Washington State University - Grand Prize Winner
2014 Hydrogen Student Design Contest
Presentation at the Long Beach Convention Center, Long Beach, CA on May 8, 2014
(1) The document proposes a design for a drop-in hydrogen fueling station in California.
(2) The design utilizes an electrolysis method to produce high purity hydrogen, multi-stage compressors to compress the hydrogen, and cascade storage to lower the energy needs for compression.
(3) Key components include a hydrogen island for production, compressors, cascade storage, a pre-cooler, and dispensers arranged in a modular and compact layout.
Humboldt Sate University Presentation (2014)HEFContest
The document is a design proposal for a mobile hydrogen fueling station from Humboldt Hydrogen Solutions. The proposed design utilizes existing off-the-shelf components that can be built today. It features hydrogen obtained from suppliers and delivered via 200 bar tube trailer, a dynamic cascade storage system to minimize compression needs, an on-demand pre-cooling system for the cascade storage, fast fill dispensers compliant with SAE standards, 700 bar dispensing pressure to double vehicle range, integrated safety systems, automated ordering, and remote maintenance/data collection capabilities.
This document outlines a proposal for developing a hydrogen fueling infrastructure in the Northeastern United States from 2013-2025. The proposal involves a 3-phase plan to incrementally increase the number of hydrogen stations through portable off-site and on-site stations. Phase 1 from 2013-2015 focuses on celebrity endorsements and stations in dense urban areas. Phase 2 from 2015-2020 expands infrastructure in cities and along highways. Phase 3 from 2020-2025 aims to provide hydrogen access within 5 minutes for nearly all major city residents. The proposal argues this flexible and incremental approach will achieve high accessibility with a short investment payback period, making it well-suited for the Northeast.
University of Birmingham Presentation (2013)HEFContest
The document outlines a proposed plan to develop a hydrogen fueling infrastructure in the Northeast United States between 2013-2025. It discusses implementing the infrastructure in three phases, starting with 18 portable refueling stations by 2015, expanding to 156 permanent stations by 2020, and completing with 646 stations by 2025. The plan estimates a total investment of $5 billion over this period, with most of the costs going towards building the refueling stations. It models the economics and finds the infrastructure could break even by 2040.
Research Coordination Network on Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage Funded by National Science Foundation in USA - A.-H. Alissa Park, Columbia University - UKCCSRC Strathclyde Biannual 8-9 September 2015
CALSTART Smart alternative fuels and technology workshopCALSTART
This document summarizes a workshop on smart alternative fuels and technology for fleets. The workshop included sessions on advanced fuels, vehicles and sustainability strategies for fleets; the key steps to plan a sustainability path; an update on alternative fuels and high efficiency vehicles for fleets; and a session on myths and facts regarding new fuels and technologies. The document outlines a session on making sustainability work for fleets, noting that proper deployment and matching vehicles to duty cycles are important to maximize fuel savings. It provides an example of a utility truck fleet that saw fuel savings ranging from 14% to 54% depending on duty cycle and driver behavior.
Decarbonizing Industry Using Carbon Capture: Norway Full Chain CCSGlobal CCS Institute
Industrial sectors such as steel, cement, iron, and chemicals production are responsible for over 20 percent of global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. To be on track to meet greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets established as part of the Paris Climate Accord, all sectors must find solutions to rapidly decarbonize, and carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology is the only path for energy-intensive industries.
This webinar will explore how one country, Norway, is working to realize a large-scale Full Chain CCS project, where it is planning to apply carbon capture technology to several industrial facilities. This unique project explores capturing CO2 from three different industrial facilities - an ammonia production plant, a waste-to-energy plant, and a cement production facility. Captured CO2 will be then transported by ship to a permanent off-shore storage site operated as part of a collaboration between Statoil, Total, and Shell. When operational, Norway Full Chain CCS will capture and permanently store up to 1.5 million tons of CO2 per year.
During this webinar, Michael Carpenter, Senior Adviser at Gassnova, will provide an overview of the Norway Full Chain CCS, and discuss the value that Norway aims to derive from it. The key stakeholders working on this exciting project, and how they cooperate, will be also discussed. Gassnova is a Norwegian state enterprise focusing on CCS technology, which manages the Norway Full Chain CCS project.
(1) The document proposes a design for a drop-in hydrogen fueling station in California.
(2) The design utilizes an electrolysis method to produce high purity hydrogen, multi-stage compressors to compress the hydrogen, and cascade storage to lower the energy needs for compression.
(3) Key components include a hydrogen island for production, compressors, cascade storage, a pre-cooler, and dispensers arranged in a modular and compact layout.
Humboldt Sate University Presentation (2014)HEFContest
The document is a design proposal for a mobile hydrogen fueling station from Humboldt Hydrogen Solutions. The proposed design utilizes existing off-the-shelf components that can be built today. It features hydrogen obtained from suppliers and delivered via 200 bar tube trailer, a dynamic cascade storage system to minimize compression needs, an on-demand pre-cooling system for the cascade storage, fast fill dispensers compliant with SAE standards, 700 bar dispensing pressure to double vehicle range, integrated safety systems, automated ordering, and remote maintenance/data collection capabilities.
This document outlines a proposal for developing a hydrogen fueling infrastructure in the Northeastern United States from 2013-2025. The proposal involves a 3-phase plan to incrementally increase the number of hydrogen stations through portable off-site and on-site stations. Phase 1 from 2013-2015 focuses on celebrity endorsements and stations in dense urban areas. Phase 2 from 2015-2020 expands infrastructure in cities and along highways. Phase 3 from 2020-2025 aims to provide hydrogen access within 5 minutes for nearly all major city residents. The proposal argues this flexible and incremental approach will achieve high accessibility with a short investment payback period, making it well-suited for the Northeast.
