SUNSOLO
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About
Urban buildings often have limited roof space for conventional solar panels and remain dependent on centralised energy supplies. SUNSOLO is a transparent, building-integrated panel designed to produce hydrogen using sunlight and water. A dye-sensitised solar cell captures both direct and diffuse light, generating electricity that powers a second cell to split water into hydrogen and oxygen. Designed for façades, windows and other architectural surfaces, the system could expand urban solar-energy generation, provide locally produced clean fuel and strengthen energy resilience.
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Nur Ain Atiqah binti Mohd Amin
Dr. Nur Ain Atiqah Mohd Amin is a Postdoctoral Researcher at Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS specializing in advanced functional materials, heterogeneous catalysts, and hydrogen energy technologies. She earned her Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering with distinction, focusing on Co-Ni/TiO_ photocatalysts for solar-driven hydrogen production. Her current research centers on advanced catalysts and metal hydride systems for hydrogen isotope separation and hydrogen storage. Her expertise includes nanomaterial synthesis, catalyst design, surface engineering, and advanced materials characterization, with several publications in leading international journals.