HYDRIDE4MOBILITY: An EU HORIZON 2020 project on hydrogen powered fuel cell utility vehicles using metal hydrides in hydrogen storage and refuelling systems

• DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2021.01.190
• Publication Date: 2021-02-26T07:54:01Z
• Authors: Volodymyr A. Yartys; Mykhaylo V. Lotot...; Vladimir Linkov; Sivakumar Pasupathi; Moegamat Wafeeq D...; Ivan Tolj; Gojmir Radica; Roman V. Denys; Jon Eriksen; Klaus Taube; Jose Bellosta von...; Giovanni Capurso; Martin Dornheim; Fahmida Smith; Delisile Mathebula; Dana Swanepoel; Suwarno Suwarno
• Keywords: Hydrogen compression; 670; Fuel cell forklift; Hydrogen compression; Hydrogen refuelling; Hydrogen storage; Metal hydrides; Fuel cell forklift; hydrogen storage ; hydrogen compression ; hydrogen refuelling ; metal hydrides ; fuel cell forklift; 11. Sustainability; hydrogen compression; Hydrogen refuelling; Metal hydrides; Hydride4Mobility ; Forklift ; Metal hydrides; Hydrogen storage; 7. Clean energy; 12. Responsible consumption

The goal of the EU Horizon 2020 RISE project 778307 “Hydrogen fuelled utility vehicles and their support systems utilising metal hydrides” (HYDRIDE4MOBILITY) (RISE project), is in addressing critical issues towards a commercial implementation of hydrogen powered forklifts using metal hydride (MH) based hydrogen storage and PEM fuel cells, together with the systems for their refuelling at industrial customers facilities. For these applications, high specific weight of the metallic hydrides has an added value, as it allows counterbalancing of a vehicle with no extra cost. Improving the rates of H2 charge / discharge in MH on the materials and system level, simplification of the design and reducing the system cost, together with improvement of the efficiency of system “MH store-FC”, is the goal of the work.