Back to results
US 7,790,013 B2Granted
Storing and transporting energy
AssigneeSafe Hydrogen, LLC
InventorsAndrew W. McClaine, Kenneth Brown
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
Among other things, hydrogen is released from water at a first location using energy from a first energy source; the released hydrogen is stored in a metal hydride slurry; and the metal hydride slurry is transported to a second location remote from the first location.
Claims22
A method comprising:
- pumping a pumpable hydrogen storage fluid into a discharge device, the pumpable hydrogen storage fluid comprising an inert liquid and reversible hydride formers, the reversible hydride formers comprising hydrided reversible hydride formers, the pumpable hydrogen storage fluid not being subject to significant hydrogen evolution at room temperature and pressure, wherein the pumpable hydrogen storage fluid is a slurry;
- and
- heating the pumpable hydrogen storage fluid under anhydrous conditions in the discharge device to release hydrogen from the hydrided reversible hydride formers and form non-hydrided reversible hydride formers.
A method comprising:
- pumping a pumpable hydrogen storage fluid into a discharge device, the pumpable hydrogen storage fluid comprising an inert liquid and reversible hydride formers, the reversible hydride formers comprising hydrided reversible hydride formers, the pumpable hydrogen storage fluid not being subject to significant hydrogen evolution at room temperature and pressure, wherein the pumpable hydrogen storage fluid comprises magnesium, magnesium hydride, mineral oil and a dispersant;
- and
- heating the pumpable hydrogen storage fluid under anhydrous conditions in the discharge device to release hydrogen from the hydrided reversible hydride formers and form non-hydrided reversible hydride formers.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.