Hydrogenious Technologies GmbH and European research centre, Forschungszentrum Jülich, have joined forces to further develop and commercialise the Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carriers (LOHC) technology for mobile applications.
LOHC systems are composed of pairs of hydrogen (H2)-lean and H2-rich organic compounds that store H2 by repeated catalytic hydrogenation and dehydrogenation cycles. While H2 handling in the form of LOHCs allows for using the existing infrastructure for fuels, it also builds on the existing public confidence in dealing with liquid energy carriers. In contrast to H2 storage by hydrogenation of gases, such as carbon dioxide (CO2) or nitrogen (N2), H2 release from LOHC systems produces pure H2 after condensation of the high-boiling carrier compounds.
The parties signed a respective cooperation agreement at the beginning of 2019. The cooperation focuses on on-board systems for trains, ships and heavy-duty vehicles and on the further development of the Direct-LOHC-fuel cell. In mobile applications, LOHC enables infrastructure-compatible refuelling and the operation of vehicles similar to today’s liquid fuels. Due to the high storage density, considerable amounts of energy required for trains, ships and other commercial vehicles can be provided easily and safely.
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