Atlanta, GA - April 2015
CTE was selected to receive one of 11 grants announced by Department of Energy's Fuel Cell Technologies Office (FCTO). As part of this project, CTE will lead the team to develop and demonstrate a conformable, lightweight 700 bar gaseous hydrogen storage system. The project team includes the University of Texas - Center for Electromechanics and High Energy Coil Reservoirs, LLC (HECR).
The HECR core technology is an extruded pressure vessel with a continuous support structure woven over the core liner. HECR currently has a similar technology in production for compressed air breathing systems. This project will adapt this system to hydrogen storage by identifying a plastic liner compatible with hydrogen, and developing a pressure containment design to meet the requirements of 700 bar gaseous storage. The first phase will develop a proof-of-concept test vessel, and the second phase will scale this up to store approximately 1 kg of hydrogen at 700 bar.DOE's FCTO announced a total of $10M as part of these awards.
The intention of these selections is to identify high-impact technologies that are not already addressed in FCTO's strategic plan or mainstream project portfolio. The projects selected have the potential to dramatically lower the cost or improve the performance, durability, or efficiency of fuel cells or hydrogen fuel production. DOE describes the selected projects as "high-risk but high-impact" that "complement the current FCTO portfolio."