University of Birmingham Presentation (2013)HEFContest
The document outlines a proposed plan to develop a hydrogen fueling infrastructure in the Northeast United States between 2013-2025. It discusses implementing the infrastructure in three phases, starting with 18 portable refueling stations by 2015, expanding to 156 permanent stations by 2020, and completing with 646 stations by 2025. The plan estimates a total investment of $5 billion over this period, with most of the costs going towards building the refueling stations. It models the economics and finds the infrastructure could break even by 2040.
Research Coordination Network on Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage Funded by National Science Foundation in USA - A.-H. Alissa Park, Columbia University - UKCCSRC Strathclyde Biannual 8-9 September 2015
CALSTART Smart alternative fuels and technology workshopCALSTART
This document summarizes a workshop on smart alternative fuels and technology for fleets. The workshop included sessions on advanced fuels, vehicles and sustainability strategies for fleets; the key steps to plan a sustainability path; an update on alternative fuels and high efficiency vehicles for fleets; and a session on myths and facts regarding new fuels and technologies. The document outlines a session on making sustainability work for fleets, noting that proper deployment and matching vehicles to duty cycles are important to maximize fuel savings. It provides an example of a utility truck fleet that saw fuel savings ranging from 14% to 54% depending on duty cycle and driver behavior.
Decarbonizing Industry Using Carbon Capture: Norway Full Chain CCSGlobal CCS Institute
Industrial sectors such as steel, cement, iron, and chemicals production are responsible for over 20 percent of global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. To be on track to meet greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets established as part of the Paris Climate Accord, all sectors must find solutions to rapidly decarbonize, and carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology is the only path for energy-intensive industries.
This webinar will explore how one country, Norway, is working to realize a large-scale Full Chain CCS project, where it is planning to apply carbon capture technology to several industrial facilities. This unique project explores capturing CO2 from three different industrial facilities - an ammonia production plant, a waste-to-energy plant, and a cement production facility. Captured CO2 will be then transported by ship to a permanent off-shore storage site operated as part of a collaboration between Statoil, Total, and Shell. When operational, Norway Full Chain CCS will capture and permanently store up to 1.5 million tons of CO2 per year.
During this webinar, Michael Carpenter, Senior Adviser at Gassnova, will provide an overview of the Norway Full Chain CCS, and discuss the value that Norway aims to derive from it. The key stakeholders working on this exciting project, and how they cooperate, will be also discussed. Gassnova is a Norwegian state enterprise focusing on CCS technology, which manages the Norway Full Chain CCS project.
UPS operates the largest alternative fuel vehicle fleet in the world with over 2,500 vehicles that use natural gas, propane, electricity, and other fuels across the US and internationally. They have been testing alternative fuel vehicles since the 1930s and currently use compressed natural gas, liquid natural gas, hybrid electric, electric, propane, ethanol, biomethane, and hydraulic hybrid vehicles. UPS continues working to advance new fuel technologies and find cheaper and cleaner domestic fuels to use in their fleet.
Hylium is developing technologies to enable the safe and efficient use of liquid hydrogen as an energy storage and transportation medium. Specifically:
1) Hylium is working on liquid hydrogen storage tanks, refueling stations, and power packs to enable long-flight-time drones and fuel cell vehicles.
2) Their technologies aim to solve safety and efficiency issues with hydrogen storage by using liquefied hydrogen at low pressures, which allows for higher energy density and lower costs than compressed gas.
3) Hylium is developing a mobile liquid hydrogen refueling station that is safer, more efficient, and lower cost than traditional compressed gas stations.
Carbon Capture and Storage in the Cement IndustryAntea Group
Heidelberg Cement presented on carbon capture and storage/ utilization as part of the recent Antea Group-sponsored EHS&S workshop for the chemical industry at the Brightlands Chemelot campus in the Netherlands.
Cutting Cost of CO2 Capture in Process Industry (CO2stCap) Project overview &...Global CCS Institute
The CO2StCap project is a four year initiative carried out by industry and academic partners with the aim of reducing capture costs from CO2 intensive industries (more info here). The project, led by Tel-Tek, is based on the idea that cost reduction is possible by capturing only a share of the CO2emissions from a given facility, instead of striving for maximized capture rates. This can be done in multiple ways, for instance by capturing only from the largest CO2 sources at individual multi-stack sites utilising cheap waste heat or adapting the capture volumes to seasonal changes in operations.
The main focus of this research is to perform techno-economic analyses for multiple partial CO2 capture concepts in order to identify economic optimums between cost and volumes captured. In total for four different case studies are developed for cement, iron & steel, pulp & paper and ferroalloys industries.
The first part of the webinar gave an overview of the project with insights into the cost estimation method used. The second part presented the iron & steel industry case study based on the Lulea site in Sweden, for which waste-heat mapping methodology has been used to assess the potential for partial capture via MEA-absorption. Capture costs for different CO2 sources were compared and discussed, demonstrating the viability of partial capture in an integrated steelworks.
Webinar presenters included Ragnhild Skagestad, senior researcher at Tel-Tek; Maximilian Biermann, PhD student at Division of Energy Technology, Chalmers University of Technology and Maria Sundqvist, research engineer at the department of process integration at Swerea MEFOS.
