Hydrogen storage

A system for receiving, storing and releasing hydrogen fuel, comprising:

• a chamber with a selective membrane, said chamber having an outlet for releasing hydrogen fuel and containing hydrogenated material and a homogenous catalyst wherein the homogenous catalyst is an iridium complex of the formula:
• IrH.sub.4 {2,6C.sub.6 H.sub.3 (CH.sub.2 P(C(CH.sub.3).sub.3).sub.2).sub.2 };
• a heat source for heating the hydrogenated material to produce the hydrogen fuel;
• and
• an inlet for delivering pressurized hydrogen gas to the chamber to rehydrogenate said hydrogenated material.

A vehicular apparatus comprising:

• a body;
• a motor connected to the body for moving the body;
• a hydrogen fuel source;
• a fuel line connected to the motor and to the hydrogen fuel source, wherein the fuel source further comprises a storage tank containing hydrogenated material and a homogenous catalyst, wherein said homogenous catalyst is an iridium catalyst of the formula:
• IrH.sub.4 {2,6C.sub.6 H.sub.3 (CH.sub.2 P(C(CH.sub.3).sub.3).sub.2).sub.2 };
• and
• a heat source thermally connected for increasing the temperature in the material to at least about 150.degree. C., wherein said hydrogenated material is dehydrogenated to produce hydrogen fuel for powering said vehicular apparatus.

A method of powering a vehicle apparatus, comprising the steps of:

• providing a tank having an inlet, said tank housing a hydrogen containing material and a homogenous catalyst wherein said homogenous catalyst is an iridium catalyst of the formula:
• IrH.sub.4 {2,6C.sub.6 H.sub.3 (CH.sub.2 P(C(CH.sub.3).sub.3).sub.2).sub.2 };
• dehydrogenating the hydrogen containing material by first heating at least a portion of the hydrogen containing material to produce hydrogen;
• powering said vehicle apparatus with the hydrogen until the tank is emptied by dehydrogenating the hydrogen containing material;
• and
• filling the tank by second heating the tank and introducing hydrogen into the tank, to rehydrogenate the hydrogen containing material.