Grants and Contributions:
Title:
Novel aluminum-water reactor for sustainable cogeneration of green hydrogen, heat, and alumina
Agreement Number:
995470
Agreement Value:
$359,409.00
Agreement Date:
Jan 18, 2023 - Sep 30, 2025
Description:
The goal of the project is to develop a reactor for the sustainable cogeneration of hydrogen, heat and alumina from the reaction of recycled aluminum with water. This reactor enables on-demand and fast production of cost-competitive hydrogen through a zero-carbon circular process. The high temperature and pressure process generates high purity hydrogen gas, valuable alumina powder, and recoverable heat of reaction, and does not release any pollutants in the environment. The reactor will be integrated into a classic power plant that can be leveraged to produce baseload electricity, district heating, and clean water – multi-purpose assets for local communities or industries within the proximity of the plant. This modular technology is deployable in the last mile of end-use markets and consumers and remains off-grid through harvesting thermal energy from the reaction to generate electricity. Thus, the technology offers a unique solution to diversify the energy portfolio, especially for remote communities
Organization:
National Research Council Canada
Expected Results:
In the short term, anticipated outcomes will be strengthened collaborations across industry, academia, and government to support research excellence. In the medium term, anticipated outcomes will be the development of new and potentially disruptive technologies with collaborators. In the long term, find collaborative solutions to public policy challenges and create stronger innovation systems.
Location:
Ottawa, Ontario, CA K1S 5B6
Reference Number:
172-2022-2023-Q4-995470
Agreement Type:
Grant
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Business Number:
118838937
Recipient Type:
Academia
Recipient's Legal Name:
Carleton University
Federal Riding Name:
Ottawa Centre
Federal Riding Number:
35075
Program:
Collaborative Science, Technology and Innovation Program - Collaborative R&D Initiatives
Program Purpose:
Collaborate on multiparty research and development programs to catalyze transformative, high-risk, high-reward research with the potential for game-changing scientific discoveries and technological breakthroughs in priority areas.
NAICS Code:
541710