Efficient hydrogen storage by adsorption with new metal-organic frameworks (MOST-H2)

MOST-H2 develops, validates, and demonstrates innovative hydrogen storage technologies using monolithic metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) as adsorbents. The high-performance MOFs are cost-efficient and optimised for hydrogen bonding. In doing so, they have a very small environmental footprint.

The main goal of the project is to computationally design, synthesise and experimentally validate the ultra-porous MOF-based H2 adsorbents. This is an essential step towards future-proof solutions for hydrogen storage compared to conventional technologies. An important part of the project is the development and upscaling of MOF materials that allow easy integration into a cryo-adsorption storage system specifically designed for this purpose. The MOST-H2 technology forms the basis for the development of future plans for market penetration and will thus contribute significantly to a green, sustainable, and circular hydrogen economy.

Steinbeis Europa Zentrum supports as a project partner:

• Communication and dissemination project results
• Co-definition of research and market needs
• Management of intellectual property rights and technology transfer
• Exploitation, replication and business model

Further details:

• Project name: novel Metal-Organic framework adsorbents for efficient STorage of hydrogen (MOST-H2)
• Funding: Horizon Europe (grant agreement no. 101058547)
• Funding budget for all partners: € 6M.
• Countries involved: Austria, France, Germany,  Greece, Italy, Morocco, Spain, UK
• Project Duration: 06/2022 - 05/2026