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Metal hydride as H2 storage for alpine residential building

Metal hydride as H2 storage for alpine residential building

The Miner's house with Hy2green energy supply, © GKN

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Seasonal storage of hydropower

Up to now, hydrogen has generally been stored in a gaseous state – both in the mobile and stationary sectors. But there are other possibilities: For example, a group of companies has applied the same technology to a South Tyrolean residential building that is also used in fuel cell-powered submarines: Metal hydride storage. With their help, a seasonal energy transfer of hydropower from summer to winter is being tested as part of a demonstration project. (more…)

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Solid hydrogen carriers

Solid hydrogen carriers

Storage module
SHC storage module (left), 15-module storage system (right)

The Metal Hydride Center of Excellence at Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Technology and Advanced Materials – IFAM is developing composites that offer considerable advantages over conventional powder- or granule-based metal hydride storage.

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