Nordic magnesium-based hydrogen energy storage

Is magnesium hydride a good hydrogen storage material?

Magnesium hydride (MgH 2) has been considered as one of the most promising hydrogen storage materials because of its high hydrogen storage capacity, excellent reversibility, sufficient magnesium reserves, and low cost. However, great barriers both in the thermodynamic and the kinetic properties of MgH 2 limit its practical application.

Are magnesium-based hydrogen storage materials sustainable?

In summary, magnesium-based hydrogen storage materials, offer significant potential for sustainable energy applications due to their high hydrogen storage capacity, security and abundant availability. However, challenges such as sluggish kinetics and elevated operating temperatures have hindered their practical implementation.

Are magnesium based compounds a potential hydrogen storage material?

Over the last decade's magnesium and magnesium based compounds have been intensively investigated as potential hydrogen storage as well as thermal energy storage materials due to their abundance and availability as well as their extraordinary high gravimetric and volumetric storage densities.

What is magnesium hydrogen storage?

In the magnesium hydrogen storage process, hydrogen atoms form stable hydrides (MgH2) with the hydrogen storage material Mg through chemical bonds, exhibiting excellent reversibility and cyclic performance, fully meeting the technical goals for hydrogen storage materials in vehicular applications [16, 17].

Can magnesium based hydrogen storage materials be used at low temperatures?

Magnesium-based hydrogen storage materials have emerged as one of the most promising candidates due to their high hydrogen storage density and low cost. However, their application at low temperatures is hindered by challenges such as thermodynamic stability, complex activation processes, elevated dissociation temperatures, and sluggish kinetics.

How to prepare high-performance magnesium based hydrogen storage materials?

Doping catalysts and nanostructuring are two facile but efficient methods to prepare high-performance magnesium (Mg)-based hydrogen storage materials. Core–shell nanostructured Mg-based hydrogen storage materials synergize the strengths of the above two modification methods.