Dec. 23, 2011: HyperSolar Reveals Process to Produce Renewable Natural Gas
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — HyperSolar Inc., developer of a new technology to make renewable natural gas using solar power, said that its patent-pending process produces the gas using sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide.
Inspired by the photosynthetic processes that plants utilize, HyperSolar said it is developing a new solar-powered nanoparticle system that mimics photosynthesis to separate hydrogen from water. The free hydrogen can then be reacted with carbon dioxide to produce methane, the primary component in natural gas.