To develop, integrate and demonstrate key material solutions that enable the use of ammonia for energy storage and utilization in a flexible, safe and cost-effective manner. Ammonia is an excellent energy carrier due to its high energy density, carbon-free composition, industrial know-how, and relative ease of storage. The project aims to demonstrate the feasibility of ammonia as an attractive option for large-scale energy storage, enabling the integration of renewable energies.
Specifically, in the ARENHA project, an advanced SOEC material for renewable hydrogen production will be developed, along with catalysts for ammonia synthesis at low temperature and pressure, solid sorbents for ammonia intensification and storage, and catalysts and membrane reactors for ammonia decomposition. The energy discharge processes studied in ARENHA address various applications of ammonia, such as its decomposition into pure H₂ for FCEVs, direct use of ammonia in SOFCs for electricity generation, and in ICEs for mobility.