Energy Innovation Works is launching BoileRx, a proprietary catalyst developed by Exxon/Nalco Chemical, into the global heating oil market. BoileRx increases fuel efficiency by 10-15%, reduces particulate emissions by 70-80%, and decreases NOx emissions, making heating oil cleaner burning than natural gas. Initial pilots in NYC buildings demonstrated efficiency increases of 24% and 11% over two heating seasons. Building owners can test BoileRx for one month at no cost, and if efficiency increases over 5%, owners pay $0.10 per treated gallon of oil. Typical savings for a building using 100,000 gallons per year are estimated at $31,000 annually after the cost of treatment.
Webinar Series: Carbon Sequestration Leadership Forum Part 1. CCUS in the Uni...Global CCS Institute
The Carbon Sequestration Leadership Forum (CSLF) is a Ministerial-level international climate change initiative that is focused on the development of improved cost-effective technologies for carbon capture and storage (CCS). As part of our commitment to raising awareness of CCS policies and technology, CSLF, with support from the Global CCS Institute, is running a series of webinars showcasing academics and researchers that are working on some of the most interesting CCS projects and developments from around the globe.
This first webinar comes to you from Abu Dhabi – the site of the Mid-Year CSLF Meeting and home of the Al Reyadah Carbon Capture, Utilization & Storage (CCUS) Project. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is one of the world’s major oil exporters, with some of the highest levels of CO2 emissions per capita. These factors alone make this a very interesting region for the deployment of CCUS both as an option for reducing CO2 emissions, but also linking these operations for the purposes of enhanced oil recovery (EOR) operations.
In the UAE, CCUS has attracted leading academic institutes and technology developers to work on developing advanced technologies for reducing CO2 emissions. On Wednesday, 26th April, we had the opportunity to join the Masdar Institute’s Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering, Mohammad Abu Zahra to learn about the current status and potential for CCUS in the UAE.
Mohammad presented an overview of the current large scale CCUS demonstration project in the UAE, followed by a presentation and discussion of the ongoing research and development activities at the Masdar Institute.
This webinar offered a rare opportunity to put your questions directly to this experienced researcher and learn more about the fascinating advances being made at the Masdar Institute.
The Cleaner Seas Project Alliance was an initiative by Cairns City Council that resulted in increased capacity and enhances wastewater treatment. Learn more about The Cleaner Seas Project Alliance and how UGL successfully helped the council achieve necessary outcomes.
The document outlines two carbon capture, usage, and storage projects in Abu Dhabi: the Emirates Steel Industry CCUS Project and the ADNOC Rumaitha/Bab CO2 Project. It discusses the drivers for CCUS in Abu Dhabi including increasing gas demand, environmental goals, commitments to clean energy, and establishing regional leadership in CCUS. The projects will involve capturing CO2 from Emirates Steel, compressing and transporting it via pipeline to the Rumaitha oil field for injection and enhanced oil recovery. Successful implementation is expected to demonstrate CCUS viability and enable future projects to meet Abu Dhabi's growing CO2 needs.
O Caixa Empreender Award atribuiu um valor de investimento adicional, no valor de 100 mil euros, ao projeto que mais se destacou de um conjunto de 7 startups, previamente selecionadas no âmbito dos programas de aceleração que contam com o apoio do Grupo CGD, BGI, Lisbon Challenge e ACT by COTEC.
A Cor Power Ocean foi uma das startups presentes no Caixa Empreender. #thefuturefromscratch
Mais sobre o objetivo deste evento em: http://bit.ly/1CzA5BV
Emirates Steel Industry Carbon Capture Usage & Storage Project and ADNOC Ruma...Global CCS Institute
The document outlines two carbon capture, usage, and storage projects in Abu Dhabi: the Emirates Steel Industry CCUS Project and the ADNOC Rumaitha/Bab CO2 Project. It discusses the drivers for CCUS in Abu Dhabi including meeting strategic gas demand, environmental commitments, leadership in CCUS, and commitment to clean energy. It provides an overview of the technical aspects of the two projects including CO2 capture at Emirates Steel, compression, transportation via pipeline, and injection at Rumaitha for enhanced oil recovery. Execution involves Masdar and ADNOC working on the different components, and there is potential for future CCUS projects linked to ADNOC's CO2 demand.
Telling the Norwegian CCS Story | PART I: CCS: the path to sustainable and em...Global CCS Institute
In 2018, the Norwegian government announced its decision to continue the planning of a demonstration project for CO2 capture, transport and storage. This webinar focuses on the Fortum Oslo Varme CCS project. This is one of the two industrial CO2 sources in the Norwegian full-scale project.
At their waste-to-energy plant at Klemetsrud in Oslo, Fortum Oslo Varme produces electricity and district heating for the Oslo region by incinerating waste. Its waste-to-energy plant is one of the largest land-based sources of CO2 emissions in Norway, counting for about 20 % of the city of Oslo’s total emissions. The CCS project in Oslo is an important step towards a sustainable waste system and the creation of a circular economy. It will be the first energy recovery installation for waste disposal treatment with full-scale CCS.
Fortum Oslo Varme has understood the enormous potential for the development of a CCS industry in the waste-to-energy industry. The company is working to capture 90 % of its CO2 emissions, the equivalent of 400 000 tons of CO2 per year. This project will open new opportunities to reduce emissions from the waste sector in Norway and globally. Carbon capture from waste incineration can remove over 90 million tons of CO2 per year from existing plants in Europe. There is high global transfer value and high interest in the industry for the project in Oslo.
The waste treated consists of almost 60 % biological carbon. Carbon capture at waste-to-energy plants will therefore be so-called BIO-CCS (i.e. CCS from the incineration of organic waste, thereby removing the CO2 from the natural cycle).
Find out more about the project by listening to our webinar.
