Hydrogen storage in nanoporous materials: towards formation of solid hydrogen for superconductive energy storage
Abstract
Development of technologies to enable efficient long-term storage of energy is crucial for the practical implementation of sustainable energy generation, particularly in the field or in remote locations. Metallic hydrogen has been predicted to be a room temperature superconductor; such a material could facilitate long-term storage of electrical energy, enabling electricity to be stored virtually loss-free until it is needed. Unfortunately, these elusive metallic hydrogen phases will only form under extreme conditions of pressure. As an alternative to use of challenging high pressures, we propose to use adsorptive confinement of hydrogen in nanoporous materials as a simple, scalable approach to accessing these high pressure phases of hydrogen to investigate their potential for energy storage.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Sep 04, 2019
- Source ID
- W911NF1910321
Entities
People
- Valeska P Ting
Organizations
- Army Contracting Command
- United States Army
- University of Bristol