Project description DEENESFRITPL A safe, low-cost technology for hydrogen storage Hydrogen can be used to fuel vehicles, supply electricity and heat homes, all with zero carbon emissions. It can be produced through water electrolysis, leaving nothing but oxygen as a by-product. However, hydrogen storage is posing safety concerns as it can easily explode when mixed with air. The large storage tanks needed for sufficient energy capacity also raise the cost of hydrogen storage. The EU-funded MHS project will develop a technology that is affordable and 100 % safe for storing hydrogen in the form of metal hydrides. Once produced on a large scale, the technology could be used to store hydrogen energy for a wide array of applications, including heat, transport, industry, and energy storage. Show the project objective Hide the project objective Objective Hydrogen is the most abundant element in the universe, which can be easily generated by electrolysis and combusted to generate energy without emissions.But the storage of hydrogen is today very dangerous (explosive when mixed with air) and costly, due to large storage tanks needed for sufficient energy capacity and due to energy intensive processes (compression, liquefaction, etc.) to store hydrogen in compressed or liquid form.Metal Hydrides Hydrogen Storage System or MHS is the 100% safe and first economically feasible technology to store hydrogen in forms of metal hydrides.Today it is only a prototype, but tomorrow it will store the hydrogen energy for an infinite number of applications: first to buildings, then on medium/long term to power generators, to produce synthetic fuels, industrial plants and for hydrogen fuel cell cars. Fields of science natural scienceschemical scienceselectrochemistryelectrolysisengineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelssynthetic fuelsengineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsfuel cellsengineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsrenewable energyhydrogen energy Programme(s) H2020-EU.2.3. - INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Innovation In SMEs Main Programme H2020-EU.3. - PRIORITY 'Societal challenges H2020-EU.2.1. - INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies Topic(s) EIC-SMEInst-2018-2020 - SME instrument Call for proposal H2020-EIC-SMEInst-2018-2020 See other projects for this call Sub call H2020-SMEInst-2018-2020-1 Funding Scheme SME-1 - SME instrument phase 1 Coordinator GRZ TECHNOLOGIES SA Net EU contribution € 50 000,00 Address Route du p a a 27 1772 Grolley Switzerland See on map Region Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera Espace Mittelland Fribourg / Freiburg 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 Other funding € 21 429,00
