The invention relates to a hydrogen compressor (10) with metal hydride comprising: a pressure chamber (20), comprising an inner space, defined by a first inner surface (21); a shell (70) with a thickness E, the shell (70) comprising a first outer surface (71) facing the first inner surface (21), the shell (70) comprising an insulating material with first thermal conductivity; and a hydrogen storage element (50), contained in the shell (70), comprising a storage material suitable for storing or releasing hydrogen as a function of a temperature that is imposed on same, and having a second thermal conductivity higher than the first thermal conductivity.

A heat generating device includes a container, a heat generating element, and a heater. A hydrogen-based gas contributing to heat generation is introduced into the container. The heat generating element is provided inside the container. The heater is configured to heat the heat generating element. The heat generating element includes a base made of a hydrogen storage metal, a hydrogen storage alloy, or a proton conductor, and a multilayer film provided on a surface of the base. The multilayer film having a stacking configuration of: a first layer that is made of a hydrogen storage metal or a hydrogen storage alloy, and a second layer that is made of a hydrogen storage metal, a hydrogen storage alloy, or ceramics different from that of the first layer. The first layer and the second layer have a layer shape with a thickness of less than 1000 nm.

A hydrogen storage cartridge small and lightweight allows storage and discharge of hydrogen at low pressure and normal temperature. It also can effectively absorb the volume expansion accompanying atomization of a hydrogen storage alloy that occurs due to repeated storage and discharge of hydrogen, and therefore a hydrogen storage cartridge (A) is provided in which deformation due to repeated use, and in particular irregular deformation, extremely unlikely, also it can effectively avoid hydrogen storage irregularities of the hydrogen storage alloy. The hydrogen storage cartridge (A) is used for storage of hydrogen contained in biomass thermal decomposition gas, wherein the material of the hydrogen storage cartridge (A) is pure titanium, and the hydrogen storage cartridge (A) includes in the interior space (1), as a hydrogen storage alloy, at least one hydrogen storage alloy selected from the group comprising lanthanum mischmetal/nickel, titanium/iron, calcium/nickel, and lanthanum/nickel.

A storage system for storing solid hydrogen includes: a plurality of storages including two or more types of solid hydrogen storage materials having different magnetic intensities; a storage container configured to accommodate the storages; and a coil disposed inside the storage container and configured to apply a variable magnetic field to the storages accommodated in the storage container.

A hydrogen storage device is described. The hydrogen storage device comprises a heater/cooler module (6) and a pressure containment vessel (1) defining an interior volume and having within it: a thermally conducting network (4) having a face in thermal contact with the heater/cooler module (6), the shape of the thermally conducting network (4) being a fractal geometry in two or three dimensions; optionally a metal foam in thermal contact with the thermally conducting network (4); and a hydrogen storage material (5) in thermal contact with the thermally conducting network (4).

A hydrogen compression system includes an inner container made of a non-magnetic element and having a hydrogen inlet/outlet portion through which hydrogen flows in or out of the inner container, a metal hydride material accommodated in the inner container, an outer container configured to surround the inner container and having an inlet/outlet port through which hydrogen flows in or out of the outer container, and an induction heating unit disposed between the inner container and the outer container and configured to heat the metal hydride material by induction heating, thereby obtaining an advantageous effect of simplifying a structure and process for heating the metal hydride material and quickly heating the metal hydride material to an accurate temperature.

One embodiment is directed to an integrated energy storage and distribution system, comprising: an electrolysis module configured to utilize intake electricity and intake water to output hydrogen gas, oxygen, and surplus water; a metal hydride hydrogen storage module configured to controllably store, or alternatively release, hydrogen gas; a fuel cell module configured to controllably intake hydrogen gas and output electricity and water vapor; and a computing system operatively coupled to the electrolysis module, storage module, and fuel cell module and configured to coordinate operation of these modules relative to each other; wherein the electrolysis, storage, and fuel cell modules are thermally coupled such that heat energy released from one or more modules which may be at least transiently exothermic may be utilized by one or modules which may be at least transiently endothermic.

A catalyst used for dehydrogenation of an organic hydrogen-storage material to generate hydrogen, a support for the catalyst, and a preparation process thereof are presented. A hydrogen-storage alloy and a preparation process thereof are provided. A process for providing high-purity hydrogen, a high-efficiently distributed process for producing high-purity and high-pressure hydrogen, a system for providing high-purity and high-pressure hydrogen, a mobile hydrogen supply system, and a distributed hydrogen supply apparatus are also described.

A catalyst used for dehydrogenation of an organic hydrogen-storage material to generate hydrogen, a support for the catalyst, and a preparation process thereof are presented. A hydrogen-storage alloy and a preparation process thereof are also provided. A process for providing high-purity hydrogen, a high-efficiently distributed process for producing high-purity and high-pressure hydrogen, a system for providing high-purity and high-pressure hydrogen, a mobile hydrogen supply system, and a distributed hydrogen supply apparatus are also described.

Gas compression system having a compressor for compressing hydrogen, a recovery device(s) for recovering hydrogen escaping as leakage gas during compression, and a leakage gas return line to return recovered leakage gas into a stage in the gas compression system upstream of the compressor and/or into a suction line of a compressor stage of the compressor. The compressor has a leakage gas discharge line for discharging leakage gas. Each recovery device is fluidically connectable to the discharge and return lines and has a metal hydride reservoir(s) heat-coupled to a respective heat exchanger. Each hydride reservoir has a hydride-forming metal alloy(s) which, when heat is supplied or dissipated through the respective heat exchanger, provides cyclic de- or absorption of leakage gas. Each recovery device increases leakage gas pressure in the discharge line to at least the pressure in the upstream stage and/or the suction pressure in the suction line.