Northern Lights: A European CO2 transport and storage project Global CCS Institute
The Global CCS Institute hosted the final webinar of its "Telling the Norwegian CCS Story" series which presented Northern Lights. This project is part of the Norwegian full-scale CCS project which will include the capture of CO2 at two industrial facilities (cement and waste-to-energy plants), transport and permanent storage of CO2 in a geological reservoir on the Norwegian Continental Shelf.
Northern Lights aims to establish an open access CO2 transport and storage service for Europe. It is the first integrated commercial project of its kind able to receive CO2 from a variety of industrial sources. The project is led by Equinor with two partners Shell and Total. Northern Lights aims to drive the development of CCS in Europe and globally.
Energy-Water-Land Nexus in Germany: A case studyIEA-ETSAP
This document presents a case study on the energy-water-land use nexus in Germany. It develops a methodology to integrate a water and land use model within an existing energy system model called TIMES PanEU. The models are used to generate scenarios that meet different climate targets while accounting for interactions between the energy, water and agricultural sectors. The results show that considering the nexus leads to greater use of wind and solar, less biomass cultivation, and slightly faster decarbonization. Stricter climate targets increase irrigation water demand and total water use. Measures like wastewater reuse and lowering agricultural product demand could help reduce pressures on land and water resources while meeting climate goals.
This document discusses BREEAM, a sustainability assessment method for buildings. It provides an overview of BREEAM's past, present and future. Key points include: BREEAM assesses whole life cycle impacts; the 2018 version integrates materials assessments and includes embodied carbon benchmarks; future versions may focus more on health/well-being and circular economy principles. BREEAM aims to continually update based on regulations, standards and stakeholder feedback to promote best practices in sustainable construction.
Overview of Hydrogen TCP, Task 41. Introduce discussion points from the hydro...IEA-ETSAP
This document provides an overview of the IEA Hydrogen TCP Task 41, which aims to improve hydrogen modeling and collaboration with the ETSAP community. It has four subtasks: a) consolidating hydrogen technology data, b) developing knowledge on modeling hydrogen in energy systems, c) collaboration with IEA analysts and ETSAP, and d) providing updated parameters for hydrogen technologies. The task will provide a database, examine modeling approaches, and establish closer collaboration to represent hydrogen technologies and value chains more accurately in energy system models. It seeks to understand ideal modeling tools and represent interconnectivity while focusing on tools like TIMES.
The document describes the services provided by Secure Supplies for hydrogen and renewable energy projects. It discusses their 10 step process which includes an initial contact, needs assessment, providing services/pricing, agreements, permits, engineering plans, equipment orders, project commencement, and developer contracts. It also provides information on their consulting, architectural, and engineering services for custom energy solutions.
Secure Supplies manufactures and deploys hydrogen fueling stations for fueling hydrogen vehicles such as cars, trucks, buses, and forklifts. The document provides details on the types of hydrogen dispensers available, including options for multiple dispensing pressures ranging from 50 to 700 BAR. It also outlines features such as daily fueling capacities, compression systems, storage, and nozzle types. Customers can contact Secure Supplies to discuss their specific hydrogen fueling station requirements.
Ashraf Farag is an engineering manager with over 20 years of experience in the automotive industries. He currently manages a group of 17 engineers at Navistar responsible for designing engine cooling, HVAC, and emissions systems. Previously, he held various engineering roles at Delphi Automotive and Visteon, where he specialized in HVAC system design and computational fluid dynamics simulations. Farag has a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering and an MBA, and has authored several publications and patents over his career.
This document discusses Altran Engineering, a global engineering and R&D company with expertise in innovative product development, intelligent systems, lifecycle experience, and information systems. It provides an overview of Altran's operations in the Netherlands, including its history, offices, employees, clients, markets served, and capabilities. Examples of reference projects are also summarized for automotive, transportation, aerospace, energy, and other sectors.
UPS operates the largest alternative fuel vehicle fleet in the world with over 2,500 vehicles that use natural gas, propane, electricity, and other fuels across the US and internationally. They have been testing alternative fuel vehicles since the 1930s and currently use compressed natural gas, liquid natural gas, hybrid electric, electric, propane, ethanol, biomethane, and hydraulic hybrid vehicles. UPS continues working to advance new fuel technologies and find cheaper and cleaner domestic fuels to use in their fleet.
Hylium is developing technologies to enable the safe and efficient use of liquid hydrogen as an energy storage and transportation medium. Specifically:
1) Hylium is working on liquid hydrogen storage tanks, refueling stations, and power packs to enable long-flight-time drones and fuel cell vehicles.
2) Their technologies aim to solve safety and efficiency issues with hydrogen storage by using liquefied hydrogen at low pressures, which allows for higher energy density and lower costs than compressed gas.
3) Hylium is developing a mobile liquid hydrogen refueling station that is safer, more efficient, and lower cost than traditional compressed gas stations.
Carbon Capture and Storage in the Cement IndustryAntea Group
Heidelberg Cement presented on carbon capture and storage/ utilization as part of the recent Antea Group-sponsored EHS&S workshop for the chemical industry at the Brightlands Chemelot campus in the Netherlands.
Cutting Cost of CO2 Capture in Process Industry (CO2stCap) Project overview &...Global CCS Institute
The CO2StCap project is a four year initiative carried out by industry and academic partners with the aim of reducing capture costs from CO2 intensive industries (more info here). The project, led by Tel-Tek, is based on the idea that cost reduction is possible by capturing only a share of the CO2emissions from a given facility, instead of striving for maximized capture rates. This can be done in multiple ways, for instance by capturing only from the largest CO2 sources at individual multi-stack sites utilising cheap waste heat or adapting the capture volumes to seasonal changes in operations.
