Hydrogen Education Foundation

2017-2018 Hydrogen Student Design Contest “Designing a Power-to-Gas System”

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Webinar Agenda

1. Welcome, Introduction Overview of HEF Contest

● Emanuel Wagner, Hydrogen Education Foundation

2. Siting Power-To-Gas Systems

● Matt Gregori, Southern California Gas Company

3. Power-To-Gas System Designs & Components

● Michel Archambault, Hydrogenics

4. Q&A

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Emanuel Wagner

Contest Overview

Hydrogen Education Foundation

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Hydrogen Student Design Contest (www.hydrogencontest.org)

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What is the Contest?

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The annual Hydrogen Student Design Contest challenges university students to design hydrogen energy applications for real-world use.

Supported by the Industry and Government

Technical, multidisciplinary competition Engineering

Architecture/planning

Industrial design

Economics

Business/marketing

Environmental science

Political science

Chemistry

History of Contest○Began in 2004

○Past themes:●Hydrogen Micro-Grid

●Drop-in Fueling Station

●Hydrogen Fueling Infrastructure Planning

●Residential Fueling

●Designing a Hydrogen Community

●Green Buildings with Hydrogen

●Hydrogen Applications for Airports

●Hydrogen Power Park

●Hydrogen Fueling Station

○Several winning designs were built, e.g. the 2008 winning design is now an active hydrogen fueling station at Humboldt State University

The 2017-2018 Challenge

○ Develop a design for a system that uses electricity to produce hydrogen for cross market uses, including energy storage, ancillary services, and transportation fuel.

○The teams will choose a site in their area, engage their local electric and gas utility, coordinate with regulatory bodies and safety experts, and create educational materials, including a short video.

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Section Overview

○ Cover Sheet, Executive Summary & Table of Content

○ Siting Information

○ Design Data and Equipment Drawings

○ Cost and Economic Analysis, Commercial Viability

○ Safety Analysis & Codes and Standards

○ Operation and Maintenance

○ Environmental Analysis

○ Policy and Regulatory Analysis & 1 Pager for Policy Makers

○ Brochure for Public Education Features

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Important Dates

○ Timeline (dates are subject to revision)

2017 Dates

○ 1 June Initial Topic Announcement

○ 1 August Rules and Guidelines Posted

○ 30 September Registration Deadline

○ 10 October Webinar on Topic; Resources, Q&A

○ 15 October Project Outline (Abstract and Approach) Due

○ 1 November Webinar on Progress; Feedback

2018 Dates

○ 31 January Final Submission Deadline

○ 15 March Winner Notification

○ June Winner Announcement at DOE Annual Merit Review

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Contest Overview

Participating teams:1. 2IE Foundation

2. Alzaytoonah University Jordan

3. American University Cairo and NRC

4. California State University - Los Angeles

5. Ecole Nationale Polytechnique

6. German Jordanian University

7. Heriot-Watt University

8. Kyushu University

9. Marmara University

10. National Institute of Design, Bangalore, India

11. National Institute of Fundamental Studies

12. Oregon State University - Cascades

13. Politecnico di Torino

14. PUCP

15. Sana'a University

16. Stevens Institute of Technology

17. The British University in Egypt

18. The University of Edinburgh

19. The University of the Highlands and Islands - Lews Castle College

20. Tishreen University

21. Universidad de Ingeniería y Tecnología

22. Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería

23. University of Lagos.

24. University of Toronto

25. University of Waterloo

26. Washington State University

27. West Texas A&M

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Thank you to our 2017 Contest Sponsors

And these supporting organizations:

Matt Gregori

Siting a Power-To-Gas System

Innovation

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Achieving California's Renewable Energy Goals

POWER-TO-GAS

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, &

DEMONSTRATION

SoCalGas RD&D

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Low Carbon Resources RD&D

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ACHIEVING CALIFORNIA’S

RENEWABLE ENERGY GOALS

Power-to-Gas

Renewable Energy Goals

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33% by 2020

50% by 2030

100% by 2050?

California is a Solar State:

• 32% of California’s renewable

power came from solar

• 460 of the 490MW of pending

renewable projects are solar

Source: California Energy Commission – Tracking Progress, 2016

Supply / Demand Mismatch

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The Famous California “Duck Curve”

Over-generation can lead to grid congestion or “curtailment”

Curtailment of Renewable

Power is Here Today

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Source: California Independent System Operator (CAISO)

CA Needs Energy Storage

What is Power-to-Gas (P2G)

excessrenewable

energy

goes throughelectrolysis

which splits water molecules to produce hydrogen

hydrogen & carbon combine through

methanation

methane can be stored or transported on the

pipeline

hydrogen can also

be stored directly

in the pipeline

» P2G is the process of converting excess renewable

energy to a gaseous fuel (hydrogen or methane).

