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11.09.2023

Project and technology study: Trends and Design Factors for Hydrogen Pressure Vessels

Die AZL Aachen GmbH, bekannter Innovationspartner für Industriekooperationen auf dem Gebiet der Leichtbautechnologieforschung, startet eines neuen Projekts mit dem Titel "Trends und Designfaktoren für Wasserstoffdruckbehälter". Das Projekt wird Fragestellungen der Industrie in Bezug auf die Wasserstoffspeicherung adressieren.


AZL Aachen GmbH, a recognized innovator in lightweight technologies research and industry collaboration, announces the initiation of a new project titled "Trends and Design Factors for Hydrogen Pressure Vessels". The project aims to address industry needs surrounding hydrogen storage.

Hydrogen has gained significant attention as a key technological solution for decarbonization, with high pressure storage and transportation emerging as vital components. Its applications extend from stationary storage solutions to mobile pressure vessels employed in sectors such as transportation and energy systems.

Die AZL Aachen GmbH, bekannter Innovationspartner für Industriekooperationen auf dem Gebiet der Leichtbautechnologieforschung, startet eines neuen Projekts mit dem Titel "Trends und Designfaktoren für Wasserstoffdruckbehälter". Das Projekt wird Fragestellungen der Industrie in Bezug auf die Wasserstoffspeicherung adressieren.


AZL Aachen GmbH, a recognized innovator in lightweight technologies research and industry collaboration, announces the initiation of a new project titled "Trends and Design Factors for Hydrogen Pressure Vessels". The project aims to address industry needs surrounding hydrogen storage.

Hydrogen has gained significant attention as a key technological solution for decarbonization, with high pressure storage and transportation emerging as vital components. Its applications extend from stationary storage solutions to mobile pressure vessels employed in sectors such as transportation and energy systems.

The AZL team, renowned for its high reputation in providing market and technology insights as well as developing component and production concepts in the format of Joint Partner Projects seeks for companies along the whole composite value chain interested in further developing their application know how in this economically highly relevant field.

The project will provide an in depth exploration of market insights, regulatory standards, and intellectual property landscapes. Beyond this, there is a dedicated focus on staying updated with state of the art and advancements in design, materials, and man ufacturing techniques.

An integral component of the project involves the creation of reference designs by AZL´s engineering team. The reference designs will encompass a variety of pressure vessel configurations and will consider a diverse range of materials and production concep ts.

With the scheduled project start in October 2023, and a project timeline of approximately nine months, AZL encourages companies active across the composite value chain to participate. Companies interested in participating or seeking further information should reach out directly to the AZL expert team.

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Aachener Zentrum für integrativen Leichtbau

(c) A. Monforts Textilmaschinen GmbH & Co. KG
Members and associates of the WasserSTOFF consortium from Monforts, Pleva, NTB Nova Textil, TU Freiberg, Hochschule Niederrhein and Honeywell Thermal Solutions, at the launch meeting of the new project at the Monforts ATC in Mönchengladbach.
28.04.2023

Monforts presents green hydrogen project WasserSTOFF at ITMA 2023

At ITMA 2023 in Milan from June 8-14 this year, Monforts is organising two free-to-attend seminars and discussions on the potential of green hydrogen as a new energy source for textile finishing, drying and related processes.

Monforts is currently leading a consortium of industrial partners and universities in the three-year WasserSTOFF project, launched in November 2022, that is exploring all aspects of this exciting and fast-rising new industrial energy option.
The target of the government-funded project is to establish to what extent hydrogen can be used in the future as an alternative heating source for textile finishing processes. This will first involve tests on laboratory equipment together with associated partners and the results will then be transferred to a stenter frame at the Monforts Advanced Technology Center (ATC).

At ITMA 2023 in Milan from June 8-14 this year, Monforts is organising two free-to-attend seminars and discussions on the potential of green hydrogen as a new energy source for textile finishing, drying and related processes.

Monforts is currently leading a consortium of industrial partners and universities in the three-year WasserSTOFF project, launched in November 2022, that is exploring all aspects of this exciting and fast-rising new industrial energy option.
The target of the government-funded project is to establish to what extent hydrogen can be used in the future as an alternative heating source for textile finishing processes. This will first involve tests on laboratory equipment together with associated partners and the results will then be transferred to a stenter frame at the Monforts Advanced Technology Center (ATC).

To be considered “green”, hydrogen must be produced using a zero-carbon process that is powered by renewable energy sources such as wind or solar. Currently, the cleanest method of hydrogen production is electrolysis, using an electrically-powered electrolyzer to separate water molecules into hydrogen and oxygen. The purity of the hydrogen is also important, and impurities must be removed via a separation process.

