TANK
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Nottingham
Department Name: Div of Materials Mech and Structures
Abstract
The technology for the generation and use of hydrogen as a fuel is established however at present the best way to store the hydrogen is to pressurise the gas to 350 bar or higher (i.e. 350 times atmospheric pressure). This has cost and safety
considerations. Handling high pressure hydrogen requires thick and heavy metal cylinders or bulky composite cylinders. Electrolysers driven by electricity from renewables or from the grid can readily generate hydrogen but this is at low
pressures. Thus mechanical gas compressors are needed to compress the gas to above 350 bar. Such mechanical compressors are expensive and require maintenance, the storing of large quantities of hydrogen at high pressure requires blast zones. Being able to store the majority of gas at low pressure utilising metal hydride (MH) solid state stores is not only safer but it requires much less volume. Fuel cells (which convert hydrogen and oxygen to water and electricity) operate at these low pressures too, so for certain stationary applications, storing hydrogen by a low pressure MH store makes sense. This project will build a prototype to prove the viability of the technology and explore the market potential for MH stores.
This project will use an innovative metal hydride that has been developed and tested via EPSRC funded research and this combined with our latest heat management modelling will deliver the next generation metal hydride stores with reduced
materials cost, reduced complexity of balance of plant and higher efficiency. These stores will be based on a lightweight aluminium pressure vessel with a passive internal thermal management design. This will deliver a prototype "off the shelf" hydrogen store that can store at a pressure of a few bar the equivalent mass of gas to a 350 bar pressure cylinder for stationary applications yet in a smaller volumetric footprint. The metal hydride has over 2 wt% working capacity operating between 1 and 30 bar, ideal for storing gas from electrolysers and delivering to fuel cells. This is a working capacity double that of AB5 and 30% that of commercially available AB2 hydrides, but at lower raw material cost than either competitor alloy.
considerations. Handling high pressure hydrogen requires thick and heavy metal cylinders or bulky composite cylinders. Electrolysers driven by electricity from renewables or from the grid can readily generate hydrogen but this is at low
pressures. Thus mechanical gas compressors are needed to compress the gas to above 350 bar. Such mechanical compressors are expensive and require maintenance, the storing of large quantities of hydrogen at high pressure requires blast zones. Being able to store the majority of gas at low pressure utilising metal hydride (MH) solid state stores is not only safer but it requires much less volume. Fuel cells (which convert hydrogen and oxygen to water and electricity) operate at these low pressures too, so for certain stationary applications, storing hydrogen by a low pressure MH store makes sense. This project will build a prototype to prove the viability of the technology and explore the market potential for MH stores.
This project will use an innovative metal hydride that has been developed and tested via EPSRC funded research and this combined with our latest heat management modelling will deliver the next generation metal hydride stores with reduced
materials cost, reduced complexity of balance of plant and higher efficiency. These stores will be based on a lightweight aluminium pressure vessel with a passive internal thermal management design. This will deliver a prototype "off the shelf" hydrogen store that can store at a pressure of a few bar the equivalent mass of gas to a 350 bar pressure cylinder for stationary applications yet in a smaller volumetric footprint. The metal hydride has over 2 wt% working capacity operating between 1 and 30 bar, ideal for storing gas from electrolysers and delivering to fuel cells. This is a working capacity double that of AB5 and 30% that of commercially available AB2 hydrides, but at lower raw material cost than either competitor alloy.
Planned Impact
While an energy storage device will contribute to meeting the combined objectives of the energy trilemma, the purpose of the project is to demonstrate to the partners the economics of delivering a practical hydrogen store. If successful this will
generate economic benefits for Arcola and ITM power through offering an integrated low pressure hydrogen store with their systems, a new market for Luxfer's aluminium pressure vessel technology and a potential spin out for the UoN. Thus it has
the potential to generate jobs as well as being a clean energy storage medium. The timescale for these benefits depends on the uptake of hydrogen storage in the market. Estimates range from 3 to 10 years.
As well as economic benefits there are social and environmnetal benefits. The social benefits come from demonstration and acceptance of the use of hydrogen by the public. This is vital for the hydrogen economy whether hydrogen is used
directly or indirectly through augmenting gas supplies. The environmental benefits of using MH tanks is they store the hydrogen at low pressure which negates expensive energy inefficient mechanical compressors that require constant maintenance and improves safety. Another key benefit is the reduction of safety zone areas required for high pressure hydrogen stores. By reducing the total amount of hydrogen that is
stored at high pressure effectively reduces vital land usage due to reduced safety zone requirements. This project addresses all three aspects of the energy trillema and brings associated benefits to the UK and potentially globally. Greater deployment of energy storage at scale enables greater renewables penetration reducing carbon
emissions and increasing energy security, as well as reducing costs at the energy system level with a 25% reduction in costs projected compared to comparable existing technologies. Energy storage also helps improve grid stability by both reducing the amount of renewables exported to the grid and helping to turn renewables into a schedularised asset.
generate economic benefits for Arcola and ITM power through offering an integrated low pressure hydrogen store with their systems, a new market for Luxfer's aluminium pressure vessel technology and a potential spin out for the UoN. Thus it has
the potential to generate jobs as well as being a clean energy storage medium. The timescale for these benefits depends on the uptake of hydrogen storage in the market. Estimates range from 3 to 10 years.
As well as economic benefits there are social and environmnetal benefits. The social benefits come from demonstration and acceptance of the use of hydrogen by the public. This is vital for the hydrogen economy whether hydrogen is used
directly or indirectly through augmenting gas supplies. The environmental benefits of using MH tanks is they store the hydrogen at low pressure which negates expensive energy inefficient mechanical compressors that require constant maintenance and improves safety. Another key benefit is the reduction of safety zone areas required for high pressure hydrogen stores. By reducing the total amount of hydrogen that is
stored at high pressure effectively reduces vital land usage due to reduced safety zone requirements. This project addresses all three aspects of the energy trillema and brings associated benefits to the UK and potentially globally. Greater deployment of energy storage at scale enables greater renewables penetration reducing carbon
emissions and increasing energy security, as well as reducing costs at the energy system level with a 25% reduction in costs projected compared to comparable existing technologies. Energy storage also helps improve grid stability by both reducing the amount of renewables exported to the grid and helping to turn renewables into a schedularised asset.
Publications
Bellosta Von Colbe J
(2019)
Application of hydrides in hydrogen storage and compression: Achievements, outlook and perspectives
in International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
Callini E
(2016)
Complex and liquid hydrides for energy storage
in Applied Physics A
Gkanas E
(2016)
Efficient hydrogen storage in up-scale metal hydride tanks as possible metal hydride compression agents equipped with aluminium extended surfaces
in International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
Mistry P
(2017)
Evolution of catalyst coated atomised magnesium spheres - An alternative thermal storage medium for concentrated solar power applications
in International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
Witman M
(2020)
Extracting an Empirical Intermetallic Hydride Design Principle from Limited Data via Interpretable Machine Learning.
in The journal of physical chemistry letters
Manickam K
(2019)
Future perspectives of thermal energy storage with metal hydrides
in International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
Adams M
(2022)
Hydride-based thermal energy storage
in Progress in Energy
Yartys V
(2019)
Magnesium based materials for hydrogen based energy storage: Past, present and future
in International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
Hirscher M
(2020)
Materials for hydrogen-based energy storage - past, recent progress and future outlook
in Journal of Alloys and Compounds
Yartys V
(2016)
Metal hydride hydrogen compression: recent advances and future prospects
in Applied Physics A
Description | We have successfully developed a low temperature and cost effective hydrogen store enabling storing hydrogen at room temperature and low pressure with a smaller footprint than compressed gas. The challenges of adopting a mass produced storage cylinder and modifying internal structure while not influencing the heat treatment protocol for strengthening the alloy enabling a potential mass produced product to be available combined with a cost effective metal hydride that can be handled safely for loading the vessel and potentially at a quarter of the cost of current commercial product. We have demonstrated that the modified internal structure is sufficient to maintain the required heat management of the system as the tank is hydrided and dehydrided and validated our models of this complex system with a reactive metal hydride bed. We have also explored with the partners the pathways through regulatory hurdles that are required for the development and commercialization of such a product. |
Exploitation Route | The protype is now proposed being taken from 2 and 10 L to full size 50 L tank for potential fully demonstrable configuration such as 10s of cylinders used to store hydrogen for many applications such as a buffer tank for a refueling station or for a gas pipeline buffer or for a stationary store in a remote heating location within a hydrogen economy such as currently being developed through projects such as EU Big Hit project. this project has potential to replace compressed hydrogen in a number of applications offering a cost effective safer lower pressure gas storage and existing and new partners are seeking funds for this follow on full demonstrator. Other demonstrators are being submitted and potential impact accelerator to help with next steps is under review New demonstrators being built through the Energy Reserach Accelerator |
