Hydrogen storage in liquid hydrogen carriers: recent activities and new trends

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2023-01-01

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Ulucan, Tolga Han
Akhade, Sneha A.
Ambalakatte, Ajith
Autrey, Tom
Cairns, Alasdair
Chen, Ping
Cho, Young Whan
Gallucci, Fausto
Gao, Wenbo
Grinderslev, Jakob B.

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Abstract

Efficient storage of hydrogen is one of the biggest challenges towards a potential hydrogen economy. Hydrogen storage in liquid carriers is an attractive alternative to compression or liquefaction at low temperatures. Liquid carriers can be stored cost-effectively and transportation and distribution can be integrated into existing infrastructures. The development of efficient liquid carriers is part of the work of the International Energy Agency Task 40: Hydrogen-Based Energy Storage. Here, we report the state-of-the-art for ammonia and closed CO2-cycle methanol-based storage options as well for liquid organic hydrogen carriers.

Keywords

ammonia, catalysis, hydrogen storage, liquid carriers, methanol, General Energy

Citation

Ulucan, T H, Akhade, S A, Ambalakatte, A, Autrey, T, Cairns, A, Chen, P, Cho, Y W, Gallucci, F, Gao, W, Grinderslev, J B, Grubel, K, Jensen, T R, de Jongh, P E, Kothandaraman, J, Lamb, K E, Lee, Y S, Makhloufi, C, Ngene, P, Olivier, P, Webb, C J, Wegman, B, Wood, B C & Weidenthaler, C 2023, 'Hydrogen storage in liquid hydrogen carriers : recent activities and new trends', Progress in Energy, vol. 5, no. 1, 012004, pp. 1-42. https://doi.org/10.1088/2516-1083/acac5c