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The European AIM-PLATES project is accelerating the development of advanced composite technologies designed to strengthen hydrogen storage i

The European AIM-PLATES project is accelerating the development of advanced composite technologies designed to strengthen hydrogen storage infrastructure, pressure vessel applications, and fuel cell manufacturing across Europe. Bringing together 16 industrial and research partners, the initiative focuses on scalable production of lightweight composite bipolar plates for next-generation hydrogen systems. The project addresses a critical challenge within hydrogen technologies, as bipolar plates account for a major share of fuel cell stack weight and cost. According to the consortium, bipolar plates can represent up to 80% of stack weight and nearly 40% of total system cost, creating major implications for hydrogen storage efficiency, pressure vessel integration, and industrial scalability.

Researchers Discover New Material that Could Unlock the Potential for Hydrogen Powered Vehicle Revolution

Scientists have discovered a new material that could hold the key to unlocking the potential of hydrogen powered vehicles.

As the world looks towards a gradual move away from fossil fuel powered cars and trucks, greener alternative technologies are being explored, such as electric battery powered vehicles.

Another ‘green’ technology with great potential is hydrogen power. However, a major…

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2-for-1 on hydrogen and power

Researchers at University of California, Los Angeles, USA, have designed a device that can use solar energy to create and store energy. It could be used to power electronic devices and create hydrogen fuel for eco-friendly cars.

Credit: Reed Hutchinson/UCLA

The device could make hydrogen cars affordable for many more consumers because it produces hydrogen using nickel, iron and cobalt — elements that are abundant and less expensive than the platinum and other precious metals currently used.

Traditional hydrogen fuel cells and supercapacitors have two electrodes – one positive and one negative. The device has a third electrode that acts as both a supercapacitor, to store energy, and as a device for splitting water into hydrogen and oxygen, a process called water electrolysis. All three electrodes connect to a single solar cell, which serves as a power source. The electrical energy harvested by the solar cell can be stored in one of two ways – electrochemically in the supercapacitor or chemically as hydrogen.

It could also used to store surplus electricity from electrical grids in large cities.

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Nanoengineered materials can store and release hydrogen at room temperature

Energy engineers worldwide are working on various new technologies that could help to limit greenhouse gas emissions on Earth and address climate change. One proposed alternative to polluting fossil fuels, such as petrol, diesel and natural gas, is hydrogen. Hydrogen is a clean fuel that can be used to power fuel cells, devices that directly convert the chemical energy of a fuel into electricity, without burning it. Hydrogen fuel cells could substitute combustion engines and could be particularly advantageous for the development of electric heavy-duty vehicles, such as buses, trucks and even trains. Despite its potential, storing hydrogen safely and reliably has so far proved challenging. One approach to storing hydrogen entails the use of hydrogen carriers, materials that can absorb and release hydrogen. These materials could be used to temporarily store hydrogen and transport it to desired locations.

On-demand hydrogen fuel production goes dark-mode

Hydrogen, the lightest element on the periodic table, is a master of escaping almost any container it's stored in. Its extremely small size allows it to squeeze through atomic-scale gaps in the storage materials, which is one of the major issues hindering hydrogen energy from becoming mainstream. A team of Chinese researchers has solved the issue of containment with on-demand hydrogen production. They developed a simple chemical system containing commercial ammonium metatungstate (W12) and graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) in a liquid suspension. This system captures solar energy and, rather than converting it into electricity, uses it to produce hydrogen fuel on demand—even in darkness. The new system provided twofold benefits: it made solar energy available even when the sun isn't shining, and it eliminated the need to transport hydrogen in dangerous, high-pressure tanks.

Controlling magnetism to unlock better hydrogen storage alloys

Hydrogen is expected to play a central role in future clean energy systems, but storing it efficiently and safely remains one of the biggest challenges to its widespread adoption. Solid-state hydrogen storage, in which hydrogen is absorbed into metals, is considered a promising alternative to high-pressure tanks. However, many hydrogen-storage alloys face a fundamental trade-off between storage capacity and material stability. In a new study published in Chemistry of Materials, a research team led by Distinguished Professor Hao Li of Tohoku University's WPI-AIMR has uncovered a previously underappreciated factor that governs this trade-off: magnetism. The researchers show that by controlling the magnetic properties of hydrogen-storage alloys, it is possible to design materials that are both thermodynamically stable and capable of storing large amounts of hydrogen.

Turning rust into fuel: Green rust catalyst developed for cost-effective hydrogen storage

As the world moves toward hydrogen-powered societies, one major challenge remains: storing and releasing hydrogen efficiently. Sodium borohydride (SBH) is a promising hydrogen storage material that can generate hydrogen through simple contact with water. However, this reaction typically relies on expensive catalysts made from precious metals like platinum, limiting its large-scale use. In a recent breakthrough, researchers from the Layered Nanochemistry Group at MANA, led by group leader Dr. Yusuke Ide, along with Mr. Ezz-Elregal M. Ezz-Elregal and Dr. Mitsutake Oshikiri, developed a cost-effective, high-performance catalyst using "green rust"—a mixed-valent iron hydroxide mineral once considered too unstable for practical use. The study is published in the journal ACS Catalysis.

DIVE multi-agent workflow streamlines hydrogen storage materials discovery

Developing new materials can involve a dizzying amount of trial and error for different configurations and elements. Artificial intelligence (AI) has seen a surge of popularity in energy materials research for its potential to streamline this time-consuming process. However, fully autonomous workflows that connect high-precision experimental knowledge to the discovery of credible new energy-related materials remain at an early stage. A team of researchers at the WPI-Advanced Institute for Materials Research (WPI-AIMR), Tohoku University, created the Descriptive Interpretation of Visual Expression (DIVE) multi-agent workflow to streamline the material research process. The system extracts information from images in a database of over 30,000 entries from >4,000 scientific publications to propose new materials within minutes.

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