In this collaborative research program the expertise of nine research groups has been combined to address critical, multi-disciplinary challenges in the Water-Energy-Food Nexus: the production of hydrogen, the reduction of carbon dioxide to useable fuel, and the reduction of nitrogen to synthetic fertilizer. Currently, nearly all hydrogen is synthesized from non-renewable carbon sources and carbon dioxide is treated as an abundant waste. Additionally, the Haber-Bosch process for using this hydrogen to reduce nitrogen is energy intensive, which demands further fossil fuel consumption.
