Throughout the hydrogen value chain, a wide range of metallic and non-metallic materials are used to serve many different purposes. Their selection is based on numerous factors, such as material properties, availability, and cost, as well as process conditions and other requirements concerning strength, weight, temperature, pressure, corrosion resistance, conductivity, etc. In this section you can find news items related to the materials used in all equipment associated with water electrolysis, hydrogen transport, storage, and processing. If you would like to see your news release published here and in our email newsletter, please feel free to contact Matjaž Matošec.
Metal hydrides are seen as a potential solution for hydrogen storage. However, the mining and production of high-purity materials emit large amounts of CO2. Researchers from the Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon have now demonstrated that such materials can be produced from recycled industrial waste.
The transport of green hydrogen in the form of iron. This is the vision of the ‘Me2H2 iron-steam process’ project coordinated by the University of Duisburg-Essen (UDE) and funded by the German government. The project team aims to develop a concept for its implementation on an industrial scale.
Hong Kong renewable energy company EPRO Advance Technology (EAT) has announced a breakthrough in green hydrogen energy generation and energy storage, revealing what is believed to be the easiest and lowest-cost way to deliver hydrogen that the world has seen.
Freudenberg Sealing Technologies has developed advanced sealing solutions for electrolyzers. By bonding its sealing materials to electrolyzer stack plates, the company offers reliable plate units designed to optimize sealing performance in aggressive electrolyzer environments.
WITT, a German-headquartered manufacturer of gas-related equipment, highlights its HD gas filter for installation in hydrogen pipework. The filter provides reliable protection against fine contaminants and condensates in the gas supply.
Smoltek Innovation AB has signed a collaboration agreement with an unspecified ‘large international manufacturer’ of materials for electrolyzers to integrate its nanofiber-based cell material into PEM electrolyzers.
Stainless steel is commonly used in various hydrogen applications, but it is susceptible to wear and galling. One solution to this problem is a surface hardening technology developed by the Danish company Expanite.
The new funding round, led by Doosan Corporation, will support the development and prototype of Versogen’s next-generation electrolyzer stacks and expand the production of their patented anion exchange membranes (AEM).
Poppe + Potthoff has developed a material specially designed for hydrogen applications. Components made of PPH2 can be designed with thinner walls than those made of stainless steel, resulting in weight and cost savings.
Imperial College London researchers have created a catalyst using only iron, carbon, and nitrogen – materials that are cheap and readily available – and shown that it can be used to operate a fuel cell at high power. Their results have been published in Nature Catalysis.
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