UK HYDROGEN firm AFC Energy may have broken new ground in the race to make accessible hydrogen technology solutions.

The company today has said it has conducted the largest ammoniato-hydrogen modular cracker demonstration in the world.

The cracker system splits ammonia molecules into hydrogen and nitrogen and can produce up to 400kg of fuel cell-grade hydrogen per day.

Ammonia has a high capacity for hydrogen storage based on its molecular structure, but to separate them requires significant energy input as well as reactor mass and volume.

"With an ammonia cracker offering market-leading efficiency, low power consumption and the production of fuel cell grade hydrogen, AFC Energy's first pilot project is a major step forward in unlocking the barriers of hydrogen logistics and transport," said chief executive Adam Bond Markets reacted positively to the news, with shares in the energy company closing up 4.90 per cent.

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