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Desing of metal hydride pellets and manufacture procedure for hydroge storage.
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This innovation contributes to the following SDG(s)
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOAL 7
Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all

The UN explains: "Energy is central to nearly every major challenge and opportunity the world faces today. Be it for jobs, security, climate change, food production or increasing incomes, access to energy for all is essential.

Transitioning the global economy towards clean and sustainable sources of energy is one of our greatest challenges in the coming decades. Sustainable energy is an opportunity – it transforms lives, economies and the planet."

The EU-funded Research Project
This innovation was developed under the Horizon 2020 project HyCARE with an end date of 31/07/2023
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Description of Project HyCARE
The main objective of the HyCARE project is the development of a prototype hydrogen storage tank with use of a solid-state hydrogen carrier on large scale. The tank will be based on an innovative concept, joining hydrogen and heat storage, in order to improve energy efficiency of the whole system. The developed tank will be installed in the site of ENGIE LAB CRIGEN, which is a research and operational expertise center dedicated to gas, new energy sources and emerging technologies. The center and its 350 staff are located at Plaine Saint-Denis and Alfortville in the Paris Region (F). In particular, the solid-state hydrogen tank will be installed in a Living Lab aimed to develop and explore innovative energy storage solutions. The developed tank will be joined with a PEM electrolyzer as hydrogen provider and a PEM fuel cell as hydrogen user. The following goals are planned in HyCARE: - High quantity of stored hydrogen >= 50 kg - Low pressure < 50 bar and low temperature < 100°C - Low foot print, comparable to liquid hydrogen storage - Innovative design - Hydrogen storage coupled with thermal energy storage - Improved energy efficiency - Integration with an electrolyser (EL) and a fuel cell (FC) - Demonstration in real application - Improved safety - Techno-economical evaluation of the innovative solution - Analysis of the environmental impact via Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) - Exploitation of possible industrial applications - Dissemination of results at various levels - Engagement of local people and institution in the demonstration site

Innnovation Radar's analysis of this innovation is based on data collected on 03/03/2021.
The unique id of this innovation in the European Commission's IT systems is: 20799