On June 11 and June 13, the TR LH2 Racing Prototype will complete demonstration laps of a 13.626km circuit in France. Meanwhile, Chinese researchers propose a new electrochemical pathway for high-capacity chemical hydrogen storage at room temperature and ambient pressure.
Toyota Racing will conduct the first public demonstration drives of its liquid hydrogen-fuelled TR LH2 Racing Prototype next week at the Circuit de la Sarthe, in Le Mans, France. “The TR LH2 Racing Prototype is based on the same chassis as the TR010 HYBRID Hypercar which will compete in the Le Mans 24 Hours on 13-14 June. It is intended to advance the development of hydrogen technology in motorsports,” said the Japanese automotive manufacturer.
A research team at China’s Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics proposed a novel hydrogen-electricity co-storage system by coupling a gas-solid hydrogen batteries (g-HIB) with a secondary battery, saying the system achieves a capacity of 1,526 mAh/g, and a wide operating temperature range (−20 C to 90 C). “Compared with other hydrogen storage technologies, this co-storage system delivers high hydrogen energy efficiency and may find great uses in mobile or stationary hydrogen utilization scenarios,” said the researchers in the paper published in Joule, adding that the system also achieves good cycling performance.
