About
LIGHTHYDRO offers a cutting-edge solution for the Lightweighting Technology project through a lightweight solid-state hydrogen generation module, eliminating the need for heavy high-pressure tanks. Using a patented aluminium-water reaction, LIGHTHYDRO produces 1 kg of hydrogen on demand with ~9 kg of aluminium-containing powder, achieving a volumetric capacity of ~47.3 g H₂/L and reducing weight by up to 45% compared to 700-bar tanks. This compact, safe, and eco-friendly system supports mobile, industrial, and defense applications, delivering resource efficiency and commercial value in line with the project’s goals of sustainable innovation.
We are primarily seeking a Digital Twin Partner (TBD) to advance our system’s design optimization through advanced modelling and a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) Partner to quantify environmental and circular economy benefits. Additionally, we welcome collaborations with industry leaders in mobility, industrial, and defense sectors to integrate LIGHTHYDRO’s technology (currently at TRL 4, targeting TRL 6) into their applications. Join us to co-develop and pilot lightweight, sustainable hydrogen solutions that drive global market competitiveness.
Stage
- Ideation - identifying the project idea
- Design - setting the project scope
Topic
- Bolster lightweight integration
- Novel lightweight materials including optimised manufacturing
Type
- Project idea seeking partner(s)
- Expertise offered
Organisation
Similar opportunities
Project cooperation
High-Performance Aluminium Solutions for Lightweight Applications
- Expertise offered
- Project idea seeking partner(s)
- Recycling of lightweight materials
- Ideation - identifying the project idea
- Novel lightweight materials including optimised manufacturing
Arif Demir
CTO at Günhan OSTİM
Ankara, Türkiye
Project cooperation
AI-Enabled Solutions for Smart Lightweighting
- Digitalisation
- Expertise offered
- Additive Manufacturing
- Recycling of lightweight materials
- Ideation - identifying the project idea
- Optimization of (multimaterial) design approaches
- Novel lightweight materials including optimised manufacturing
Murat Saglam
Business Development , Innovation and R&D Coordinator at ALP AVIATION
Eskisehir, Türkiye
Project cooperation
AI-Powered 3D Surface Inspection
- Other
- Digitalisation
- Expertise offered
- Project idea seeking partner(s)
- Design - setting the project scope
- Maximizing Efficiency and Performance
- Ideation - identifying the project idea
- Optimisation of resource and energy efficiency
Horst Petschenig
Senior Researcher at Polymer Competence Center Leoben
Leoben, Austria