To reduce the energy consumption of the electrolytic hydrogen generation process,we propose a novel approach to generate hydrogen with acidic/alkaline amphoteric water electrolysis,wherein hydrogen is produced inside an acidic solution and oxygen evolved under alkaline condition,and a membrane is employed in the middle of the electrolyzer to restrain neutralization.The electrode polarization is greatly reduced due to the specific arrangement of the acidic/alkaline amphoteric electrolyzer.The rate of hydrogen production achieves over four times higher than that of the alkaline aqueous solution at 2.2V,and the energy consumption is reduced approximately 30% under the current density of 200 mA/cm2.The investigation of transmembrane potential drop indicates water splitting on the membrane surfaces,which compensates for acid or alkaline loss on-site and maintains the concentration approximately constant during electrolysis process.The acidic/alkaline amphoteric water electrolysis is promising as an energy saving,clean and sustainable hydrogen production technology.