The main focus of this research is to perform techno-economic analyses for multiple partial CO2 capture concepts in order to identify economic optimums between cost and volumes captured. In total for four different case studies are developed for cement, iron & steel, pulp & paper and ferroalloys industries.
The first part of the webinar gave an overview of the project with insights into the cost estimation method used. The second part presented the iron & steel industry case study based on the Lulea site in Sweden, for which waste-heat mapping methodology has been used to assess the potential for partial capture via MEA-absorption. Capture costs for different CO2 sources were compared and discussed, demonstrating the viability of partial capture in an integrated steelworks.
Webinar presenters included Ragnhild Skagestad, senior researcher at Tel-Tek; Maximilian Biermann, PhD student at Division of Energy Technology, Chalmers University of Technology and Maria Sundqvist, research engineer at the department of process integration at Swerea MEFOS.
Energy Innovation Works is launching BoileRx, a proprietary catalyst developed by Exxon/Nalco Chemical, into the global heating oil market. BoileRx increases fuel efficiency by 10-15%, reduces particulate emissions by 70-80%, and decreases NOx emissions, making heating oil cleaner burning than natural gas. Initial pilots in NYC buildings demonstrated efficiency increases of 24% and 11% over two heating seasons. Building owners can test BoileRx for one month at no cost, and if efficiency increases over 5%, owners pay $0.10 per treated gallon of oil. Typical savings for a building using 100,000 gallons per year are estimated at $31,000 annually after the cost of treatment.
Webinar Series: Carbon Sequestration Leadership Forum Part 1. CCUS in the Uni...Global CCS Institute
The Carbon Sequestration Leadership Forum (CSLF) is a Ministerial-level international climate change initiative that is focused on the development of improved cost-effective technologies for carbon capture and storage (CCS). As part of our commitment to raising awareness of CCS policies and technology, CSLF, with support from the Global CCS Institute, is running a series of webinars showcasing academics and researchers that are working on some of the most interesting CCS projects and developments from around the globe.
This first webinar comes to you from Abu Dhabi – the site of the Mid-Year CSLF Meeting and home of the Al Reyadah Carbon Capture, Utilization & Storage (CCUS) Project. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is one of the world’s major oil exporters, with some of the highest levels of CO2 emissions per capita. These factors alone make this a very interesting region for the deployment of CCUS both as an option for reducing CO2 emissions, but also linking these operations for the purposes of enhanced oil recovery (EOR) operations.
In the UAE, CCUS has attracted leading academic institutes and technology developers to work on developing advanced technologies for reducing CO2 emissions. On Wednesday, 26th April, we had the opportunity to join the Masdar Institute’s Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering, Mohammad Abu Zahra to learn about the current status and potential for CCUS in the UAE.
Mohammad presented an overview of the current large scale CCUS demonstration project in the UAE, followed by a presentation and discussion of the ongoing research and development activities at the Masdar Institute.
This webinar offered a rare opportunity to put your questions directly to this experienced researcher and learn more about the fascinating advances being made at the Masdar Institute.
The Cleaner Seas Project Alliance was an initiative by Cairns City Council that resulted in increased capacity and enhances wastewater treatment. Learn more about The Cleaner Seas Project Alliance and how UGL successfully helped the council achieve necessary outcomes.
The document outlines two carbon capture, usage, and storage projects in Abu Dhabi: the Emirates Steel Industry CCUS Project and the ADNOC Rumaitha/Bab CO2 Project. It discusses the drivers for CCUS in Abu Dhabi including increasing gas demand, environmental goals, commitments to clean energy, and establishing regional leadership in CCUS. The projects will involve capturing CO2 from Emirates Steel, compressing and transporting it via pipeline to the Rumaitha oil field for injection and enhanced oil recovery. Successful implementation is expected to demonstrate CCUS viability and enable future projects to meet Abu Dhabi's growing CO2 needs.
O Caixa Empreender Award atribuiu um valor de investimento adicional, no valor de 100 mil euros, ao projeto que mais se destacou de um conjunto de 7 startups, previamente selecionadas no âmbito dos programas de aceleração que contam com o apoio do Grupo CGD, BGI, Lisbon Challenge e ACT by COTEC.
A Cor Power Ocean foi uma das startups presentes no Caixa Empreender. #thefuturefromscratch
Mais sobre o objetivo deste evento em: http://bit.ly/1CzA5BV
Emirates Steel Industry Carbon Capture Usage & Storage Project and ADNOC Ruma...Global CCS Institute
The document outlines two carbon capture, usage, and storage projects in Abu Dhabi: the Emirates Steel Industry CCUS Project and the ADNOC Rumaitha/Bab CO2 Project. It discusses the drivers for CCUS in Abu Dhabi including meeting strategic gas demand, environmental commitments, leadership in CCUS, and commitment to clean energy. It provides an overview of the technical aspects of the two projects including CO2 capture at Emirates Steel, compression, transportation via pipeline, and injection at Rumaitha for enhanced oil recovery. Execution involves Masdar and ADNOC working on the different components, and there is potential for future CCUS projects linked to ADNOC's CO2 demand.
Telling the Norwegian CCS Story | PART I: CCS: the path to sustainable and em...Global CCS Institute
In 2018, the Norwegian government announced its decision to continue the planning of a demonstration project for CO2 capture, transport and storage. This webinar focuses on the Fortum Oslo Varme CCS project. This is one of the two industrial CO2 sources in the Norwegian full-scale project.
