Proton Flow Reactor System
Proton Flow Reactor System
This research seeks to develop an integrated system for storage of electricity from renewable energy and export of the stored energy as hydrogen within hydrogenated carbon-based material.
| Lead participants:
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) |
Classification:
Research and development
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Status:
In progress |
Estimated cost:
AUD$1.77 million |
| Research partners:
Eldor Corporation, Institute for Carbon-Neutral Energy Research, Kyushu University |
Main supply chain category:
Hydrogen carrier |
Location:
Victoria, Australia |
Announced funding:
AUD$805,000 – Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) |
Research description
This research seeks to develop an integrated system for storage of electricity from renewable energy and export of the stored energy as hydrogen within hydrogenated carbon-based material.
A novel ‘proton flow reactor’ system for producing hydrogenated carbon(C)-based powder capable of bulk export would be developed. The reactor would be based on proton battery technology developed at RMIT. Research at RMIT has demonstrated the technical feasibility of a proton battery with an activated carbon electrode.
This system offers the potential of zero-emission production of exportable hydrogenated material from renewable energy and abundant carbon primary sources for conversion to electricity overseas. It may also offer potential to store intermittent renewable energy on electricity grids at various scales.
More details on the research, including contact information, can be found at the ARENA webpage for this project.
This research project was part of a suite of projects for which ARENA announced AUD$22.1 million of funding in September 2018.