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Using aluminum and water to make clean hydrogen fuel

Objective/theme

Using the aluminum-water reaction to generate hydrogen doesn’t produce any greenhouse gas emissions, and it promises to solve the transportation problem for any location with available water.

Process & benefits

Using aluminum as our source, we can ‘store’ hydrogen at a density that’s 10 times greater than if we just store it as a compressed gas.

It could be used in fuel cell vehicles, heat-producing boilers, electricity-generating gas turbines, systems for storing renewable energy, and more.

United States

Geography

2021-08-12

Innovation Date

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

University Name

Douglas P. Hart - Professor of Mechanical Engineering

Laureen Meroueh - PhD Student

Team Members

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Industry

  • Power

Sustainability domain

  • Renewable Energy

Type of innovation

  • Core sciences & engineering

Stakeholder type

  • University researcher
  • Corporate researcher

Professions

Relevant for

  • Thermodynamics & heat sciences professional
  • Chemical engineer
  • Biochemical engineer
  • Material sciences professional
  • Power engineer
  • Production or process engineer

Innovation sector

  • Environmental sciences
  • Material sciences
  • Power engineering