The present disclosure provides a gas storage device. In an embodiment, the gas storage device includes a cylinder with opposing ends. An endcap is present at each end. The cylinder and the endcaps form an enclosure. Each endcap includes a connector. A diaphragm is located in the enclosure. The diaphragm includes an annular sidewall. The device includes an inner chamber defined by an inner surface of the sidewall, and a storage space between an interior surface of the cylinder and an outer surface of the sidewall. A metal hydride composition is located in the storage space.

Provided is a renewable energy power generation system (10) having a renewable energy power generating apparatus (12) arranged to generate electric power; and a hydrogen power generation module (20) having a separation unit (22) adapted to separate water into hydrogen and oxygen, and a fuel cell unit (28) adapted to receive air or oxygen, and hydrogen from said separation unit or from a hydrogen storage; the fuel cell unit being arranged to produce electric power in the presence of hydrogen and oxygen; wherein the hydrogen power generation module being adapted to receive electric power from the at least one renewable energy power generating apparatus at least prior to production of electric power by the fuel cell unit.

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.

A solid state hydrogen storage device includes: a solid state hydrogen storage material in which hydrogen is stored; a heat exchanger in a plate shape that is inserted into the solid state hydrogen storage material and exchanges heat with the solid state hydrogen storage material through contact with the solid state hydrogen storage material; a storage container in which the solid state hydrogen storage material and the heat exchanger are accommodated; and a cap connected to an upper portion of the storage container and configured to seal the interior of the storage container.

The invention relates to a hydrogen compressor with metal hydride comprising: a pressure chamber, comprising an inner space, defined by a first inner surface; a shell with a thickness E, the shell comprising a first outer surface facing the first inner surface, the shell comprising an insulating material with first thermal conductivity; and a hydrogen storage element, contained in the shell, 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.

The present relates to a combined hydrogen storage-compression unit suitable for the filling of high-pressure (350 bar and beyond) hydrogen vessels. It includes a containment vessel filled with a hydrogen storage alloy, a heating system, a cooling system and a thermal management system. The same shall be connected directly to the hydrogen supply (e.g. an electrolyser) on one side and to the end consumer on the other side. Moreover, it offers the possibility for intermediate storage of at least one time the maximal quantity of hydrogen that is to be supplied at high pressure in a single step.

A modular device for generating hydrogen gas from a hydrogen liquid carrier may include a housing; an inlet for receiving the hydrogen liquid carrier; and at least one cartridge arranged within the housing. The cartridge may include at least one catalyst configured to cause a release of hydrogen gas when exposed to the hydrogen liquid carrier. The modular device may include a gas outlet for expelling the hydrogen gas released in the modular device and a liquid outlet for expelling spent hydrogen liquid carrier.

A power supply 100 is described. The power supply 100 has a first electrical outlet 110 and comprises: optionally a set of hydrogen storage devices 200, including a first hydrogen storage device 200A, a set of heaters 300, including a first heater 300A, a first releasable fluid inlet coupling 410 and/or a first releasable fluid outlet coupling 510; wherein the first hydrogen storage device 200A comprises: a pressure vessel 230A, having a first fluid inlet 210A and a first fluid outlet 220A, comprising therein a thermally conducting network 240A optionally thermally coupled to the first heater 300A, wherein the pressure vessel 230A is arranged to receive therein a hydrogen storage material 250A in thermal contact, at least in part, with the thermally conducting network 240A, wherein the first fluid inlet 210A and/or the first fluid outlet 220A are in fluid communication with the first releasable fluid inlet coupling 410 and/or the first releasable fluid outlet coupling 510, respectively; and preferably, wherein the thermally conducting network 240A has lattice geometry and/or a fractal geometry in two and/or three dimensions.

A metal hydride storage system (MHSS) and a method for refueling the MHSS includes obtaining a parameter vector comprising a first state of a metal hydride storage system (MHSS), and a measurable output of the MHSS; sending the parameter vector to a control algorithm, wherein the control algorithm includes a first data structure and a second data structure, wherein the first data structure corresponds to a plurality of critical regions, wherein the second data structure corresponds to a plurality of piecewise affine functions, wherein the affine functions corresponds to a control action; searching the first data structure with the parameter vector; selecting a critical region based on searching the first data structure; selecting, from the second data structure, a piecewise affine function corresponding to the selected critical region; and calculating a control action based on the affine function, where the control action comprises controlling at least one controlled parameter.

A safety vacuum supply gas cylinder includes a cylinder body, a pipeline structure, first and second check valves (respectively having first and second check valve opening pressures P.sub.c1, P.sub.c2, wherein P.sub.c1 is greater than an atmospheric pressure P.sub.0). The cylinder body has an opening and an internal space configured to store a gas, wherein the gas forms an internal pressure P.sub.2 smaller than P.sub.0. The pipeline structure, communicated with the opening, has first and second pipelines where the first and second check valves are respectively arranged. An external filling gas enters the cylinder body when a pressure of the external filling gas is greater than P.sub.c1 and P.sub.2. The gas flows out when P.sub.2 is greater than P.sub.c2 and an external environmental pressure.