At their waste-to-energy plant at Klemetsrud in Oslo, Fortum Oslo Varme produces electricity and district heating for the Oslo region by incinerating waste. Its waste-to-energy plant is one of the largest land-based sources of CO2 emissions in Norway, counting for about 20 % of the city of Oslo’s total emissions. The CCS project in Oslo is an important step towards a sustainable waste system and the creation of a circular economy. It will be the first energy recovery installation for waste disposal treatment with full-scale CCS.
Fortum Oslo Varme has understood the enormous potential for the development of a CCS industry in the waste-to-energy industry. The company is working to capture 90 % of its CO2 emissions, the equivalent of 400 000 tons of CO2 per year. This project will open new opportunities to reduce emissions from the waste sector in Norway and globally. Carbon capture from waste incineration can remove over 90 million tons of CO2 per year from existing plants in Europe. There is high global transfer value and high interest in the industry for the project in Oslo.
The waste treated consists of almost 60 % biological carbon. Carbon capture at waste-to-energy plants will therefore be so-called BIO-CCS (i.e. CCS from the incineration of organic waste, thereby removing the CO2 from the natural cycle).
Find out more about the project by listening to our webinar.
Northern Lights: A European CO2 transport and storage project Global CCS Institute
The Global CCS Institute hosted the final webinar of its "Telling the Norwegian CCS Story" series which presented Northern Lights. This project is part of the Norwegian full-scale CCS project which will include the capture of CO2 at two industrial facilities (cement and waste-to-energy plants), transport and permanent storage of CO2 in a geological reservoir on the Norwegian Continental Shelf.
Northern Lights aims to establish an open access CO2 transport and storage service for Europe. It is the first integrated commercial project of its kind able to receive CO2 from a variety of industrial sources. The project is led by Equinor with two partners Shell and Total. Northern Lights aims to drive the development of CCS in Europe and globally.
Energy-Water-Land Nexus in Germany: A case studyIEA-ETSAP
This document presents a case study on the energy-water-land use nexus in Germany. It develops a methodology to integrate a water and land use model within an existing energy system model called TIMES PanEU. The models are used to generate scenarios that meet different climate targets while accounting for interactions between the energy, water and agricultural sectors. The results show that considering the nexus leads to greater use of wind and solar, less biomass cultivation, and slightly faster decarbonization. Stricter climate targets increase irrigation water demand and total water use. Measures like wastewater reuse and lowering agricultural product demand could help reduce pressures on land and water resources while meeting climate goals.
This document discusses BREEAM, a sustainability assessment method for buildings. It provides an overview of BREEAM's past, present and future. Key points include: BREEAM assesses whole life cycle impacts; the 2018 version integrates materials assessments and includes embodied carbon benchmarks; future versions may focus more on health/well-being and circular economy principles. BREEAM aims to continually update based on regulations, standards and stakeholder feedback to promote best practices in sustainable construction.
Overview of Hydrogen TCP, Task 41. Introduce discussion points from the hydro...IEA-ETSAP
This document provides an overview of the IEA Hydrogen TCP Task 41, which aims to improve hydrogen modeling and collaboration with the ETSAP community. It has four subtasks: a) consolidating hydrogen technology data, b) developing knowledge on modeling hydrogen in energy systems, c) collaboration with IEA analysts and ETSAP, and d) providing updated parameters for hydrogen technologies. The task will provide a database, examine modeling approaches, and establish closer collaboration to represent hydrogen technologies and value chains more accurately in energy system models. It seeks to understand ideal modeling tools and represent interconnectivity while focusing on tools like TIMES.
The document describes the services provided by Secure Supplies for hydrogen and renewable energy projects. It discusses their 10 step process which includes an initial contact, needs assessment, providing services/pricing, agreements, permits, engineering plans, equipment orders, project commencement, and developer contracts. It also provides information on their consulting, architectural, and engineering services for custom energy solutions.
Secure Supplies manufactures and deploys hydrogen fueling stations for fueling hydrogen vehicles such as cars, trucks, buses, and forklifts. The document provides details on the types of hydrogen dispensers available, including options for multiple dispensing pressures ranging from 50 to 700 BAR. It also outlines features such as daily fueling capacities, compression systems, storage, and nozzle types. Customers can contact Secure Supplies to discuss their specific hydrogen fueling station requirements.
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Designing a Drop-in Hydrogen Fueling Station
1. Designing a Drop-in Hydrogen Fueling Station
2014 Hydrogen Student Design Contest
Long Beach, CA
May 8, 2014
In this presentation…
1. Project Scope
2. Customer Attributes
3. Liquid H2 Delivery
4. Station Design
5. User Interface
6. Safety Features
7. Site Logistics
8. Economic Analysis
2. • Low cost – current H2 stations are $2- 4 million each
• Hydrogen delivered for $7/kg
• Fuel 2 vehicles simultaneously, 25 vehicles per day
• 5 minute fill time for 700 bar, 5 kg fuel tank
• Transportable
• Low maintenance
• Operated and monitored remotely
• Hydrogen storage should withstand 48 hr shutdown
2014 HYDROGEN STUDENT DESIGN CONTEST
DEVELOPMENT OF DESIGN FOR A DROP-IN HYDROGEN FUELING STATION TO
SUPPORT THE EARLY MARKET BUILD-OUT OF HYDROGEN INFRASTRUCTURE
Key Rules and Guidelines:
3. Design with the Customer in Mind
Low Cost No
Maintenance
=
Compact
Bring in
Customers Profit
4. Why Liquid
Hydrogen Delivery?
