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How Nano-Engineered Reticular Materials Can Unlock the Full Potential of Hydrogen-Powered Mobility
The transportation sector accounts for nearly a quarter of global COâ‚‚ emissions related to energy, largely because of its heavy dependence on fossil fuels. With the global demand for transport services expected to increase in future years, it is crucial to sustainably transform the sector.
Battery-powered electric vehicles (EVs) are often referred to as the key technology to decarbonize road transport. However, the mobility sector extends beyond passenger cars to include trucks, trains, trams, buses, ships and aircrafts – and as much as batteries have proven to be suitable for passenger cars and smaller-scale applications, they may not be universally applicable across all transportation modes. This is where hydrogen comes into play as a promising alternative to fossil fuels.
Hydrogen storage remains the biggest challenge we need to solve to enable the wider adoption of hydrogen-powered mobility: a reliable, cost-effective and safe hydrogen storage technology is essential to establish hydrogen as an affordable and accessible fuel option.
In this paper, we delve into the hydrogen mobility market, highlighting the pressing challenges facing the adoption of hydrogen as a fuel for transportation and exploring the advantages of solid-state technology as a viable solution for the safe and efficient on-board storage of hydrogen.
