Hydrogen storage and compression system

A hydrogen storage-compression system comprising:

• a hydrogen storage-compression apparatus;
• a thermal management system;
• and
• a control system,
• wherein the hydrogen storage-compression apparatus includes a casing and a plurality of storage-compression units mounted within an internal chamber of the casing, wherein each storage-compression unit includes a container and a metal hydride configured for hydrogen storage-compression contained within the container, wherein the plurality of storage-compression containers are interconnected by a hydrogen gas circuit flow system to a hydrogen inlet and outlet for connection to a hydrogen consumer and a hydrogen source,
• wherein the thermal management system includes a thermal liquid circuit system and a heat exchanger system,
• wherein the thermal liquid circuit system includes
• a closed loop thermal liquid flow circuit,
• a thermal liquid contained and flowing within a thermal liquid flow circuit, and
• a thermal liquid pump for pumping the thermal liquid in the thermal liquid flow circuit,
• wherein the thermal liquid flow circuit is
• connected to a thermal liquid inlet and a thermal liquid outlet of the casing for flowing thermal liquid through casing internal chamber around the containers of the storage-compression units for cooling or heating thereof, and
• coupled to at least a first heat exchanger thermally coupled to heating source and to a second heat exchanger thermally coupled to a cooling source, and
• wherein the control system is connected to the thermal liquid circuit system for controlling the flow of the thermal liquid in the circuit and through the heat exchangers.