A-LEAF
A photo-electro-catalytic cell from earth-abundant materials for sustainable solar production of CO2-based chemicals and fuels
http://www.a-leaf.eu/
Contact: jrgalan@iciq.es

Overarching goal: Transformation of carbon dioxide into a renewable fuel with sunlight
Technology class: (Photo)electrochemical
Feedstock: CO2 and H2O
Product(s):HCOOH, H2 and O2
Sustainability criteria: NO critical raw materials;
Novelty/Unique Selling point: Record solar to CO2-based fuels productivity with a technology based on non-critical raw materials.
Bottlenecks tackled: Matching the features of light absorbers, cathode and anode to work together at maximum performance point.
Starting TRL: 2 / End TRL: 4
Timeline:2017-2021
Funding type received: H2020 FETPROACT-2016 RIA (grant agreement 732840)