Pilot Production of TypeIV hydrogen tanks using novel E-Rotomoulding method for cost effective manufacturing

随着全球媒体对净零排放的加速报道，英国采用零碳能源解决方案的需求变得更加迫切。政府议程上的一个重点是在运输、大规模储存、建筑设备和航运领域更广泛地采用基于氢的技术。为了实现这一目标，需要能够满足工业应用灵活性和成本要求的高性能储罐。该项目旨在通过生产新一代氢iv型储气罐来实现这些目标，这种储气罐非常适合用于汽车应用，未来可以扩展到广泛的最终用户应用。通过结合皇后大学最先进的设计和制造技术以及CCP Grandsen的长丝缠绕能力，该联盟可以通过Impact Solution的测试设施验证性能和商业案例，以确保所选择的材料和新的制造技术可以与最先进的坦克滚塑相比较。拟议的产品将产生高需求、高成本效益、高性能的氢气储存，通过改善环境证书提供竞争优势。此外，作为终端用户，我们将与Wrightbus合作，确保我们的产品符合终端市场规格，并为市场提供明确的途径。在项目期间，该联盟将评估可用的市场机会，以开发支持大规模运营所需的能力。CCP Grandsen将专注于通过投资建模软件和洁净室来提高灯丝缠绕过程的可靠性，这将为皇后大学电子滚塑的储罐在测试中提供最高的成功机会。Impact Solutions将评估英国氢气罐测试的市场机会，并制定计划，成为英国第一家获得认可的汽车行业氢气罐测试中心

As the global press towards net-zero accelerates, the UK's need to adopt zero-carbon energy solutions becomes more critical. A key focus on the government’s agenda is more wide-scale adoption of hydrogen based technologies in transport, mass storage, construction equipment and shipping. To achieve this, there is a need for high performing storage tanks that can meet the demands of industry in their application flexibility and cost.This project aims to deliver on these goals by producing a new generation of hydrogen typeIV storage tank, ideal for use in automotive applications, which can be scaled in the future to a wide number of end-user applications.By combining state-of-art design and manufacturing techniques from Queens University and filament winding capabilities from CCP Grandsen, the consortium can validate the performance and commercial case with Impact Solution' testing facility to ensure that the materials chosen and the novel manufacturing techniques can be benchmarked against the state-of-art in tank rotomoulding. The proposed product will produce a high demand, cost effective, high performing hydrogen storage, offering a competitive advantage through improved environmental credentials. Furthermore, in collaboration with Wrightbus as an end-user, we will ensure our product meets the end-market specifications and provide a clear route to market.During the project, the consortium will assess the market opportunities available to develop the capabilities needed to support a scaled-up operation. CCP Grandsen will focus on improving the reliability of the filament winding process by investing in modelling software and a clean room, which will offer the tanks that Queens University e-rotomoulds the highest chances of success during testing. Impact Solutions will assess the market opportunity in the UK for tank testing and develop a plan to be the UK's first accredited centre for hydrogen tank testing for use in the automotive industry