An international consortium with the participation of scientists from the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at Wrocław University of Science and Technology will develop high-pressure composite tanks for the transport of hydrogen in so-called tubular transport. These will allow as much as 1.5 tonnes of this gas to be transported and stored at a pressure of 700 bar.
Sites that obtain energy from renewable sources such as photovoltaics or wind turbines can combine such installations with a hydrogen-producing electrolyser. At times of excess energy production, this would be converted to hydrogen and stored in a tank, and in times of stagnation (in the absence of solar weather or wind) the hydrogen would be converted to energy.
The work will be led by Air Liquide, a French chemical company operating in the global market and specialising in the production of industrial gases. Work on the tank is made possible thanks to a grant awarded by the European Commission. The ‘ROAD TRHYP’ project has received €2.5 million in funding from Horizon Europe.