Sectors | Energy Transport |
Description | The potential of such a storage tank has shown potential interest to the partners with potential commercialization routes currently being discussed and others through dissemination events. On UK and one European company are interested in validating their own compositions based on our experience of scale up. Further interest from UK and overseas industry in tank for storage and heavy transport applications. Scale up to 250kg material for demonstrators. Now have three potential applications under review and seeking further funding to exploit |
Sector | Energy,Transport |
Impact Types | Economic Policy & public services |
Description | Decarbonisation Of Food Cold Chain Through Integrated Hydrogen Technologies |
Amount | £972,582 (GBP) |
Funding ID | EP/V042556/1 |
Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 08/2021 |
End | 08/2024 |
Description | HYS2172 High Store BEIS NZIP HYDROGEN |
Amount | £300,000 (GBP) |
Funding ID | 238679778 |
Organisation | Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 01/2022 |
End | 10/2022 |
Description | Leverhulme International Professorship to bring Martin Dornheim to Nottingham |
Amount | £5,000,000 (GBP) |
Funding ID | LIP-2021-018 |
Organisation | The Leverhulme Trust |
Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 08/2022 |
End | 08/2027 |
Description | Ocean-REFuel - Ocean Renewable Energy Fuels |
Amount | £1,710,223 (GBP) |
Funding ID | EP/W005131/1 |
Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 03/2022 |
End | 08/2027 |
Description | Selection, synthesis and characterisation of metal alloys for hydrogen storage and related applications |
Amount | £70,000 (GBP) |
Funding ID | 2445525 |
Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 09/2020 |
End | 09/2024 |
Description | Standard Research - Thermally-driven solar air conditioning (TSAC) |
Amount | £202,437 (GBP) |
Funding ID | R00143X |
Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 08/2017 |
End | 08/2019 |
Description | Hydrogen storage scale up and studentship |
Organisation | Less Common Metals Ltd |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Private |
PI Contribution | development of new alloys Studentship started 2020 |
Collaborator Contribution | Scale up technology development towards higher TRL hydrogen storage tanks |
Impact | development of scale up of new alloys critical to hydrogen storage In 2020 they LCM sponsored a studentship £60k |
Start Year | 2016 |
Description | Hydrogen tank design |
Organisation | Luxfer Gas Cylinders |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Private |
PI Contribution | design on metal hydride tanks |
Collaborator Contribution | Expertise in cylinder manufacture |
Impact | Impact accelerator and feasibility awards to develop business case model underway in 2021 £30000 exploring market opportunities to spin out |
Start Year | 2016 |
Description | 14th International Metal Hydrogen Congress, Salford |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
Results and Impact | MH2014 is the 14th International Congress International conference on Metal Hydrogen systems. The modeling work we presented by this project work generated interest and potential collaborations with other groups. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
URL | http://mh2014.salford.ac.uk/ |
Description | 15th International Metal Hydrogen Congress, Interlaken |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
Results and Impact | MH2016 is the 15th International Congress Conference on Metal Hydrogen systems. Research on the optimization of AB2 type alloy composition with superior hydrogen storage properties for stationary applications was presented generating interest and potential collaborations with other groups. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
URL | https://mh2016.ch/ |
Description | 16th International Symposium on Metal-Hydrogen Systems: in Guangzhou, Talk MoOA03 A1: David Grant Metal hydride compressor optimisation, 232 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Talk MoOA03 A1: David Grant, Metal hydride compressor optimisation, 232 |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
Description | Arcola visit to University of Nottingham (25/01/17) - Fuel cell generator integration with 2L prototype store |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | Peter Stephens (Arcola Energy) visited the University of Nottingham delivering the 150W Hymera fuel cell generator which was integrated with 2L prototype TANK store. Discussions about testing scenarios to be carried out. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
Description | China visit to ZEG and GRINM |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Visit to ZEG and GRINM to establish potential collaboration in hydrogen storage applications With GRINM set up collaboration on scale up in which material is being tested fro demonstrators |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
Description | Energy for Life: Energy Solutions for Developing Economies by Energy Technologies Research Institute (ETRI). David Grant, Metal hydride compressor optimisation |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | The Energy Technologies Research Institute (ETRI) hold an energy conference once every two years around a particular theme. In 2019 the theme was 'Energy for Life: Energy Solutions for Developing Economies'.The two-day conference featured academics, researchers and industrial experts from around the globe. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
URL | https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/energy-for-life-energy-solutions-for-developing-economies-registratio... |
Description | Energy for Life: Energy Solutions for Developing Economies by Energy Technologies Research Institute (ETRI). Kandavel Manickam presentation - Metal hydrides for stationary hydrogen storage application |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | The Energy Technologies Research Institute (ETRI) hold an energy conference once every two years around a particular theme. In 2019 the theme was 'Energy for Life: Energy Solutions for Developing Economies'.The two-day conference featured academics, researchers and industrial experts from around the globe. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
