Hy-Form: Formic acid - chemical storage of electrical energy and on-site hydrogen production for use in PEM fuel cells

• Research unit: INNOSUISSE
• Project number: 16031.1 PFEN-IW

Short description (German)

Hy-Form: Formic acid - chemical storage of electrical energy and on-site hydrogen production|for use in PEM fuel cells

Short description (English)

Hy-Form: Formic acid - chemical storage of electrical energy and on-site hydrogen production for use in PEM fuel cells

Abstract (German)

Future energy supply will be expanded by decentralised production and storage system, for the energy|supplied by sun and wind with fluctuations in capacity and flow. Decentralised systems are needed for the|storage of overproduction and compensation of over demand. Hydrogen will play a role as energy carrier.|In this project a new system is proposed, where hydrogen is stored chemically as formic acid, and produced|on demand in a medium-scale reactor from formic acid for the use in PEM fuel cells.

Abstract (English)