Page • Sandia contributes to the science of advanced hydrogen and fuel cell technologies by providing a deep, quantitative understanding and scientific basis for materials interaction with hydrogen and safety. Sandia researches and develops methods to discover materials for hydrogen production, storage and use, evaluating their properties and performance. Sandia has expertise...
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Hydrogen Effects on Materials Laboratory
Facility • The Hydrogen Effects on Materials Laboratory is the cornerstone of Sandia’s research expertise in hydrogen compatibility of materials and a core capability stewarded by the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy’s (EERE) Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Office at the Department of Energy. The laboratory houses specialized assets for evaluating materials...
Hydrogen for Rail Applications
Page • A diagram of a hydrogen fueling station for rail transport. Click image to enlarge. Sandia’s hydrogen for rail program enables the safe and effective use of hydrogen systems for rail applications. Our contribution includes reviewing existing codes and standards related to hydrogen systems for rail, as well as assessing the...
Hydrogen Production
Page • At the Combustion Research Facility, researchers can replicate the high energy flux and rapid heating rates that materials encounter in a concentrating solar reactor. Sandia maintains the equipment, technical expertise, and partnerships required to develop technology for solar thermochemical hydrogen production and thermal storage. Sandia’s experimental materials development and characterization...
Hydrogen Quantitative Risk Assessment
Page • Sandia’s Quantitative Risk Assessment (QRA) team develops methodologies to identify hazards, understand risk drivers, and develop strategies to reduce risk in hydrogen infrastructure. The models, data, methods, and tools developed by Sandia facilitate the use of science and engineering to inform the revision of codes and standards that ensure the...
Hydrogen Release Behavior
Page • Sandia’s hydrogen safety codes and standards research program develops the technical data and scientific understanding to inform science-based improvements to the codes and standards that define the safe use of hydrogen. Research includes studies on the fundamental behavior and characteristics of a hydrogen release, such as dispersion, accumulation, ignition, flame...
Hydrogen Safety, Codes, and Standards
Page • Sandia’s hydrogen safety, codes, and standards research program develops the technical data and scientific understanding necessary to inform science-based improvements to the codes and standards that define the safe use of hydrogen. These codes and standards are critical for the broader commercial use and deployment of hydrogen. Our research includes...
Hydrogen Storage
Page • As part of a multilab consortium, researchers at Sandia are advancing hydrogen storage materials. Sandia maintains extensive facilities for the design, synthesis, and characterization of hydrogen storage materials. Our major hydrogen storage research activities include: fundamental studies of hydrogen interactions with solid-state materials; design and synthesis of promising on-board reversible...
Hydrogen Subsurface Storage
Page • Sandia leverages analytic capabilities and laboratories to support experimentation and research for characterizing the suitability of subsurface hydrogen storage. We study multiple subsurface environments — including domal salt structures, bedded salt/sedimentary formations and porous media — to store and recover hydrogen for safe and effective industrial use. Sandia’s microbiology experts prepare...
Hydrogen Surface Interactions Laboratory
Facility • Sandia’s Hydrogen–Surface Interactions Laboratory includes an array of specialized capabilities assembled to address the obstacle of directly detecting hydrogen in furthering our understanding of hydrogen–surface interactions. The lab includes an angle-resolved ion energy spectrometer (ARIES) for low energy ion beam analysis, developed specifically for detection of light adsorbates such as...
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