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Fraunhofer LBF has announced a project whose aim is to understand the interaction mechanisms of hydrogen with elastomer materials and to take appropriate measures to make the materials more robust to permeation, adsorption and swelling.
A demonstration project to study the feasibility of injecting up to 20% of hydrogen into plastic natural gas pipe has been proposed by San Diego Gas & Electric Company. If materialized, the project would help inform the development of a renewable hydrogen blending standard for California.
Savannah River National Laboratory has been awarded USD 3 million by the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science Basic Energy Science Program to further fundamental research capable of enabling new pathways for hydrogen storage and production technologies.
The German Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM) is developing an innovative method of testing for materials and components used in hydrogen transport and storage infrastructure, with the aim of significantly accelerating the market ramp-up of hydrogen.
Metal hydrides are seen as a potential solution for hydrogen storage. However, the mining and production of high-purity materials emit large amounts of CO2. Researchers from the Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon have now demonstrated that such materials can be produced from recycled industrial waste.
The transport of green hydrogen in the form of iron. This is the vision of the ‘Me2H2 iron-steam process’ project coordinated by the University of Duisburg-Essen (UDE) and funded by the German government. The project team aims to develop a concept for its implementation on an industrial scale.
WSP USA has been awarded the engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) contract for the ACES Delta underground storage facility in Utah, USA, which will consist of two large salt caverns capable of holding a total of 11,000 metric tons of hydrogen.
New research conducted at the Aberdeen-based National Subsea Centre aims to support large-scale subsea storage of pure green hydrogen for grid-level use. The study will explore the design of optimised and safe underwater tanks made of composite materials.
To optimally utilise the advantages of a fuel cell drive, a reliable supply of hydrogen during operation and the shortest possible refuelling times are necessary. Poppe + Potthoff has developed a new valve product that allows tanks to be refuelled with hydrogen more quickly.
The project aims to provide information across the entire value chain on how the gas can be stored and how equipment and materials react to hydrogen. Commissioning of the pilot plant with a storage volume of up to 250,000 cubic meters of hydrogen is planned by 2024.
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