Transmission, Distribution & Storage

To address the inherent intermittency and instability of renewable energy the construction of large-scale energy storage facilities is imperative. Salt caverns are internationally recognized as excellent sites for large-scale energy storage. They have been widely used to store substances such as natural gas oil air and hydrogen. With the global transition in energy structures and the increasing demand for renewable energy load balancing there is broad mar Read More

In response to the global climate change and the need for green and low-carbon development hydrogen energy has been recognized as a clean energy source that can achieve carbon neutrality unlike fossil fuels. As a country with a shortage of energy resources the development of hydrogen energy is of significant importance for China to adjust its energy structure and accelerate the new era of energy transformation. Based on the development of Read More

Nowadays high-pressure hydrogen storage is the most commercially used technology owing to its high hydrogen purity rapid charging/discharging of hydrogen and low-cost manufacturing. Despite numerous reviews on hydrogen storage technologies there is a relative scarcity of comprehensive examinations specifically focused on high-pressure gaseous hydrogen storage and its associated materials. This article systematically presents the Read More

The growing demand for energy and the need to reduce the carbon footprint has made green hydrogen a promising alternative to traditional fossil fuels. Green hydrogen is produced using renewable energy sources making it a sustainable and environmentally friendly energy source. Solid-state hydrogen storage aims to store hydrogen in a solid matrix offering potential advantages such as higher safety and improved energy density compared to tr Read More

Hydrogen storage technologies are key enablers for the development of low-emission sustainable energy supply chains primarily due to the versatility of hydrogen as a clean energy carrier. Hydrogen can be utilized in both stationary and mobile power applications and as a lowenvironmental-impact energy source for various industrial sectors provided it is produced from renewable resources. However efficient hydrogen storage remains a significant t Read More

Industrial and public interest in hydrogen technologies has risen strongly recently as hydrogen is the ideal means for medium to long term energy storage transport and usage in combination with renewable and green energy supply. In a future energy system the production storage and usage of green hydrogen is a key technology. Hydrogen is and will in future be even more used for industrial production processes as a reduction agent or for the productio Read More

Hydrogen is becoming increasingly important to achieve the valid defossilization goals. However due to its physical properties especially the storage of hydrogen is challenging. One option in this regard are metal hy drides which are able to store hydrogen in chemically material-bound form. Against this background the goal of this paper is an analysis of possible technical application areas of such metal hydrides – both regarding transport and stati Read More

Liquid organic hydrogen carriers (LOHC) are a technology that allows storing hy-drogen in a safe and dense manner by reversible chemical conversion. They consti-tute a very promising option for energy storage transport and release combined withelectric power generation by fuel cells in large-scale applications like trains. In orderto establish trains running on LOHC it is mandatory to ensure the reliability of thesystem. This study evaluates various system c Read More

The exploration and evaluation of new composites possessing both processability and enhanced hydrogen storage capacity are of signifcant interest for onboard hydrogen storage systems and fuel cell based electric vehicle development. Here we demonstrate the fabrication of composite membranes with sufcient mechanical properties for enhanced hydrogen storage that are based on a polymer of intrinsic microporosity (PIM-1) matrix containing n Read More

Hydrogen is expected to play a key role in the future as a clean energy source that can mitigate global warming. It can also contribute significantly to reducing the imbalance between energy supply and demand posed by deploying renewable energy. However the infrastructure is not ready for the direct use of hydrogen and largescale storage facilities are needed to store the excess hydrogen production. Geological formations particularly salt caverns Read More