Scalable high-density hydrogen storage by nano-bubbles in layered materials

R&D Focus Areas:
Nanomaterials

Lead Organisation:
Australian National University

Partners:
Toshiba Corporation, Global Power Generation Australia Pty Ltd, Evoenergy

Status:
Active

Start date:
January 2022

Completion date:
December 2025

Key contacts:
Lead Investigator Professor Yuerui (Larry) Lu – yuerui.lu@anu.edu.au

Funding:
AUD$654,642.00 – Australian Research Council

Project total cost:
AUD$2.1 million

Project summary description:
Stable and low-cost hydrogen storage and transportation are cornerstones of a global hydrogen economy. This project aims to advance a novel hydrogen storage technology based on highly pressurised nano-bubbles in layered materials. The project expects to expand our fundamental knowledge of the interactions between hydrogen and layered materials. Expected outcomes include a hydrogen storage technology that exhibits a remarkable energy density, high stability and low cost. This should provide significant benefits, such as improving the capacity and robustness of low-cost hydrogen storage and transportation, reducing energy costs and making hydrogen energy a more accessible and sustainable clean energy source for Australia.

Related publications and key links:
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/adma.201903795

Higher degree studies supported:
Two PhD students at the Australian National University are supported by this project.
Two Masters by research students at the Australian National University are supported by this project.

 

Reviewed: August 2023