Robin Gremaud, a researcher from Netherlands, found out through experimentation that an alloy of the metals magnesium, titanium and nickel is absorbing hydrogen very well. What’s most interesting about his discovery is that the three metals form a very light alloy, about 40% lighter than a Lithium Ion battery pack at the same size (for example, a Prius battery weights 317 kg, while this hydrogen tank would only weight 200 kg). It’s a known fact that hydrogen is considered the gas of the future. It can be burned normally in combustion engines, or it can be used in a hydrogen fuel cell to create electricity, which can be used in whatever purposes (mostly in electric vehicles, where mobility is the key). It’s also known that hydrogen is very explosive, and making safe storage for it is as demanding for its scientists as it is for the battery makers to make lighter and more powerful units.
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