Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) and GKN Hydrogen have announced a research demonstration project in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) to explore an innovative solid-state hydrogen storage solution. The project, located at NREL's Flatirons Campus in Arvada, Colo., focuses on using GKN Hydrogen's technology to store hydrogen in a solid state, offering potential benefits in terms of performance, integration with clean energy systems, and identifying optimal uses for solid-state storage of clean renewable hydrogen. The project's objective is to leverage surplus renewable energy sources like solar and wind to convert water into clean hydrogen through an electrolyzer and store it using metal hydrides without the need for compression. This stored hydrogen can then be utilized in fuel cells to produce zero-emissions electricity, contributing to the transition to a net-zero emissions economy. Key stakeholders in the project, including SoCalGas and GKN Hydrogen, express optimism about the potential of hydrogen to revolutionize the energy sector and contribute to the decarbonization of various industries. The collaboration also involves NREL's Advanced Research on Integrated Energy Systems (ARIES) platform to explore commercial and industrial decarbonization applications, highlighting the importance of integrating storage solutions and renewable energy technologies to address modern energy system complexities. The U.S. DOE's funding to NREL for the deployment of GKN Hydrogen's hydrogen storage subsystem underscores the significance of advancing hydrogen technologies, while SoCalGas's financial support and involvement in identifying commercial use cases demonstrate a commitment to promoting sustainable energy solutions. The project's duration until December 2026 reflects a long-term effort to drive the scalability and interoperability of hydrogen technologies and renewable energies on a larger scale.