On 13 July 2026, MOST-H2 and its sister project MAST3RBOOST invited to a joint online stakeholder workshop titled “From Innovation to Uptake: Stakeholder Dialogue on Hydrogen Storage for Mobility”. The workshop united project partners, researchers, industry representatives and hydrogen experts to discuss adsorption-based hydrogen storage technologies and how they can move from promising research results towards real-world application.
The workshop was organised in the final phase of both projects and created space for exchange on future development needs, application-level requirements and possible next steps for adsorption-based hydrogen storage technologies. Rather than serving only as a presentation format, the event was designed as an interactive dialogue with participants, using live input and discussion to reflect on the future of hydrogen storage for mobility and beyond.
Keynote: Why hydrogen storage matters
The workshop kicked-off with a recorded keynote by Jorgo Chatzimarkakis, CEO of Hydrogen Europe, who highlighted the strategic importance of hydrogen technologies for Europe’s energy resilience, industrial competitiveness and transition towards renewable energy systems. His contribution placed the discussion in a wider European context and underlined the importance of continued research and innovation in hydrogen technologies.
Efficient and safe hydrogen storage remains one of the central challenges for the wider use of hydrogen as an energy carrier. MOST-H2 and MAST3RBOOST both address this challenge through adsorption-based hydrogen storage, an approach that uses porous materials to store hydrogen molecules under cryogenic conditions and at lower pressures than conventional compressed gas systems.
MOST-H2: Advancing MOF-based cryo-adsorptive storage
Representing MOST-H2, project coordinator Theodore Steriotis from the National Centre for Scientific Research “Demokritos” presented the project’s work on cryo-adsorptive hydrogen storage using Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs). He explained how MOST-H2 follows a multiscale “lab-to-tank” approach, starting from material discovery and development, moving through scale-up and monolith formulation, and ultimately targeting integration into a cryo-adsorptive hydrogen storage tank.
The MOST-H2 presentation also highlighted the project’s application-oriented perspective, with a particular focus on heavy-duty mobility such as trains, buses and trucks. Key advantages discussed included lower operating pressure compared with conventional compressed hydrogen storage and potential benefits related to safety, tank design and energy use during refuelling. At the same time, the presentation made clear that further work is needed on areas such as material cost, long-term cycling and validation under realistic operating conditions.
MAST3RBOOST: Linking materials, modelling and system integration
The MAST3RBOOST perspective was presented by Teresa Valdés-Solís from CSIC and Paolo Taddei Pardelli from Spike Renewables S.r.l. Their contributions complemented the MOST-H2 approach by focusing on the full hydrogen storage system, from sustainable adsorbent materials to modelling, tank engineering, refuelling interfaces and safety considerations.
MAST3RBOOST presented its work on advanced activated carbons and MOFs, including materials derived from renewable or waste-based feedstocks. The project also showed how simulation, Digital Twin modelling and system design can support the development of an integrated hydrogen storage demonstrator. This system-level perspective helped connect material performance with the practical requirements of future storage systems.
Interactive discussion: What is needed for uptake?
A central part of the workshop was the interactive stakeholder discussion. Participants shared their views on technological priorities, current barriers, promising application sectors and the types of support needed to accelerate uptake. The discussion showed that adsorption-based hydrogen storage is seen as a promising technology pathway, but also confirmed that several challenges remain before wider deployment can become realistic.
Key themes included the need for scalable material production, long-term material durability, further demonstration projects, reduced system costs, clearer regulatory pathways and standardisation. Participants also highlighted promising application areas such as stationary energy storage, heavy-duty road transport and rail applications. These topics closely relate to the application scenarios and future development questions addressed by both MOST-H2 and MAST3RBOOST.
The exchange made clear that moving adsorption-based hydrogen storage closer to market will require more than technical innovation alone. Continued collaboration between research organisations, industry, policymakers, standardisation bodies and future users will be essential to validate technologies under realistic conditions and identify pathways towards practical uptake.
Looking Ahead
The joint workshop demonstrated the value of bringing together complementary project perspectives. MOST-H2 contributes expertise in MOF-based cryo-adsorptive storage and lab-to-tank development, while MAST3RBOOST adds a strong system-integration perspective, including materials, modelling, tank design, refuelling and safety. Together, both projects are helping to build knowledge on how adsorption-based hydrogen storage could support future mobility and hydrogen infrastructure applications.
For MOST-H2, the workshop provided valuable input on future application needs and possible next steps beyond the current project lifetime. The insights gathered during the session will support further reflection on how project results can contribute to future uptake pathways and will feed into the project’s ongoing communication and stakeholder engagement activities.
MOST-H2 would like to thank all speakers, participants and the MAST3RBOOST team for the valuable exchange and collaboration.
The full workshop recording is available here: