Zaragoza from 10:00 to 10:45 by Prof. Marcello Baricco (UNITO)
European and Italian investments plan to support hydrogen as an energy carrier in the energy transition. After production and before the use in different applications, hydrogen may need to be purified, transported, compressed and stored, so suitable hydrogen handling approaches, based on low-cost, safe, highly efficient and sustainable systems and operating close to ambient temperature and pressure, are needed. An overview on the state of the art of current technologies for hydrogen handling will be provided. Some case studies using metal hydrides as hydrogen carrier will be presented. A small scale H2 refuelling station developed to provide hydrogen for a FC-driven drone will be described. The HyCARE project, funded by FCH JU - H2020 and focused on the development of an efficient metal hydride-based system for the storage of renewables energies, with a planned quantity of 50 kg of stored hydrogen, will be presented. The Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) methodology to evaluate the environmental impacts associated with developed systems will be shortly described. Finally, main open challenges will be outlined, suggesting possible approaches for their overcoming.
The lecture will be followed by a colloquium between the presenter and the attendants.
Although the session will be “face to face”, it could also be followed by ZOOM. The link can be found here: formulario de inscripción