A breakthrough in large-scale storage of hydrogen under ambient conditions.
We are a key technology in the hydrogen supply chain, delivering what was once considered impossible: simple, safe, scalable, low-cost hydrogen storage at ambient temperature and pressure. The cost and technical complexity of storing and transporting hydrogen has been a major contributor to hydrogen projects failing to reach FID. So we created a new way.
ABOUT CARBON 280
Carbon280 is a materials science and engineering company. Our science team is encouraged to research and experiment widely and to fast-fail ideas. Our engineering team is focused on developing products that are safe for people and the environment; enable a low carbon future; and that are built for real industrial applications from day one.
OUR TECHNOLOGY
A new approach to hydrogen storage
Our starting point was that if hydrogen production is to grow five fold by 2050, as McKinsey is predicting, it must be at least as simple to handle as fossil fuels and that it should be comparatively safer for people and the environment. Hydrilyte® is so different from other approaches to hydrogen storage that it is in its own category as a liquid, metal hydride. Based on globally abundant magnesium, Hydrilyte® will not be subject to the geopolitical risks associated with rare-earth metals or indeed the platinum group catalysts that the Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carrier (LOHC) and ammonia crackers depend on.
Lower Costs
The simple, catalyst free design of the Hydrilyte® plant reduces capital costs. Compatibility with existing fuel equipment for storage and transport also reduces capital and operating costs. The reversible Hydrilyte® hydrogen storage and release process operates without cracking and is highly durable. This ensures that unlike LOHCs a Hydrilyte® plant will have minimal make-up requirements over its lifetime, comparatively reducing operating costs.
Inherently Safe
Our technology is fundamentally non-flammable and non-toxic, avoiding the hazards of compressed hydrogen, liquid hydrogen or ammonia (when used as a hydrogen carrier). Unlike LOHCs Hydrilyte® is non-toxic in a marine spill. Inherent safety enables co-location of large volumes of hydrogen close to sensitive facilities such as data centres or hazardous facilities such as steel plants.
Massively Scalable Storage
A large crude oil tank, of the type found at an oil terminal, could store 2000 tonnes of hydrogen, equivalent to 40GWh of energy from standard fuel cells. Enough to power a 1GW data centre for 40 hours.
Globally Scalable Production by Design
Based on magnesium, an abundant element in the earth’s crust and sea water, Hydrilyte® is ready for worldwide production, minimising geopolitical risk.
Extreme Durability
Unlike LOHCs, Hydrilyte® can be reused thousands of times with minimal degradation, ensuring a long and reliable service life.
Simple to Transport
As a safe, pumpable liquid, Hydrilyte moves through existing supply chains, staffed by semi-skilled labour, as easily as diesel. Unlike liquid hydrogen or ammonia, its safety characteristics minimise permitting and licensing issues for developers.
Purification Capabilities
Our process enables the separation of hydrogen from mixed gas streams and storage of the hydrogen in a single step. This will create value for industries where hydrogen is a waste product (Industrial By-Product Hydrogen) and enable separation of hydrogen and helium for natural hydrogen developers.
No Catalysts Required
By combining a simpler, more robust design with greater tolerance for variable input, the system delivers a lower-cost and highly flexible hydrogen storage.
Energy Efficient
Less energy required to store and release hydrogen compared to ammonia and LOHCs like MCH and DBT which means higher round-trip efficiency and lower cost of operations.
USE CASES
Storage & Separation
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Buffering & Storage
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Transport & Logistics
LATEST NEWS
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Hydrilyte Technology Pilot Update: Custom Built Gas Analyser
This week at the Hydrilyte® Technology Pilot, we received our custom-built gas analyser. In addition to ensuring plant safety, the gas analyser will also be monitoring the HTP hydrogen gas streams to provide empirical evidence of the hydrogen purity. The Role of...
Hydrilyte Technology Pilot Update: Skid Arrives on Site
Earlier this week, Carbon280 CEO, Mark Rheinlander, visited the site of our Hydrilyte® Technology Pilot (HTP), currently being assembled at our research facility in Kwinana, Western Australia. This visit marks a significant milestone in our journey toward...
Hydrilyte Technology Pilot Update: Controls Container and HTP Reactor
This week saw the arrival and integration of crucial components of the Hydrilyte® Technology, bringing us ever closer to the HTP's operational launch in August. As seen in the photos below, the new controls container has been successfully installed. This unit is...
