In one embodiment, a hydrogen storage system includes a core of hydrogen sorbent material and a shell of crystalline metal hydride material enclosing at least a portion of the core of hydrogen sorbent material. A system includes a non-autonomous gateway in communication with a satellite configured to relay data packets. The collected information is communicated over the active network to a central server. When the valve is located within the wellbore, the valve can be adjusted to a different operation mode by selectively rotating at least a portion of the valve without longitudinal movement of the valve relative to the wellbore. The amplifier may amplify a signal from the load cell and send the amplified signal to the data logger. A dielectric layer is formed over the substrate, and the top surface of the dielectric layer is higher than that of the first transistor’s gate.