Theme 2: Hydrogen Storage
During Phase 2, effective hydrogen storage technolgies will be further developed for stationary and mobile applications.
The most technically-challenging barrier for mobile applications is the development of storage facilities to carry hydrogen on-board while still meeting key vehicle performance and cost requirements. Minimising the footprint of stationary hydrogen stores at any scale is also an environmental and economic imperative. For these reasons the Consortium will continue to emphasise solid state storage, where major developments may have a more technological impact than those in liquid or high-pressure gas storage.
Highlights of the planned work include:
- Studies of storage in novel nanoporous materials and new chemical hydrides;
- Fundamental understanding of, and comparisons between, the storage kinetics and equilibria of these different systems; and
- Validation of experimental techniques for storage.
Work focusing on chemical storage is being led by Professor William David at STFC, while Professor Martin Schroder at the University of Nottingham is leading the work on physical storage.