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Solid-State Hydrogen Storage at Low Pressure and Ambient Temperature.

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Transformative Nanotechnology Designed With Atomic Precision

 

H2MOF deploys decades of research and scientific advancement by the founder of reticular chemistry, Prof. Omar Yaghi, and the founder of artificial molecular machinery, Prof. Sir Fraser Stoddart. We design novel reticular materials with exceptional hydrogen adsorption properties.

By engineering these nanomaterials at the atomic level, our technology can achieve high storage density at ambient temperature and at pressure as low as 20 bar, substantially reducing the energy penalty typically incurred when storing hydrogen using high-pressure tanks or liquefaction methods.

The Hydrogen Storage Challenge

Hydrogen is very challenging to store due to its extremely low density. To achieve higher density, it is typically compressed at very high pressures (200-700 bar) or liquefied at cryogenic temperatures (-253 °C).

Despite incremental improvements over the past decades, existing technologies for hydrogen storage remain inefficient and costly to operate.

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Compression and liquefaction are energy-intensive processes. They present significant limitations – among them a high energy penalty between 15% and 40% of the energy stored in hydrogen, expensive infrastructure requirements, boil-off losses and safety concerns.

Alternative storage methods, such as metal hydrides and LOHCs, operate under milder conditions but are still far from ideal due to limitations such as heavy weight, high energy requirements for charging and discharging and high investment costs.

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Tackling the Challenge with Reticular Materials

Hydrogen storage remains challenging due to efficiency, cost, scalability and safety/regulatory compliance concerns. Solid-state technologies based on nano-engineered reticular materials offer a safer and more efficient way to store hydrogen.

What Are Reticular Materials?

Reticular materials are highly porous, crystalline structures composed of repeating molecular building blocks linked by strong bonds. Their tunable frameworks and high porosity allow for fine control over mechanical, physical, and chemical properties, while their strong bonds provide great endurance and stability.

These features make reticular materials like Metal–Organic Frameworks (MOFs) particularly suitable for hydrogen storage.

Thanks to their exceptionally large internal surface area, large amounts of hydrogen can be adsorbed in small volumes of reticular materials. Hydrogen molecules are retained within the material’s cavities through bonds that are strong enough to retain the gas inside the material, yet weak enough to also allow for efficient release without significant energy consumption.

Building on the legacy of the late Nobel laureate Prof. Sir Fraser Stoddart, and under the leadership of Nobel laureate Prof. Omar Yaghi, H2MOF’s scientists are developing hydrogen storage solutions based on nano-engineered reticular materials to safely store and transport hydrogen in solid state, at low pressure and at ambient temperature.

 

Our Solid-State Hydrogen Storage Technology

H2MOF is developing its transformative hydrogen storage solution based on novel reticular materials combined with advanced thermal fluid, kinetics and nanoengineering. Working at low pressure and ambient temperature, H2MOF’s solid-state hydrogen storage technology offers significant competitive advantages when compared to alternative technologies.

Low Pressure Hydrogen Storage
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Our technology operates efficiently at pressures as low as 20 bar, which is less than 3% of the pressure of common 700-bar hydrogen tanks. This lower pressure not only mitigates the safety concerns associated with handling compressed hydrogen but also significantly reduces energy consumption costs, as no multi-stage compression is needed. This ultimately allows us to significantly drop the levelized cost of delivered hydrogen.

Ambient Temperature Hydrogen Storage
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Our technology enables high storage density at ambient temperature, without the need for cryogenic cooling. This not only effectively mitigates the safety concerns associated with handling liquid hydrogen, but also reduces the extreme energy consumption and cost penalties associated with liquefaction, storage and transportation of hydrogen with expensive cryogenic equipment.

Efficient Hydrogen Storage in Solid-State
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Storage Efficiency – Low-pressure storage using reticular materials can exceed the gravimetric and volumetric efficiencies of high-pressure 700-bar systems. Our technology delivers excellent storage efficiency, but at much lower pressure.

 

Energy Efficiency – Our technology aims to significantly cut the energy penalty associated with storing hydrogen using compression or cryogenic liquefaction, minimizing waste.

 

Cost Efficiency – By eliminating the need for energy-intensive compression/liquefaction processes, and related equipment and operational costs, our technology lowers both OPEX and CAPEX costs.

Safe Hydrogen Storage
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Our technology reduces safety concerns related to hydrogen storage by enabling high storage density at much lower pressure levels than traditional type III or type IV hydrogen tanks. Solid-state hydrogen storage in solid state at low pressure and ambient temperature intrinsically contributes to safer systems, compared to high-pressure and cryogenic liquid technology.

Fast Hydrogen Charge and Discharge Rates
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Our hydrogen storage technology offers charging and discharging rates that are equivalent to the best rates achieved across the hydrogen storage industry. Unlike other solid-state technologies that often suffer from slow kinetics, our nano-engineered reticular materials show proper rates at ambient temperature and pressure.

Scalable and Durable Storage Technology
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Our novel reticular materials offer exceptional thermal and chemical stability. Production can be scaled to support a wide range of capacities and applications.

Flexible Design Options
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Operating at ambient temperature and pressure, our technology enables higher flexibility in the choice of tank materials and shapes, potentially allowing for non-cylindrical form factors that can be fitted into existing systems.

Artificial Intelligence in H2MOF’s R&D

 

H2MOF harnesses Artificial Intelligence to close the gap between scientific breakthroughs and practical application, turning cutting-edge research into scalable solutions. By combining machine learning with reticular chemistry, we significantly accelerate the development, optimization, and scaling of our advanced nano-engineered materials for hydrogen storage.

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From Discovery to Deployment

Enabling Cost-Effective Hydrogen Storage Solutions

Combining novel reticular materials with advanced thermal fluid, kinetics and nano engineering, H2MOF is developing solid-state hydrogen storage solutions to address diverse needs across the hydrogen value chain. From on-board storage for hydrogen-powered vehicles, to bulk transportation of hydrogen, our scalable solutions will help overcome key logistical, safety and cost barriers that have long limited the hydrogen’s potential as clean energy source.

Stationary Storage
Operating at ambient temperature and low pressure, our hydrogen storage technology is ideal for long-term storage of hydrogen.
Hydrogen Transportation
Our storage technology can be potentially scaled to provide high-volume, safe storage during transport at ambient temperature and low pressure.
Hydrogen Mobility
Our technology enables reliable, cost-effective and safe storage of hydrogen on board of all type of vehicles.

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