• Lowest cost
• Low energy demand
• Minimizes equipment
• Utilizes thermal properties
4 times the density of delivered gas
• Existing infrastructure
80-90% of all non-pipeline H2 delivered by
cryogenic liquid tankers.1
1 Technology Transition Corporation (TTC). (22 March 2010).
Hydrogen and Fuel Cells: The U.S. Market Report.
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5. liquid H2gaseous H2
Designing a Drop-in Hydrogen Fuel Station
• Safety!
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• Liquid H2 Storage
• Autogenous Pressurization
• Hydrogen Boil-off
• Transportability
10. Safety Systems
Pressure
Relief
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Ventilation
Fire/Emergency Systems
Explosion Relief
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Continuous Monitoring
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11. Site Logistics
•Located on WSU campus
•Existing gasoline station
on-site
•Easy access for vehicles
and refuelers
•Meets Washington
Administrative Code
•Fire resistant walls
reduce setback distances
Pump 1 Pump 2
Equipment
Top View
12. Economic Analysis
• Explicit and implicit costs considered:
– Fixed cost = $423,000 (all equipment)
– Monthly costs = $735 (power, water, maintenance –
demand dependent)
– Discount rate
– Risk premium for the owner
• Price (P) model [$/kg]
– Monthly Demand (D)
– Rate of Return (RR)
13. Required Return Monthly Demand
(kg)
Price
($/kg)
Price per 5 kg or
300 miles ($)
10% 3000 11.31 56.55
30% 3000 11.62 58.10
10% 6000 9.62 48.10
30% 6000 9.78 48.90
Economics – Results
15. Conclusion
• Total equipment cost = $423,000
• Utilizes established liquid hydrogen infrastructure
• Autogenous pressurization
• System designed to be inherently safe
• This design could be built today!
Thank you for having us, we are honored to get the opportunity to present our design to you today. I had the privilege to lead the group of graduate and undergraduate students from Washington State University that won the 2014 Hydrogen Student Design Contest. Also up here with me presenting our design is Jake Fisher, Simon Guo, Patrick Frome, and Mikko McFeely.
For this years design contest, the objective was to design a drop in hydrogen fuel station that could provide the infrastructure to support Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles. The biggest inhibitor is the cost to develop each fuel station. Current hydrogen stations range between $2 and $4 million each. To give you some perspective an average gasoline station costs anywhere from $1 to $2 million. The other key thing that was given to us in the project is that hydrogen could be delivered to the station for $7/kg as 200 bar or 3000 psi gas at ambient temperature or as a cryogenic liquid at 5 bar or 72.5 psi. The station had to be able to fill 25 vehicles per day and 2 vehicles simultaneously. It also had to be able to fill a vehicle with a 5 kg fuel tank to 700 bar or 10,000 psi in just 5 minutes. This is actually a very difficult metric to hit because as hydrogen gas is put into an empty fuel tank, it expands and heats up. The fuel tanks have a small operating temperature so if you fill to fast it will over heat and compromise the tank. So the hydrogen has to be cooled before it is delivered to the vehicle. For out design we store the hydrogen fuel at -40 C which happens to be -40 F. This allows us to fill a tank in 3-4 minutes. It also has to be transportable and have low maintenance. It will be operate autonomously and be monitored by a remote operator. So there is no hydrogen specialist at each station or it would simply be to expensive to operate. The station also has to be able to maintain the systems integrity if there is a 48hr power outage so that there is no danger to the public.
So I’m going to tell you a story about Joe. Joe is a typical small business owner who owns a gas station. Now Joe is a business man. He hears about these ne fangled cars that are coming out that run on hydrogen. Being a business man, Joe see’s an opportunity to expand his customer base.
Joe’s biggest concern is the cost. He can’t afford to invest everything he has into a new hydrogen station but if he can add one for a reasonable cost it may be worth the investment.
He also doesn’t want to have to do any maintenance on this new fuel station. Joe doesn’t know a lot about hydrogen and doesn’t want to have to check this station every morning to make sure it’s operating correctly. He just wants the station to be dropped off and be self sufficient.
Joe doesn’t have a lot of extra space at his gas station so the hydrogen fuel station needs to be compact. He also doesn’t want to have to dig up his existing lot to put it in. If demand isn’t what he initially anticipated, he wants to be able to remove the hydrogen station and resume his normal day-to-day operation.
Ultimately, joe want to expand his customer base so he has more people coming to his gas station to get fuel, which brings more people into his station to buy coffee and doughnuts and energy drinks which all equates to more profit for Joe.
We took all these considerations and determined that having liquid hydrogen delivered to the fuel station was the most viable, and cheapest option. By using liquid hydrogen, you can take advantage of the cryogenic temperatures to keep the hydrogen cold before fueling vehicles. Also by taking a small amount of liquid hydrogen and sealing it in a high pressure cylinder, we can achieve pressures of 17,000 psi to top off fuel tanks. This reduces the amount of active compression necessary by a hydrogen compressor. Liquid hydrogen delivered at 5 bar also has 4 times the density of hydrogen delivered at 200 bar. Utilizing liquid hydrogen allows for a much more compact station. 80-90% of all non-pipeline hydrogen is delivered via cryogenic liquid tanker so the delivery infrastructure is already in place.
We looked at these considerations when designing a drop in fuel station. Safety is the most important design consideration. Our system used both cryogenic liquid hydrogen and high pressure gaseous hydrogen so we need to take the necessary safety precautions to ensure safety. We also wanted our system to be completely contained within a standard ISO40 shipping contained. So the fuel station can be trucked in via semi truck, unhooked and left to operate independently. We also have a large liquid hydrogen storage tank so we need to consider boil off and cryogenic compatible components. We want to utilize autogenous pressurization to reduce the energy associated with active high pressure compressors. Any excess hydrogen boil off will be utilized to generate electricity through a fuel cell. These fuel cells will also be used to monitor the system if the grid power goes out so the system is continuously monitored.
