SBIR-STTR Award

Development of Novel Compaction Regimes for Hydrogen Storage Materials
Award last edited on: 10/15/2018

Sponsored Program
SBIR
Awarding Agency
DOE
Total Award Amount
$149,751
Award Phase
1
Solicitation Topic Code
17c
Principal Investigator
Bryan Ennis

Company Information

E&G Associates Inc

100 Cherokee Boulevard Suite 332
Chattanooga, TN 37405
   (423) 713-7489
   contact@powdernotes.com
   www.powdernotes.com
Location: Single
Congr. District: 03
County: Hamilton

Phase I

Contract Number: ----------
Start Date: ----    Completed: ----
Phase I year
2018
Phase I Amount
$149,751
Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles (FCEV) are an emerging technology for improving energy efficiency and reducing pollution emissions related to transportation-However, improving on-board Hydrogen storage is a key challenge to the advancement of light duty FCEV- Current storage methods utilize composite on- board vessels for high pressure Hydrogen gas- This method is costly and requires large storage volumes which is problematic for light duty vehicles- Alternative methods of storage using materials that either chemically bind and release hydrogen, or reversibly adsorb hydrogen, have long been investigated as a means to lower the onboard storage pressure, reduce overall system and delivery costs, and lessen safety concerns- However, these materials struggle to meet the system targets for volumetric density due to packing inefficiencies of the storage materials- This shortfall of hydrogen sorption storage systems can be overcome by densification of absorbent material while maintaining available surface area-

Phase II

Contract Number: ----------
Start Date: ----    Completed: ----
Phase II year
----
Phase II Amount
----