13/12/2024

Keynote Address: HyDUS: Hydrogen Storage In Depleted Uranium

The HyDUS project is an innovative initiative aimed at developing a pilot-scale hydrogen storage system using depleted uranium. By chemically binding hydrogen in a metal hydride form, this technology promises efficient, high-density storage. The project, backed by the UK government’s Net Zero Innovation Portfolio, involves collaboration among EDF, University of Bristol, UKAEA and Urenco. HyDUS has the potential to contribute to long-duration energy storage, by offering a novel hydrogen storage solution, playing a critical role in the future of the energy and hydrogen markets.

Discussion Points:

Innovative Hydrogen Storage Technology: The HyDUS project leverages depleted uranium and a novel bed design to create a metal hydride solution for efficient hydrogen storage – Innovation of beds design, properties of DU and preliminary results from testing

Long-Duration Energy Storage: The technology aims to address the challenge of long-duration energy storage – Integrated lab design at UKAEA, going from electricity to electricity

Future deployment: Plans for the next steps of the Hydus technology.