Project description DEENESFRITPL How liquid organic hydrogen carriers can unlock hydrogen storage Hydrogen is a clean, efficient energy carrier in various mobile fuel cell applications. However, hydrogen storage is considered a bottleneck problem. One solution may be liquid organic hydrogen carriers, which can store large amounts of hydrogen and release pure hydrogen on demand. With this in mind, the EU-funded SHERLOHCK project will develop active and selective catalysts with partial or total substitution of platinum group metal. To reduce energy intensity during the loading and unloading processes, project partners will develop a novel catalytic system architecture. To minimise the internal heat loss and increase space-time-yield, this architecture will range from the catalyst to the heat exchanger. Show the project objective Hide the project objective Objective Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carriers (LOHC), consisting on a reversible transformation catalytically activated of a pair of stable liquid organic molecules integrated on hydrogenation/dehydrogenation cycles, are attractive due to their ability to store safely large amounts of hydrogen (up to 7 %wt or 2.300 KWh/ton) during long time and release pure hydrogen on demand. Proof of concept and some commercial solutions exist but still suffer from high cost and energy needed to facilitate catalytic reactions. In order to reduce the system cost for LOHC technology to 3 €/Kg for large scale applications SherLOHCk project targets joint developments consisting on :i) highly active and selective catalyst with partial/total substitution of PGM and thermo-conductive catalyst support to reduce the energy intensity during loading/unloading processes: ii) novel catalytic system architecture ranging from the catalyst to the heat exchanger to minimize the internal heat loss and to increase space-time-yield and iii) novel catalyst testing, system validation and demonstration in demo unit (>10 kW, >200h); to drastically improve their technical performances and energy storage efficiency of LOHCs:A combination of challenges for the catalyst material, catalyst system and their related energy storage capabilities will constitute the core of a catalyst system for LOHC, that will be validated first at a lab scale, then in a demo unit > 10kW. As a whole they will enable the reduction of Energy intensity during loading/unloading processes, a higher efficiency and increased lifetime. Technological, economical and societal bottlenecks are considered to determine the economic viability, balance of energy and the environmental footprint of novel catalyst synthesis route.Scale-up of the obtained solutions will be carried out together with technology comparison with other hydrogen logistic concepts based on LCA and TCO considerations to finally improve economic viability of the LOHC technology. Fields of science natural scienceschemical sciencesorganic chemistry Keywords Catalyst material catalyst architecture Energy storage Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carrier (LOHC) hydrogenation dehydrogenation hydrogen technology Programme(s) H2020-EU.3.3. - SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Secure, clean and efficient energy Main Programme H2020-EU.3.3.8. - FCH2 (energy objectives) Topic(s) FCH-02-1-2020 - Catalyst development for improved economic viability of LOHC technology Call for proposal H2020-JTI-FCH-2020-1 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme RIA - Research and Innovation action Coordinator COMMISSARIAT A L ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES Net EU contribution € 609 261,86 Address RUE LEBLANC 25 75015 PARIS 15 France See on map Region Ile-de-France Ile-de-France Paris Activity type Research Organisations Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 609 261,86 Participants (6) Sort alphabetically Sort by Net EU contribution Expand all Collapse all FRIEDRICH-ALEXANDER-UNIVERSITAET ERLANGEN-NUERNBERG Germany Net EU contribution € 364 659,38 Address SCHLOSSPLATZ 4 91054 Erlangen See on map Region Bayern Mittelfranken Erlangen, Kreisfreie Stadt Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 364 659,38 UNIVERSIDAD DEL PAIS VASCO/ EUSKAL HERRIKO UNIBERTSITATEA Spain Net EU contribution € 459 932,25 Address BARRIO SARRIENA S N 48940 Leioa See on map Region Noreste País Vasco Bizkaia Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 459 932,25 HYDROGENIOUS LOHC TECHNOLOGIES GMBH Germany Net EU contribution € 515 772,76 Address WEIDENWEG 13 91058 Erlangen See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes Region Bayern Mittelfranken Erlangen, Kreisfreie Stadt Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 515 772,76 EVONIK OPERATIONS GMBH Germany Net EU contribution € 430 562,03 Address RELLINGHAUSER STRASSE 1-11 45128 Essen See on map Region Nordrhein-Westfalen Düsseldorf Essen, Kreisfreie Stadt Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 430 562,03 KUWAIT PETROLEUM RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY BV Netherlands Net EU contribution € 49 671,09 Address MOEZELWEG 251 3198 LS Europoort Rotterdam See on map Region West-Nederland Zuid-Holland Groot-Rijnmond Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 49 671,09 NOORDWES-UNIVERSITEIT South Africa Net EU contribution € 133 463,13 Address HOFFMAN STREET 11 2531 Potchefstroom See on map Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 133 463,13