URL | https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/energy-for-life-energy-solutions-for-developing-economies-registratio... |
Description | Energy for Life: Energy Solutions for Developing Economies by Energy Technologies Research Institute (ETRI). Ming Li, Case Study: Developing self-sustained, renewable, low-carbon energy generation and storage systems |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | The Energy Technologies Research Institute (ETRI) hold an energy conference once every two years around a particular theme. In 2019 the theme was 'Energy for Life: Energy Solutions for Developing Economies'.The two-day conference featured academics, researchers and industrial experts from around the globe. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
URL | https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/energy-for-life-energy-solutions-for-developing-economies-registratio... |
Description | Heading trials of 10L cylinders with internal architecture at Luxfer (19/07/16) |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | University of Nottingham delivered ten 10L cylinder shells with internal fin architecture to Luxfer. Single fin test was conducted to assess the position of the top fin for safe cylinder heading. Once determined the ten 10L shells were headed and fully processed (heat treatment, machining, washed and pressure testing). |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | Heading trials of 2L cylinders with internal architecture at Luxfer (03/11/16) |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | University of Nottingham delivered ten 2L cylinder shells with internal fin architecture to Luxfer. Single fin test was conducted to assess the position of the top fin for safe cylinder heading. Once determined the ten 2L shells were headed and fully processed (heat treatment, machining, washed and pressure testing). |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | IEA HIA Task 40 online meetings |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Workshops to share research and develop a series of review papers |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
Description | IEA TCP Task 40: Energy Storage and Conversion Based on Hydrogen Meeting October 2022 Spain |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Dissemination of research in hydrogen storage by experts leading to International Collaboration |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
Description | IEA international experts meeting TASK 40: ENERGY STORAGE AND CONVERSION BASED ON HYDROGEN |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | IEA TASK 40: ENERGY STORAGE AND CONVERSION BASED ON HYDROGEN Hydrogen storage and hydrogen compressors and thermal orange along with air conditioning approaches discussed Reserach collaborations |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
Description | International Conference MH2022 Metal Hydrogen Systems |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | 6 researchers presented work from our group Increase interest in our research resulting in collaborations and attracting new staff |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
URL | https://www.metal-hydrogen2022.com |
Description | International Experts meeting. IEA Task 32 HYDROGEN-BASED ENERGY STORAGE |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | International Energy Agency- Hydrogen Implementation agreement Task 32 experts meeting HYDROGEN-BASED ENERGY STORAGE Disceminated our ideas about thermally driven air conditioning using metal hydrides and also hydrogen storage and other thermal stores Outcomes collaborations and combined papers |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
Description | Invited Lecture - European Materials Research Society 2020, Poland - Metal Hydrides for Energy Systems, Gavin S Walker. |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Invited talk on Metal Hydrides for Energy Systems. This sparked conversations with regards to collaborations with Kyushu University, Japan, and Curtin University, Australia. Due to follow-up on these in 2020. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
Description | Meeting with Lloyd's Register & Luxfer to certify 2L prototype store for research purposes (15/12/16) |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | Presentation and meeting with Lloyd's Register & Luxfer discussing the steps and documentation required to certify the 2L prototype store for research purposes at the University of Nottingham. Certification was received, and hence delivery of two 2L prototype stores to the University of Nottingham, on 26/01/17. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | Oral Presentation - Thermally-driven Solar Air Conditioning. Stuart, A. D., 16th UK Heat Transfer Conference (UKHTC2019), University of Nottingham, September 2019. |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | engaging industry and academia with new concept in thermal storage fro air conditioning |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
Description | Plenary Gavin Walker Metal hydrides fo r energy systems , 268 MH2016 16th International Symposium of Metal Hydrogen Systems, Guangzhou |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | International conference |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
URL | http://www.mh2018.cn/ |
Description | Plenary Lecture - H2FC Supergen Conference 2020, UK - Solid State Technologies for Hydrogen Systems, Gavin S Walker. |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Discussed collaboration opportunities with at Imperial College (Agreed an exchange of samples) and services requested by the company Element Energy. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
Description | Presentation 'Hydrogen Technologies for the Decarbonisation of Cooling" Advanced Materials Research Group University of Nottngham |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
Results and Impact | Presentation covered the UoN development of a prototype thermally-driven A/C system utilising MH suspensions to provide a continuous transfer of heat between a heat source and heat sink. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
Description | Presentation - H2FC Supergen Conference 2020, UK - Solid State Technologies for Hydrogen Systems, Alastair Stuart |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Other audiences |
