FLYHY - Fluorine Substituted High Capacity Hydrides for Hydrogen Storage at low Working Temperatures

The targets of the FlyHy project are the development and testing of advanced nanostructured high capacity hydrogen storage materials and testing by

1. exploiting findings on materials destabilisation and stabilisation resp. by halogen substitution for alane, borohydrides and Reactive Hydride Composites , in order to achieve a breakthrough in the thermodynamic properties of these materials exhibiting the highest hydrogen capacities known at present,
2. obtaining an in depth scientific understanding of the sorption properties of the substituted materials by extended structural and thermodynamical characterisation and modelling, for materials optimisation,
3. determining tank relevant materials properties like e.g. densification behaviour and heat conductivity, and
4. doing tests in a prototype tank in conjunction with a high temperature fuel cell.

The European FP7 Project FLYHY is funded under Grant agreement no.: N° 226943-2. Its runtime is January, 1st, 2009 to December, 31st, 2011.