Patent ID: 6991719

Claim:
A method for the production and storage of hydrogen as a metal hydride comprising the steps of: 1) producing a supply of hydrogen in an electrolytic cell having an anode and a hydrogen storing cathode by applying an electrical current across said anode and said hydrogen storing cathode, said anode and said hydrogen storing cathode being in contact with an alkaline solution; 2) absorbing said supply of hydrogen as it is produced with said hydrogen storing cathode thereby forming a metal hydride 3) removing said hydrogen storing cathode from said electrolytic cell once said hydrogen storing cathode has become at least partially hydrided; 4) storing said one or more hydrogen storing cathodes in a pressure containment vessel adapted to supply hydrogen desorbed from said one or more hydrogen storing cathodes from said containment vessel; and 5) providing heat to said pressure containment vessel to desorb said hydrogen from said one or more hydrogen storing cathodes.