Finally found a solution for hydrogen storage

Methanol Reformer

This could lead to hydrogen as an energy carrier: Fraunhofer researchers have discovered a new way to convert hydrogen into methanol – without causing any major energy losses. This can greatly simplify storage and transportation.

The new methanol rectifier is significantly smaller than the previous models.

Photo: Fraunhofer IMM

Hardly a day goes by without announcing new developments on the subject of hydrogen, and with good reason: its potential for energy transitions is enormous. And indeed, concentrated efforts are leading to more and more innovations that will probably soon make an environmentally friendly energy source suitable for everyday use in many fields – the Fraunhofer Institute for Microtechnology and Microsystems (IMM) has now developed a new methanol reformer is presented. Intended for mobile use and puts its predecessors in the shadows.

Climate-neutral conversion of hydrogen to methanol

Of course, the idea of ​​converting hydrogen to methanol is not new. Methanol is very easy to transport and above all, can be stored for a long time. In other words: it would be possible, for example, to produce hydrogen using electricity from solar systems using the electrolysis process, then convert it to methanol and bring it to areas where the energy requirement is covered by solar energy. cannot be done. The carbon dioxide needed for methanol production can be taken from the atmosphere. An alternative would be, for example, the use of power plant gases (carbon dioxide capture). This means that the bottom line is that it will be possible to make the process climate-neutral. Because the CO2, which is released when methanol is converted back to hydrogen, was previously removed from the atmosphere.

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