through a fuel cell or use it directly as a fuel

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Titanium dioxide Sensitized solar cell with TiO2: it can work with visible light (60% of the total solar light)

Modify the solar cell with a dye or with intermediate strips (heterostructures) Work with a wider range of light Higher yields The dye: Perovskite Intermediate strips

The titanium dioxide, also, is a source of molecular and atomic hydrogen

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Intermediate strips The relative position between the conduction band and the valence band has to be optimal, sothe electrons and the holes can circulate

When the correct position is find, we dope it, degenerating the TiO2 and delocalizing quantumdots

Quantum dots Electron delocalization that are in energetic traps Yield

HIDROFOTON SL knows how to do it!

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Electrolyser

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Types of electrolyserALKALINE ELECTROLYSER

Water electrolysis in an alkaline medium

Liquid electrolyte

Ideals for large hydrogen production andstatic applications

High hydrogen purity (99,8%)

Efficiencies of 65%

PEM ELECTROLYSER

They have a Polymer Electrolyte Membrane(PEM) that is an excellent proton conductorwhen it is hydrated

Solid electrolyte

They can work at high pressures

Ideals for small or medium-scale

Efficiencies about 94%

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Our electrolyserWe have designed a PEM electrolyser.

Why? It doesn’t need a liquid electrolyte Avoid corrosion problems

It’s construction is simpler and safer

Allows the production of hydrogen based on renewable sources, as the solar ones

Structure: 4 stacks Components: Bipolar plate: allow the contact with the diffuser gas in a uniform way and pass like this to the exchange proton membrane

PEM membrane: coated with a catalyst

Gas diffuser: homogenizes the water load, doing that all the membrane area works

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Our electrolyserPlane:

Project status: waiting to receive some acquired materials tothe construction of the electrolyser

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Atomic Hydrogen

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Properties and uses of atomic hydrogen

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The atomic energy is much more energetic that the molecular one

It can be used as a fuel, solving the problem of the fossil fuels

The atomic hydrogen can be used in the aerospace industry, skyrockets…

It allows the planes to fly higher, even in places without oxygen enough

Reactions:2H2+O2 2H2O

2H· H2

4H+O2 2H2O

HIDROFOTON SL has achieved the oxyhydrogen production and has offered it to a Spanish repairshop that uses this system in its cars

Economic Assessment

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Traditional methods VS Our method efficiency

Electrolysis performance from traditionalmethods η≥15%

Electrolysis performance from our method(TiO2 modified)

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η≥30%


Energetic cost reduction of electrolysisWITH FOSSIL FUELS

Estimating a cost of gasoline of 1€/L

Gasoline density: 0,76 kg/L

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1,32 €/kg

TRADITIONAL METHODS (PHOTOELECTROLYSIS)

It costs 30,33€/GJ

1GJ= 238.845,9 kcal

30.000 kcal/kg H2 ·1,269·10-4 €/kcal = 3,81 €/kg H2

1,269·10-4 €/kcal

Energetic cost reduction of electrolysisOUR METHOD

To produce this quantity of energy a half of the usual systems 3,81 €/kg H2 = 1,91 €/kg H2

With the atomic hydrogen we produce 2,67 times more energy that with the molecular one, so:1,91 €/kg H2 /2,67 = 0,72 €/kg H2 Cheaper than the gasoline!

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CONCLUSION

If we produce atomic hydrogen with our method it would be cheaper than the usual methods applied now

Industrial application of the hydrogen In a report did by HIDROFOTON, it is shown that the natural gas bill in the ceramic factories ofCastellon, is increased in a factor of 3,688 Apparently, this situation is repeated throughout Spain

Given the necessity that this factories have, we calculate that to provide the power that theyrequire, are needed 85.830 ton H2/year

With this, and other data, we have calculated the volume of annual sales of energy in theIndustrial Region of Castellon and it is shown below: Annual volume of sales of energy = 592.613.589,07 €/year

Possible annual volume of drinking water sale = 1.073.733 €/year

Carbon credits volume of sales (savings in carbon dioxide to the atmosphere) per year = 4.614.530€/year

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TOTAL = 598.301.852 €/year

Conclusions

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Main conclusions

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The world energetic future would be in the hands of who dominates the hydrogen technology

Hydrogen produced from water will dominate the markets

Our purpose: hydrogen production from methods that we dominate, environmentally friendlies, moreefficient and clean

We will extend our hydrogen production in a massive way Niche in the energetic marketPrestige, reputation and financial means to develop future projects so as to generate the preciousuniversal carrier

These projects have been developed by Hidrofotón in a long way of studies and works in thephotovoltaic and in hydrogen and they will become the universal methods of the hydrogen energy

Future Outlook

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IntroductionBackground Electrolyser Atomic Hydrogen Economic AssessmentAlternative ConclusionsFuture

Outlook

The construction of the PEM electrolyser developed by HIDROFOTON SL will be ready in a fewmonths The molecular hydrogen is a fact

With a little invest, we are going to finish the first photoceramic prototypes ready We are studying hardly the development of the atomic hydrogen, having some prototypes of this

We are waiting to receive the supply of the cathodes for producing the atomic hydrogen synthesizing layers that will be deposited into the PVD reactor from HIDROFOTON SL

HIDROFOTON SL is going to design the hydrogen containers required for the storage of thehydrogen generated in our electrolyser

The alkaline electrolyserWe are going to design an alkaline electrolyser.

Why? We want to use it with sea water, using this water as the liquid electrolyte

Electrolysing the sea water we can obtain: Molecular hydrogen Drinking water

Oxygen

Salt

The hydrogen can be transported by gas pipes to the coast

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IntroductionBackground Electrolyser Atomic Hydrogen Economic AssessmentAlternative ConclusionsFuture

Outlook

Combustion

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