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H2MOF thinks nanomaterials designed to pull in and hold hydrogen at low pressure, like a sponge absorbing water, are a cheaper, more efficient way to store and move the fuel.ydrogen is a promising form of carbon-free energy, but moving and storing the superlight element is costly and energy-intensive.
Rather than pumping highly compressed or liquified hydrogen into a conventional tank, H2MOF is designing one that holds the energy-rich fuel in a solid state, absorbing it into specially engineered nanomaterials. The approach is based on research by two of its cofounders and scientific advisors: Omar Yahgi, a chemistry professor at the University of California, Berkeley, and Sir Fraser Stoddart, winner of the Nobel Prize in chemistry in 2016.
“Think of it as a novel combination of organic materials with some metal atoms,” Taha said. “A crystal structure at the nanoscale — at extremely small scale.” Storing more fuel at lower pressure means much less cost. Taha estimates that switching from high-pressure tanks to its technology could save $12,000 annually in energy expenses to operate a fuel cell transit bus, for example. And in the case of a car like Toyota’s, H2MOF’s technology could potentially double its 350-mile range per fueling by packing in more hydrogen without adding weight.
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