So this may be the most important slide in the entire presentation. This schematic shows how the fuel station actually operates. So we have all the main components of the system. The 3000 gallon cryogenic bulk liquid storage tank is at the top, then there are 3 high pressure, a 6,000 psi compressor, the medium pressure tank, and the liquid cooling bath that that keeps the high pressure and medium pressure tanks cool. So I will walk you through the fueling process for one vehicle. We start out assuming that all the tank in the station are fully charged and the vehicle comes in with a quarter tank. Fuel will first be dispensed from the medium pressure tank. The medium pressure tank will always fill the vehicle to 75%, then the high pressure tank will then top off the vehicle to 700 bar. From there the high pressure tank must be evacuated to refuel with liquid in order to autogenously pressurize. So using the pressure gradient we can move some of the hydrogen from the high pressure tank directly into the MP tank. The rest must be run through a compressor to fill the medium pressure tank. Now the high pressure tank can be filled with liquid, sealed off, heated up to -40 C which equates to a pressure of 17,000 psi. Any boil-off hydrogen from the liquid storage tank will be stored in a low pressure tank where it can be used to run a fuel cell or recharge the medium pressure tank. Now this system does assume an average vehicle coming in with a quarter tank. If that isn’t the case the low pressure tank acts as a buffer volume that can store or provide additional hydrogen as needed.
This is an example of the system interface that a remote operator would be using for each fuel station. I apologize for how busy this slide is. So the left side is just the system diagram from the previous slide. The important part of this slide is the left hand slide. This shows the temperature and pressure of each tank and which valves are open instantaneously so a remote operator can monitor every aspect of the system to ensure it is operating correctly. If there is an issue with any of the components, such as an overheated tank, a warning message will appear and alert the operator to check the system and take appropriate actions.
The customer will interact with the fuel station via a standard touch screen tablet. Similar to a gasoline station, the user will select the method of payment, and a brief instruction on the nozzle operation will appear. The customer will be able to instantly monitor the fuel level and cost of the interaction. Environmentally friendly options for the reciept are provided. If at anytime the customer has a question or is concerned about the systems safety, the information tab allows for a live video chat with a technician and has the option of activating emergency shutdown procedures.
This system has been designed to be as safe as possible. Each tank is fitted with a pressure relief valve to ensure they to not over pressurize. The trailer is ventilated with industrial fans to prevent a concentration of hydrogen within the station. The system will be continuously monitored in real time to allow a remote operator control over the system in a malfunction. Fuel cells provide power to emergency and monitoring system in the event of main grid power failure. The container is outfitted with state-of-the-art fire suppression and emergency warning systems to alert the public, local authorities, and the remote operators in the event of an emergency. If all other systems fail, the container is outfitted with an explosion relief panel to direct any explosions or in a safe direction away from people and property.
Another part of this contest was to find a location where we could put this station and figure out what permits and regulations we would need to follow. We chose to site our station in a parking lot on the Washington State University campus. Being a university, they are more open to work with students on competitions and are more open to new and emerging technologies. The site we chose already has gasoline pumps on site so the location acts as a gas station for the university vehicles. Our design meets all of the national fire codes and regulations and is in accordance with the Washington Administrative Code which adds additional amendments to the national codes for the state of Washington. So since it is within the Washington state codes, which tend to be some of the strictest in the country, it is likely in accordance with other state’s regulations. If you look at the siting diagram, you can see that the locations is wide open which leaves plenty of room for vehicles and refuelers to access the station. The container is also lined with 2 hour fire resistant walls to help reduce these setback distances even farther. If we zoom in on the fuel station, we can see the layout of equipment in the container. All the mechanical and electrical equipment is located at one end of the trailer away from the hydrogen to further increase the safety of the system.
Unfortunately none of the economists in our group could make it today so I will attempt to explain the analysis that they conducted to come up with our price model. Our model considers all costs, including opportunity costs. The key costs in our system is the fixed cost of $423,000, this includes all the equipment and permitting costs. The other main cost is the monthly costs that include electrical power and cooling water from the main grid as well as maintenance costs associated with the system. We have not included the cost of a remote operator or the man hours required to assemble this system. We show the minimum price the fuel most be sold at given two factors: required rate of return and demanded for hydrogen in kg. This allows us to determine the minimum price given any quantity demanded/required rate of return assumptions.
Our results show that hydrogen can become comparable to the current cost of gasoline. So on the left we have the required return, then the monthly demand. So a demand of 3000 kg is equivalent to 25 vehicles a day and 6000 kg on the bottom equates to 50 vehicles a day. And you can see that the cost per tank, which is roughly 300 miles so comparable to current passenger cars, is highly dependent on the monthly demand, not the rate off return. So if fuel station accommodate just 50 vehicles a day, they can dispense fuel for about $48 per 300 mile tank. This is very comparable to gasoline and will be a much more stable price. This plot shows how the cost varies with the monthly demand and the rate of return. This plot is asymptotic though. It does start to level off at a little over $9/kg after a monthly demand of 6000kg.
In conclusion, a hydrogen fuel station has been design for $423,000. This design utilizes the existing liquid hydrogen infrastructure that is well established and already in place. It utilizes the properties of liquid hydrogen to autogenous pressurize the high pressure tanks and reduce the amount of active compression by a compressor. The system is inherently safe and uses state-of-the-art emergency systems to ensure public safety as well as equipment safety. And finally, this system is made from entirely commercially available parts. This system could be built today!