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A single factor that determines the implementation of green hydrogen is its cost. Currently practiced electrolysis methods are expensive in terms of Capex and Opex. A single factor that determines the Opex is the input energy, which is around ~55 kWh/kg H,, is due to high voltage required for oxygen evolution reaction (OER). How the oxidation can be handled suitably, so that running expenses could be brought down to the lowest level.

We will start with an introduction to Gibbs distributions and explain why it is useful to study the partition function of such distributions. We next describe a model of a random string evolving in Rn among random obstacles of finite width up to a fixed time T. The string dies when any part of it hits an obstacle. This model is given by a Gibbs distribution and we look at the partition function of this distribution, which is simply the probability that the string survives up to time T.

Date: 22 November

Hydrogen is an emerging renewable energy carrier to reduce the massive utilization of fossil fuels and associated environmental problems. Clean and green hydrogen can be generated by water splitting. Thermochemical, photochemical, photo-electrochemical, and PV electrolysis are some of the approaches actively pursued for generating green hydrogen.

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