Hexagon Agility
United States
DOE Hydrogen Program
CORTC
Carbon Composite Optimization Reducing Tank Cost
Project overview
Cost reduction for carbon fibre and H2/CNG tanks
Consortium
Collaborating organisations
Publicly available roster. Each verified country is shown with its flag.
Cytec Engineered Materials (Solvay)
Country not verified
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
United States
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
United States
Newhouse Technology
Country not verified
Kenworth R&D
Country not verified
Source and roster notes
Composite-material relevance
Core
Objectives and expected results
Produce carbon fibre below USD 15/kg with 700 ksi strength, reduce system cost by more than 25%, and develop end-of-life solutions for pressure vessels.
Technology, materials and applications
Technology tags
Not specified
Material families
High-strength carbon fibres, epoxies, CFRP
Manufacturing processes
Precursor/resin development, carbonisation, vessel design, filament winding, recycling
Application sectors
Hydrogen, Automotive, Heavy-duty vehicles
Fibre and matrix systems
Carbon fibre / Epoxy
TRL
Not specified to Not specified
Funding and verification
Funding authority
U.S. Department of Energy
Funding call
Low-cost high-strength carbon fibre and hydrogen/CNG storage
Total project budget
USD 10255000.00