Fundamental investigations on improved materials and storage concepts for a hydrogen based integrated total energy utilisation system

General Information

The aim of this project is the development and design optimization of a next-generation hydrogen-based stationary energy system, based on the Totalized Hydrogen Energy Utilization System (THEUS) concept promoted by the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) in Japan, where the primary energy is from renewable sources and the secondary energy is hydrogen.
In order to achieve this goal, a multilateral cooperation is initiated with an interdisciplinary approach, bringing together expertise from different research fields, with focus on: (i) development and characterization of hydrogen storage materials, (ii) investigation of hydrogen storage tank properties, (iii) modeling of integrated hydrogen storage systems (i.e. THEUS).
The iTHEUS project is primarily a coordination and support action with co-funding for e.g. workshops, exchange of scientist, design studies and coordination of joint research planning activities among the involved parties in Japan and Europe. The funding source is the ERA-NET CONCERT JAPAN (Connecting and Coordinating European Research and Technology Development with Japan).

EU-Programme Acronym and Subprogramme Area	ERA-NET CONCERT JAPAN
Project Type	Coordination action
Contract Number	CONCERT_ EN-015 iTHEUS
Co-ordinator	Institute for Energy Technology (NO), National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (JP)

Total Eligible Costs (€)	Hereon Eligible Costs (€)	EC Funding for Hereon (€)
492.700	99.500	99.500

Contact Person at Hereon

Dr. Martin Dornheim, Institute of Materials Research, WTN Phone: +49 4152 87 2604, Fax : +49 4152 87 2636 E-mail contact

Participants

Empa Materials Sciences and Technology (CH), Institute for Energy Technology (NO), National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (JP), Tohoku University (JP), University of Aarhus (DK)

Last Update: 16. April 2021