“Despite all its advantages, there are obstacles to overcome on the way to widespread, economically-feasible green hydrogen use,” explains Monforts Textile Technologies Engineer Jonas Beisel. “Until there are widely available, reliable and economical sources of this clean power, the cost of producing it will remain prohibitive. The infrastructure is not yet there, and hydrogen also has a tendency to make steel brittle and subject to fracture, which is something that requires further investigation in both its transportation and use in industrial processing.
“Green energy’s potential as a clean fuel source is tremendous, but there is much we need to explore when considering its use in the textile finishing processes carried out globally on our industry-leading Montex stenter dryers and other machines.”

At its Advanced Technology Center (ATC) in Mönchengladbach, Monforts will be carrying out intensive tests and trials to assess the reliability of both processes and final products when different natural gas and hydrogen mixtures – up to 100% green hydrogen – are employed. The results will be closely analysed by the consortium partners because there are many parameters that at this stage remain unknown.

The aim, Beisel adds, is to both reduce CO2 emissions and – following the rising prices and industry turbulence experienced by manufacturers over the past year or so – to further reduce a dependency on natural gas.

The three-year WasserSTOFF project is sponsored by Germany’s Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action, and with Monforts at the helm brings together industrial partners Pleva and NTB Nova Textil, with academic input from the Hochschule Niederrhein and the Technical University of Freiberg.

31.05.2022

Fraunhofer UMSICHT: Grüner Wasserstoff aus einer Hand

Von der Komponentenentwicklung für Elektrolyse und Brennstoffzellen über die Erstellung von Konzepten zu Speicherung und Transport bis zur Implementierung sektorenübergreifender Ansätze: Forschende des Fraunhofer UMSICHT liefern aus einer Hand Lösungen zur Bereitstellung und Nutzung von Wasserstoff. Wer Einblicke in Kompetenzen und Dienstleistungen des Instituts gewinnen möchte ist herzlich zu Gesprächen auf der E-world 2022 eingeladen. Das Fraunhofer UMSICHT ist am Gemeinschaftsstand des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen zu finden.

Von der Komponentenentwicklung für Elektrolyse und Brennstoffzellen über die Erstellung von Konzepten zu Speicherung und Transport bis zur Implementierung sektorenübergreifender Ansätze: Forschende des Fraunhofer UMSICHT liefern aus einer Hand Lösungen zur Bereitstellung und Nutzung von Wasserstoff. Wer Einblicke in Kompetenzen und Dienstleistungen des Instituts gewinnen möchte ist herzlich zu Gesprächen auf der E-world 2022 eingeladen. Das Fraunhofer UMSICHT ist am Gemeinschaftsstand des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen zu finden.

Dort stellen Wissenschaftler*innen u.a. das Konzept eines ohmschen Reaktors vor. Seine Aufgabe: die dezentrale und flexible Bereitstellung von Wasserstoff durch die Zersetzung von Ammoniak. Das Besondere: Die Forschenden bringen die Wärme nicht von außen ein, sondern – mittels Strom – direkt in den speziell hierfür entwickelten Katalysator. »Dadurch können wir bei deutlich geringeren Temperaturen arbeiten und haben nicht diese große Überschuss-Energie. Konkret versprechen wir uns von diesem Verfahren, dass es die Effizienz bereits existierender Prozesse um wenigstens 20 Prozent verbessert«, so Dr. Andreas Menne, Leiter der Abteilung Low Carbon Technologies.

Darüber hinaus haben Messebesucher*innen Gelegenheit, den DYNAFLEX®-Check kennenzulernen. »Der DYNAFLEX®-Check ist ein Tool zur Selbsteinschätzung, das wir gerade entwickeln. Mit seiner Hilfe können kleine und mittelständische Unternehmen aus dem produzierenden Gewerbe ihre Bedarfe und Herausforderungen im Bereich Sektorenkopplung identifizieren«, erklärt Dr. Esther Stahl, Leiterin der Abteilung Strategische Projekte.

Dass und wie sich solche Ansätze durch cross-industrielle Netzwerke realisieren lassen, ist ebenfalls Thema auf der E-world: UMSICHT-Forschende stellen Projekte und Initiativen vor, bei denen auf regionaler Ebene dezentrale systemische Lösungen erarbeitet und umgesetzt werden. Beispielsweise das Leistungszentrum DYNAFLEX®, welches flexible Lösungen für die Energie- und Rohstoffwende entwickelt sowie in Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft transferiert.

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Fraunhofer UMSICHT