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From: Haim R. Branisteanu6/22/2019 4:20:37 AM
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The future in energy distribution could be "Liquid organic hydrogen carriers" (LOHCs). These fluids store energy such as renewables generation or nuclear power in the form of hydrogen. Ammonia is not conversion competitive but well-established technology. Hydrogen can be generated from clean electricity from bifacial solar panels, producing inexpensive electricity to extract H2 from seawater. The trick is storing the H2 LOHCs can readily pick up hydrogen atoms in one set of reactions (hydrogenation), then be used to transport the hydrogen safely at ambient temperatures and pressures.


The hydrogen can then be released (dehydrogenation) at the place you want to burn it for heat. That could be the fuel intake for an auto or truck engine, or a conventional power plant. LOHCs already make some sense as a means of storing energy from intermittent renewable generators, such as wind turbines or solar panels. The efficiency of LOHCs can be improved by the development of compounds that carry more hydrogen by weight and engineering more efficient catalysts for the hydrogenation/dehydrogenation process. Those working on LOHCs believe that when the liquids can carry a bit more than 10 percent of added hydrogen by weight, they could be competitive in powering modified petrol or diesel vehicle engines.
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