Professor Meng Tao

Arizona State University

Expertise

Professor Tao’s research focuses on terawatt solar technologies with the goal of establishing solar energy as a mainstream energy source by 2035. It covers a wide range of topics from materials and devices to systems and applications. Current research projects include molten-salt electrorefining for solar-grade silicon, chemical recycling technology for end-of-life solar panels, and a new solar system topology for green hydrogen production, electric vehicle charging, and power management in microgrids. He serves in a leadership role for the Global Hydrogen Production Technologies (HyPT) Center, an international partnership jointly funded by NSF (US), CSIRO (Australia), NSERC (Canada), and UKRI (UK).

Collaborative research project

In collaboration with University of Adelaide colleagues, Professor Tao’s visit will focus on identifying future strategic directions for the Global HyPT Center. One potential direction is hydrogen-enabled decarbonization of the iron and steel industry as Australia leads the world in iron ore mining and the US ranks no. 4 for steel production. Another potential direction is hydrogen-enabled conversion of carbon dioxide into various hydrocarbons, turning a greenhouse gas into sustainable raw materials to substitute fossil fuel derived hydrocarbons.

University of Adelaide host

Professor Greg Metha 
School of Physics, Chemistry and Earth Sciences 
Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology 

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