Hydrogen is a gas with extremely low density and high storage densities are difficult to achieve. At ambient conditions it takes 11 cubic meters to store 1 kilogram of hydrogen. Conventional hydrogen storage only works under very high pressures (compressed hydrogen: 700+ bars) or very low temperatures (liquefied hydrogen: minus 253 °C). This generates additional risks and requires energy intensive compression and liquefaction procedures.
Hydrogenious Technologies developed a breakthrough in hydrogen storage. The safe and efficient storage of hydrogen in Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carriers (LOHC). LOHC can be stored and transported under ambient conditions in the existing fuel infrastructure without the need for high pressures or low temperatures. One cubic meter of LOHC can store more than 600 cubic meters of hydrogen gas. This innovation is currently under development. HydroCoin HYC will help develop and kickstart this technology so it becomes available for trucks, ships and many other utility-vehicles world wide. 1000 litre of this liquid can carry 54 kg of hydrogen. This liquid acts like a battery, that can be loaded and unloaded. It is safe and can be used with conventional tanks and trucks for storage and transportation.