The new generation of
hydrogen storage solutions has tried getting round these problems by squeezing hydrogen into solid composite materials.
Not exact matches
The drawbacks of conventional
storage tanks for gaseous and liquid
hydrogen force us to look for other
solutions.
«This technology offers a good
solution to several challenges, such as
hydrogen storage, without the problems associated with storing
hydrogen in a liquid or gas state.»
Salt caverns such as the one depicted here could provide a low - cost
solution for the geologic
storage of
hydrogen.
This technology bonds
hydrogen molecules within a carrier oil, eliminating the need for expensive pressure
storage solutions or refrigeration units for liquid
hydrogen.
Frank Graf, Section Head of the test laboratory of the German Technical and Scientific Association of Gas and Water (DVGW) at KIT, adds: «So far, admixture of
hydrogen in the natural gas grid has been limited to a few percent, as
storage, distribution, and use require the
solution of various technical problems.»
The most promising
storage solution might be using the current to convert water to
hydrogen and oxygen for
storage (see the recent release from MIT — / / web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/oxygen-0731.html).
Image credit:
Hydrogen Energy
Storage: A New
Solution ot the Renewable Energy Intermittency Problem, Renewable Energy World; written by Mark Schiller; July 2014
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