title: Performance of a metal hydride store on the "Ross Barlow" hydrogen powered canal boat.
abstract: This project involved the conversion of a British Waterways maintenance craft to a canal boat, powered by a combination of a solid-state hydrogen store, Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) fuel cell, lead-acid battery pack and a high-efficiency, permanent magnet (NdFeB) electric motor. These replaced the conventional diesel engine thus eliminating water, noise, local and general atmospheric pollution. The "Protium" project applies modern technologies to a traditional mode of transportation. The TiMn2-based metal hydride store exhibited excellent performance as an effective means of storing 4 kg of hydrogen with a suitable desorption flow rate and temperature adequate for the operation of a 1 kW PEM fuel cell in a water-based environment.
authors.affiliation: Metallurgy & Materials, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, UK. a.bevan@bham.ac.uk
authors.forename: A I
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Bevan
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Züttel
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Book
authors.forename: I R
authors.initials: IR
authors.lastname: Harris