CPI Uses Hrein Energy's Technology of Hydrogen Storage for Hydrogen Influstructure Project

Hrein Energy, Inc. (Hokkaido-based company) signed a contract with the Centre for Process Innovation (CPI) to cooperatively promote the hydrogen influstructure project.
Hrein provides its proprietary technology of hydrogen storage to the CPI and the enterprises participating in the hydrogen influstructure project.
Under the contract, both parties will construct an energy supply system for supplying hydrogen gas to hydrogen vehicles and fuel cells in England, and in future, the entire region of EU.
[News release from Hrein Energy, The Hokkaido Shimbun Press., etc.]

The Hrein's hydrogen storage technology stores hydrogen into a liquid organic hydride under the conditions of normal temperature and normal pressure.
The organic hydride may be handled like kerosene, etc. With this feature, the hydrogen transportation is easy, a large amount of hydrogen can be stored, and the conventional kerosene influstructure may be used almost as it is.
The organic hydride as a hydrogen storage medium is fairly superior to high-pressure hydrogen and liquid hydrogen in hydrogen supply and transportation cost.
The organic hydride has many profitable characteristics, which are preferable for the hydrogen storage medium.
1) The content of hydrogen is very high. #1
2) Reaction gently proceeds.
3) Reaction is reversible. The organic hydride is recyclicable: The hydrogenation- and dehydrogenation reactions of the organic hydride can be alternatively repeated.
4) No by-product is produced in the reaction.

#1: The target figures of the hydrogen contents (volume, weight) exceed the target figures of the hydrogen storage medium, set by United States Department of Energy (DOE) and the Alliance of Automobile Manufactures, Inc. (AAMA).
See "Characteristics of organic hydrides"

Keywords: CPI, Hrein Energy, Hydrogen Storage, organic hydride, hydrogen influstructure project, hydrogen vehicles, fuel cells, England, EU, Hokkaido.