Flexible and standardised hydrogen storage system

Expected Outcome:To achieve the Clean Hydrogen JU's objective of accelerating hydrogen deployment across multiple sectors, the development of flexible, interoperable, and standardised hydrogen storage systems is critical. The proposed topic aims to reduce the entry barrier for OEMs, especially SMEs, by delivering a modular and standardised approach to hydrogen storage integration. Standardising storage systems, connections and control systems is important to help new and advanced hydrogen storage technologies grow. It sets a unified framework that makes it easier and faster to implement innovative storage systems and materials in different applications. Standardisation supports a wider use of next-generation hydrogen solutions, in line with the Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (SRIA) goals.While the StasHH project developed standard fuel-cell modules that can be easily integrated by OEMs into their vehicles, a similar solution does not exist for hydrogen storage, which can present a similar hurdle for OEMs.Fuel-cell manufacturers have noted OEMs often engineer in-house with custom, incompatible solutions. This places a significant burden on OEMs, who need to integrate hydrogen storage solutions into their products, requiring significant experience and know-how. Standardised storage solutions with clear boundaries and requirements will allow OEMs to include hydrogen storage into their designs faster and with less effort, enabling also smaller OEMs to deploy hydrogen-fuelled prototypes.The project results are expected to contribute to the following outcomes:Availability of modular hydrogen storage solutions based on a limited set of standardised block sizes, suitable for use across a wide spectrum of heavy-duty applications, such as trucks, trains, buses, off-road vehicles, ships, and stationary generators. The solution should allow extending the storage capability across the full range of applications;Interoperability between different OEM components through