» P2G allows for storing large amounts of energy for long

durations.

» P2G can help California reach its Renewable Energy

goals.

P2G Provides Seasonal Storage

P2G Creates Flexibility

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GERMANY’S RENEWABLE

ENERGY STORAGE

Potential for electrolysis

is estimated at up to

170GWwhich could power

114 million homes.

A vision of what’s possible

GERMANY

Source: Commercialisation of Energy Storage in Europe, 2014

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OUR WORK ON P2GSoCalGas RD&D

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» 60kW Proton OnSite Electrolyzer

» On-campus Pipeline Blending

» NGCC Power Production

Research: UCI P2G Demo

Demonstration: Biomethanation

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Archaea

Water

Electrolysis

Renewable

Hydrogen

CO2

CH4

Renewable

Methane

Carbon

Dioxide

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PROJECT SITING AND

CONFIGURATION

Power-to-Gas

Project Siting Considerations

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P2G Project

Location

Feedstocks:

• Electricity

• Access to renewable power

• Access to ancillary services markets

• Water

• CO2 Source:

• Waste water treatment plant

• Landfill

• Other anaerobic digester

Conversion Pathway:

• Electrolysis: Water Hydrogen

• Methanation: Hydrogen and CO2 Methane

•End Use:

• Pipeline:

• Blending (H2)

• Injection (Methane)

• On-site Vehicle Fueling

• On-site Storage/Re-Use (Fuel Cell)

• On-site/Nearby Industry:

• Petroleum Refining

• Ammonia Production

• Glass Blowing

• Metals Refining

Additional Considerations» Ancillary Services Markets:

Dispatchable Load

Load Following

Frequency/Voltage Regulation

» Pipeline Injection Standards: SoCalGas Rule 30

Hydrogen Blend Limits

» “Green” Credits CA Low Carbon Fuel

Standard (LCFS)

Cap & Trade Credits

US Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS)

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Innovation

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Matt Gregorimgregori@semprautilities.com

THANK YOU

Michel Archambault

Designing a Power-To-Gas System

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Key components of a power-to-gas system

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HYDROGENICS OVERVIEW

Mississauga, Canada Gladbeck, Germany Oevel, Belgium

Mississauga, Canada Gladbeck, Germany Oevel, Belgium

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Global Leader in Hydrogen Technology

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Shifting Power Across Industries Around the World

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An Established Leader with Established Technology

Alstom, Germany

•World’s first commercial

contract for hydrogen

fuel cell trains

•10-year agreement, contract value of €50M

Kolon, S. Korea

•Providing MW power

using excess hydrogen

•Multi-MW fuel cells

running 24/7

E.ON, Germany

•MW-scale Power-to-Gas

facility in Germany

•Wind power and

Hydrogenics electrolysis

equipment to transform

water into hydrogen

Fuel Cell Buses, China

•Multiple agreements for

thousands of fuel cell

buses throughout China

in the next 2-4 years

•50 M USD order for

1000 fuel cells for buses

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Our Electrolyzers: World Leading Design

Electrolyzers take electric power (often

from renewables) and create hydrogen for

industrial applications, fueling, energy

storage and Power-to-Gas

Innovative

Industry leading current

density - 3 MW benchmark

1Multi Megawatt Platform

Highly durable utility scale

solution

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Flexible Solution

Able to meet energy storage

and refueling applications

3Technical Expertise

Over 60 years in electrolysis

experience

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Our Fuel Cells: Robust & Reliable

Fuel cells use hydrogen to create

electricity for mobility and critical power

applications

Fully Integrated Systems

Integrated software and

mechanical control

1Differentiated Technology

Non-humidified, low-pressure

stack

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High Reliability

Unlimited start/stop, sub-zero

operation

3Flexible Architecture

Scalable stack for mobility and

stationary applications

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• Idea to balance fluctuating renewables (wind and solar) and provide Grid Balancing Services

Electrolysers | Fundamentals

Example: 1.5 MW PEM Electrolyser, WindGas Reitbrook,

Hamburg

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INDUSTRIAL HYDROGEN

Elemash, Russia

Kirovgrad, Russia

Saint Gobain, Colombia

Nyagan, Russia

Bushan, India

Camao, Brazil

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HYDROGEN FUELING

Hamburg, Germany Barcelona, SpainAberdeen, Scotland

Oslo, NorwayStuttgart, GermanyHalle, Belgium

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Hydrogen Refueling Stations

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HYDROGEN MOBILITY

Salzgitter, Germany Stuttgart, Germany

Toronto, CanadaBasel, SwitzerlandWinnipeg, Canada & Scottsdale, Arizona

California, USA

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RENEWABLE HYDROGEN & GRID

BALANCING

Avedøre, Denmark

Falkenhagen, Germany

Falkenhagen, Germany Katinnik, Quebec

Hannover, Germany Grapzow, Germany

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Electrolysis | Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM)

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11.1 Nm3 = 1kg230 Nm3/h = 500 kg/d

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Example of Power-to-Gas projects

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Renewable Hydrogen

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Power-to-Gas ProjectRecent awards to Hydrogenics

Main conclusions from these projects:

1. Hydrogen technologies work fine and deliver according to expectations.

2. There is a important potential for further cost reduction: going from project manufacturing to product manufacturing

3. Energy regulatory framework is not suited for these applications and business operation of these projects remains very challenging

Country Project Size YearElectrolyser technology

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Thailand EGAT 1.2 MW + 500 kW FC 2017 PEM •

Canada Embridge P2G 2 MW 2017 PEM •

Germany MefCO2 1 MW 2017 PEM •

Denmark HyBalance 1.2 MW 2017 PEM • •

UK Levenmouth 370 kW + 100 kW FC 2016 Alkaline + PEM • •

Denmark BioCat 1 MW 2016 Alkaline •

Italy Ingrid 1 MW 2016 Alkaline • • •

UK Aberdeen 1 MW 2016 Alkaline •

Germany WindGas Reitbrook 1.5 MW 2015 PEM •

Canada Raglan Copper mine 350 kW + 200 kW FC 2015 Alkaline •

Belgium DonQuichote 150 kW 2015 Alkaline + PEM • •

Germany WindGas Falkenhagen 2 MW 2014 Alkaline •

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Power-to-Mobility

Alstom Transport | Zero-emission (hydrogen) train | Coradia iLint

Source: Alstom

• ~50% of rail network in Germany is not electrified (operated with diesel)

• More stringent regulation (exhaust emission, noise) and expected price increase for diesel

• LOI from 4 German States to buy min 40 zero emission passenger trains (2014)

• 1st train (2016) with hydrogen fuel cell

• Commercial service expected by 2020

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Power-to-Power

• Conversion of excess power in hydrogen via an electrolyser

• Storage of hydrogen in gas bottles, tanks or underground

• Repowering of the hydrogen through a fuel cell

• Ideal for long-term energy storage (remote locations, telecom, off-grid systems)

Power-to-Power | For Electrical Energy Storage

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Power-to-Gas

Power-to-Gas

• Direct injection of hydrogen in gas grid (2%-10%vol)

• Injection of Synthetic Natural Gas (SNG) after a methanation step : H2 + CO2 CH4 + H20

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Power-to-Gas

• OBJECTIVES

– 1st demo project worldwide to inject hydrogen in the high-pressure transmission natural gas pipeline at 55bar (ONTRAS) with a max concentration of 2%vol

– Optimize operational concept (fluctuating power from wind vs. changing gas feed).

– Gain experience in technology, cost and business aspects.

• SOLUTION

– 6 x HySTAT®-60-10 with all peripherals in 20Ft. housings to produce 360 Nm³/h hydrogen (power: 2 MW)

– A 40 Ft container including 2 compressors to compress the hydrogen to 55barg.

• PARTNERS:

– UNIPER Energy Storage GmbH (ex-EON)

• More information: www.uniper.energy

WindGas Falkenhagen, Germany (2013) Direct injection of hydrogen in natural gas grid (transportation)

Photo credits: Uniper Energy Storage GmbH

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Power-to-Gas

• OBJECTIVES

– Development of 1,5 MW PEM Electrolysis Stack and System

– Validate PEM technology in operational environment

– Gain experience in technology and cost.

– Feed hydrogen into the medium-pressure distribution natural gas pipeline at 30 bar without compression.

• SOLUTION

– 1x HyLYZER®-285-30 PEM electrolyser with all peripherals in 40ft. housings for max 285 Nm³/h H2 at 30 bar (Power: 1.5 MW)

• PARTNERS:

• More information: www.windgas-hamburg.com

WindGas Reitbrook (Hamburg), Germany (2015) Direct injection of hydrogen in natural gas grid (distribution)

Photo credits: Uniper Energy Storage GmbH

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Power-to-Gas

• OBJECTIVES

– Demonstrate capabilities to provide energy storage services to the Danish energy system.

– Demonstrate capability and economic viability of oxygen and heat recycling in the on-site wastewater operations

– Biological methanation system to produce pipeline-grade renewable gas (CH4) and feed into the gas distribution grid at 3.6 bar

• SOLUTION

– 2x HySTAT™ 100 (Alkaline) with all peripherals to produce 100Nm³/h H2 (Power: 1MW)

• SUPPORT

– This project receives financial support from the ForskEL program, administered by Energinet.dk.

• More information: www.biocat-project.com

BioCat, Avedøre, Denmark (2016) Biological methanation and SNG injection in distribution gas grid

4 April 2016

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Power-to-Mobility

Power-to-Mobility

Example: Toyota MIRAI

• Hydrogen refueling stations with onsite hydrogen production

• For cars (700 bar), a refueling takes 3-5 min for a driving range of 400-500 km

• For buses (350 bar), a refueling takes 10 min for a driving range of 350 km

HRS Colruyt, Halle, Belgium

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Power-to-Mobility

• OBJECTIVES

– Located at one of the warehouse of Colruyt, one of the biggest Belgian retail company

– Hydrogen is used to fill fork lift trucks

• SOLUTION

– 30 Nm³/h alkaline + 30 Nm³/h PEM electrolysers

– 50 kg 350 bar storage + dispenser

– 100 kW Fuel Cell

• SUPPORT

– 1st part funded by InterReg project (WaterstofregioVlaanderen Zuid-Nederland)

– 2nd part funded FCH-JU

• More information: www.don-quichote.eu

Don Quichote, Halle, Belgium (2015-2018) Hydrogen from wind to power fuel cell forklifts

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Power-to-Fuels

• Renewable hydrogen for refineries for the desulfurization of the fuels (massive CO2 savings)

• Synthesis of renewable methanol: H2 + CO2 CH3OH + H2O

• Possible introduction in EU Renewable Energy and Fuel Quality Directives (Upstream Emmission Reductions)

Power-to-Fuel

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Power-to-Industry

• Hydrogen is used massively in in the industry : ammonia (fertilizers), steel, float glass, semi-conductors, oil and fat, power plants.

• If replaced by renewable hydrogen, it could save massive CO2 emissions in industrial sectors

Power-to-Industry

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Power-to-Industry

• OBJECTIVES

– Validate the highly dynamic PEM electrolysis technology in a real industrial environment and provide grid balancing services on the Danish power market

– Validate innovative hydrogen delivery processes for fueling stations at high pressure

• SOLUTION

– 1x HyLYZER®-230-30 (PEM, dual cell stack design) with all peripherals to produce 230 Nm³/h H2 (power: 1,2 MW)

• PARTNERS:

– This project receives financial support FCH-JU (GA No 671384) and ForskEL program, administered by Energinet.dk.

• More information: www.hybalance.eu

HyBalance, Hobro, Denmark (construction in 2017) Industrial hydrogen and delivery to hydrogen refueling stations

4 April 2016

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Hydrogen | Basic math

Hydrogen physics

• 1 kg ↔11,1 Nm³ ↔ 33,3 kWh (LHV) and 39,4 kWh (HHV)

• High mass energy density (1 kg H2 = 3,77 l gasoline)

• Low volumetric density (1 Nm³ H2 = 0,34 l gasoline)

• LHV H2 = 33 kWh/kg HHV H2 = 39 kWh/kg (Efficiency of P2G systems based on HHV)

Hydrogen production from water electrolysis (~5 kWh/Nm³ H2)

• Power: 1 MW electrolyser ↔ 200 Nm³/h H2 ↔ ± 18 kg/h H2

• Energy: +/- 55 kWh of electricity 1 kg H2 ↔ 11.1 Nm³ ↔ ± 10 liters demineralized water

Power production from a hydrogen PEM fuel cell from hydrogen (+/- 50% efficiency)

• Energy: 1 kg H2 16 kWh

Cars and buses

FCEV H2 tank H2 consumption Driving range Annual driving distance Annual H2 consumption

Car (passenger) 5 kg 1 kg/100 km 500 km 15.000 km 150 kg

Bus (12 m) 35 kg 8 kg/100 km 350 km 60.000 km 5 tons

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