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 vehicle

The goal of the EU Horizon 2020 RISE project 778307 "Hydrogen fuelled utility vehicles and their support systems utilising metal hydrides" (HYDRIDE4MOBILITY), is in addressing critical issues towards a commercial implementation hydrogen powered forklifts using hydride (MH) based storage PEM fuel cells, together with for refuelling at industrial customers facilities. For these applications, high specific weight metallic hydrides has an added value, as it allows counterbalancing vehicle no extra cost. Improving rates H2 charge/discharge MH on materials system level, simplification design reducing cost, improvement efficiency "MH store-FC", focus this work joint effort consortium uniting academic teams partners from two associated countries Member States (Norway, Germany, Croatia), partner (South Africa Indonesia). within focused validation various efficient cost-competitive solutions including (i) advanced compression, (ii) containers characterised by improved charge-discharge dynamic performance ability to be mass produced, (iii) integrated compression/refuelling which are developed tested cells during collaborative efforts consortium. This article gives overview HYDRIDE4MOBILITY results generated its first phase (2017–2019).