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Project title

Renewable Energy Storage Reactor for Mobile Applications - RESR

Primary Funding Agency

Science Foundation Ireland

Co-Funding Organisation(s)

Lead Organisation

University College Dublin

Lead Applicant

Not listed

Project Abstract

Ireland is well positioned to fully exploit the extensive capabilities offered by renewables to electrify our energy systems and generate "green" CO2-free hydrogen. However, many applications that depend on hydrogen storage face technical and economic challenges due to low energy density limitations, thereby restricting its full-scale deployment in difficult-to-decarbonise mobile sectors, including heavy vehicle transport. The project aims to technically advance/optimise the "Renewable Energy Storage Reactor" (RESR) with advantages centred around patent-protected catalysts, processes and technology that vastly increases the energy storage density of green-produced hydrogen. The team intends to enhance the utilisation of hydrogen storage media with increased safety and reliability while developing/upgrading the lightweight prototype reactor with components for ease of assembly and manufacturing while enabling recycling and reusability of the energy storage medium, thus establishing a circular economic/environmental-friendly process. The goal is to build a foundation for the commercialisation of the Renewable Energy Storage Reactor with the development/de-risking of the prototype reactor at a practical scale for mobile drone applications with an Irish-UAV company. Engagement with interested partners/stakeholders is essential to scale the technology towards other commercial sectors, e.g. mobile-power applications and power generators and develop plans to target areas for decarbonisation such as the transportation sector.

Grant Approved

�288,332.00

Research Hub

Climate Change

Research Theme

3. Climate Solutions, Transition Management and Opportunities

Start Date

01/01/2023

Initial Projected Completion Date

31/12/2024