Projects - Research Centres IMT Nord Europe

ECOHYDRO project, Economic Manufacturing Process of Recyclable Composite Materials for Durable Hydrogen Storage

Coordinated by IMT Nord Europe, the ECOHYDRO project aims to develop a new recyclable thermoplastic resin with specific functionalities (self-repairability, fire resistance), a new, more cost-effective filament winding process to manufacture hydrogen tanks, digital models to predict the residual life of tanks using Structural Health Monitoring technology via built-in sensors and artificial intelligence algorithms and new composite recycling technology to recover carbon fibers from tanks at the end-of-life and reuse them to manufacture new parts. Four demonstrators using two different hydrogen storage technologies, viz., compressed gas and cryogenic liquid, will be developed in the end of the project: above ground station, trailer, truck or bus, aviation.

Interview in the I’MTech blog: https://imtech.imt.fr/2023/12/05/ecohydro-composites-recyclables-pour-stockage-hydrogene/
Project website: https://ecohydro-project.eu/

Partners: 15 partners from 7 countries

Belgique /Belgium : Basaltex NV, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Promat Research and Technology Centre
France : Institut Mines-Télécom (IMT Nord Europe et IMT Mines Alès), Airbus, Centre Technologique Nouvelle-Aquitaine Composites & Matériaux Avancés (CANOE), MahytecC SARL, Arkema
Italie/Italy : M.D.P. Materials Design and Processing SRL
Luxembourg : Haesaerts Chemical & Intermodal Logistics, Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology
Pologne/Poland : Politechnika Wrocławska
Royaume-Uni/United Kingdom : Electra Commercial Vehicles Ltd
Turquie/Turkey : FEV TR Otomotiv Ve Enerji Arastirmave Muhendislik Ltd, Temsa Skoda Sabanci Ulasim Araclarianonim Sirketi