On January 10, a pilot project for producing 150 tons of magnesium hydride per year completed its first trial run, yielding qualified products from a single feedstock input.
This pilot utilizes a novel "one-pot" synthesize method for magnesium-based solid-state hydrogen storage materials, developed by Prof. CHEN Ping and Prof. CAO Hujun's team from the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics (DICP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS).
The pilot for producing magnesium hydride with a capacity of 150 tons per year in Yulin, Shaanxi (Image by CUI Yajun and CAO Hujun)
The magnesium hydride pilot focuses on the research and production of magnesium-based hydrogen storage materials and high-efficiency hydrogenation and dehydrogenation catalysts. It aims to develop and optimize the production process of high-quality magnesium-based solid-state hydrogen storage materials, as well as solid-state hydrogen storage equipment and systems.
Magnesium-based solid-state hydrogen storage systems are among the most promising hydrogen storage technologies. They can bridge the hydrogen energy and fossil energy systems, transform renewable energy application scenarios, and are crucial for the safe and efficient storage and transportation of large-scale hydrogen. These systems also hold great potential for hydrogen-thermal-electric coupling energy storage and for achieving a clean and sustainable society.
The magnesium hydride pilot was a collaboration among DICP, the Yulin Innovation Institute of Clean Energy, and Dalian Funde Jinyu Clean Energy Co., Ltd.