A zero-carbon hydrogen energy solution; capture, storage and delivery in one container.
PK's system is safe, clean, and scalable and holds more energy than a lithium-ion battery, costing less, and recharges in minutes.
Our patented technology can be embedded into customers’ products or integrated into existing infrastructure. We are making hydrogen practical for real world applications.
making the case for hydrogen
Plasma Kinetics' light activated nano-structured formulation.
Hydrogen is the world's cleanest and most abundant source of energy. Early adoption of hydrogen employed high pressured and liquid (cryo) storage tanks. Unfortunately fueling these tanks is costly and the supporting infrastructure is maintenance intensive.
PK is the first company to pursue hydrogen in the form of a light-activated nano-structured thin film. Plasma Kinetics' success is in our unique ability to filter out hydrogen from exhaust gases "like a sponge" with low temperature and pressure - reducing cost. Captured hydrogen is contained indefinitely, releasing with light on demand. Plasma Kinetics advancements offer the means for zero-carbon hydrogen, it's an economical and safe hydrogen transport and infrastructure system. Our technology scales to fit the power demand of any application.
Material & Light
Plasma Kinetics will enter commercial markets with a technology which rapidly collects and safely stores hydrogen. This follow-on technology, from a U.S. Department of Defense application, captures hydrogen, stores it for long periods, and releases it for stationary and transportation applications.
Plasma Kinetics proprietary nanophotonic material absorbs hydrogen at standard atmospheric pressure and ambient temperature. The material absorbs metric tons of hydrogen in minutes. Hydrogen is released by controlled light at 99.99+% purity.
Plasma Kinetics employs a layered nanophotonic structure with proprietary shape memory alloy that interacts with light. Individual layers are only angstroms thick, and nanolithography provides surface structures which support release of hydrogen with light.
Plasma Kinetics captures gas from smokestacks. Hydrogen is extracted from the gas and stored in solid form. Carbon free capture lowers green-house-gas. Plasma Kinetics technology also captures green solar-to-hydrogen or wind-to-hydrogen from electrolysis without pressure.
Storage is 30% lighter, 7% smaller, and 17% less expensive than Lithium-ion battery per kWh. Plasma Kinetics Energy Systems are heavier and larger than compressed gas above 350 bar. Plasma Kinetics technology is more ecological and economical than compressed H2 without needing reforming energy, pump energy, pressure or carbon-fiber tanks.
Plasma Kinetics technology does not require a compressed gas infrastructure to capture, store, distribute or deliver hydrogen. 19L containers provided at convenience stores allow customers to return empty containers in exchange for recharged containers. Non-flammable hydrogen storage allows transportation via air, truck, rail, or ship without restriction. Swapping containers takes less than 5 minutes and recharging of containers takes 5 to 30 minutes. Vehicles and aircraft can be hot-swappable (without engine shut-off) to allow more time on the road or in the air.
Comparative Storage Technologies
Plasma Kinetics hydrogen storage is a reversible solid-state which differs from compressed, liquid and metal hydride storage systems.
Green plants use chlorophyll to store light energy in a process called photosynthesis. The central atom of chlorophyll is magnesium. Magnesium is used in both Plasma Kinetics energy storage systems and metal hydride storage systems. Plasma Kinetics storage interacts with light. Metal hydrides do not interact with light. The table below demonstrates differences between Plasma Kinetics and other hydrogen storage methods.
Excitement
- Large volumes of hydrogen produced daily (metric tons): from low-cost distributed sources of hydrogen (wastewater treatment, incineration, flue gas, bio-gasification) captured without energy and without signification infrastructure and without producing carbon dioxide.
- Produces no carbon dioxide which is unlike other processes such as steam reformation of natural gas. Makes solar-to-hydrogen and wind-to-hydrogen greener by integrating electrolysis and removing the requirement to compress or liquefy hydrogen.
- Light weight, no pressure, and non-flammable
Plasma Kinetics is poised to offer one of the safest and cleanest round-trip energy solutions.
disruptive hydrogen storage system.
Hydrogen storage comparison
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Plasma Kinetics technology does not need a compressed gas infrastructure to capture, move or distribute hydrogen. 19L containers can be provided at convenience stores. Customers will be able return empty containers in exchange for recharged containers. The stored hydrogen is non-flammable. Containers of hydrogen can be transported via truck, rail, or ship without restriction. Distribution to city, town or rural community can happen immediately without the need to build compressed hydrogen gas stations. Plasma Kinetics systems are slightly larger, and only moderately heavier, than compressed gas carbon-fiber tanks at 700 bar. But solid storage containers are much easier to manage than compressed gas, and have a lower overall energy cost, and a cleaner fabrication process.
- Safe, non-flammable, hydrogen storage in dense solid form.
- No energy or pressure required to collect and store zero-carbon hydrogen.
- Nano-photonic film recharges through 150 cycles and is fully recyclable.
- No pipelines or fixed structure pumping stations required.
- Easily recharged or swapped out cassette, canister, or container systems.
- Materials are non-toxic and elements are readily available worldwide.
- Quiet operation