Results and Impact | Presentation covering the main research challenges of TANK the provision of low cost, low pressure, highly reversible, high volumetric, H2 storage for commercial applications. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
Description | Propulsion Futures Beacon Industry & Academic Forum - Sustainable approaches to composites for aerospace. |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | 15 min presentation entitled 'Insights into Material Properties at the Component and Process Level Through Multiphysics Modelling.'. The presentation covered metal hydrdie technologies with a focus on numerical modelling metodology and incorporating material poroperties. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
Description | Propulsion Futures Beacon Industry & Academic Forum - Sustainable approaches to composites for aerospace: Alastair Stuart |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Share / promote research activies and methodologies related to composite materials. In particular material properties and how they are characterised. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
Description | Quarterly meeting 0 (03/12/15) Kick-off meeting with project partners at University of Nottingham |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | Introductory presentation made to project partners (ITM Power, Luxfer Gas Cylinders Ltd and Arcola Energy) laying out previous knowledge expertise. This meeting led to development of a detailed plan of what would be achievable in the time limits of the feasibility project. The TANK prototype store size with metal hydride powder was downgraded to 2L for proof of concept but the 10L was also produced for thermal management research. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
Description | Quarterly meeting 1 (08/03/16) with project partners at Luxfer Gas Cylinders Ltd |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | Presentation made to project partners (ITM Power, Luxfer Gas Cylinders Ltd and Arcola Energy) reporting the past quarter's project progress and plans for future completion of work packages. This meeting led to discussion of further market exploitation opportunities and how to advance the developed technology to a higher TRL. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | Quarterly meeting 2 (14/06/16) with project partners at ITM Power |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | Presentation made to project partners (ITM Power, Luxfer Gas Cylinders Ltd and Arcola Energy) reporting the past quarter's project progress and plans for future completion of work packages. This meeting led to discussion of further market exploitation opportunities and how to advance the developed technology to a higher TRL. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | Quarterly meeting 3 (12/09/16) with project partners |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | Presentation made to project partners (ITM Power, Luxfer Gas Cylinders Ltd and Arcola Energy) reporting the past quarter's project progress and plans for future completion of work packages. This meeting led to discussion of further market exploitation opportunities and how to advance the developed technology to a higher TRL. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | Quarterly meeting 4 (16/12/16) with project partners at Arcola Energy |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | Presentation made to project partners (ITM Power, Luxfer Gas Cylinders Ltd and Arcola Energy) reporting the past quarter's project progress and plans for future completion of work packages. This meeting led to discussion of further market exploitation opportunities and how to advance the developed technology to a higher TRL. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | Quarterly meeting 5 (24/02/17) with project partners at University of Nottingham |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | Presentation made to project partners (ITM Power, Luxfer Gas Cylinders Ltd and Arcola Energy) reporting the past quarter's project progress and completion of work packages for overall project completion. This meeting led to discussion of further market exploitation opportunities and how to advance the developed technology to a higher TRL. Discussions with Michael Priestnall, Innovate UK Lead Technician - Energy Catalysts about further funding avenues either as project extension (submit a 'change request') or newly funded project (energy catalyst round 5). |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
Description | Rushlight Show - Innovate UK Energy Catalyst Round 2 Showcase, London |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
Results and Impact | Poster presented at exhibition describing the TANK project aim, progress and potential outcomes which led to discussions with Innovate UK Technologists and businesses. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
URL | http://www.rushlightevents.com/rushlight-show/ |
Description | Several seperate presentations to Aerospace, Marine and Rail industrial and academic community |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Potential of solid state storage disseminated to different sectors |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
Description | Talk MoOA03 A1: David Grant Metal hydride compressor optimisation , 232 16th International Symposium on Metal-Hydrogen Systems: in Guangzhou |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Dissemination of research outputs |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
URL | http://www.mh2018.cn |
Description | Talks on hydrogen storage disseminated to general public |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Outreach activity |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019,2020 |
Description | Talks to institute of aerospace technology on hydrogen storage |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | discussing challenges of hydrogen storage fro aerospace |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
Description | UK Expert - IEA Task 40 Energy Storage and Conversion - Talk on Improving the performance of metal hydrides for storage, compression and thermal management, Gavin Walker - Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium. |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Meeting of experts from International Energy Agency affiliated countries. The aim is to generate a more collaborative approach to research in the area. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |