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Hydrogen Supply and Transportation using liquid Organic Hydrogen Carriers

Deliverables

Test results on hydrogen purity and impact on PEM fuel cells

At VTT continuous testing of LOHCreleased hydrogen and the effect of potential impurities on PEM fuel cells will be carried out In this deliverable the test data and longterm stability tests will be included analyzed and discussed Potential longterm effects on PEM fuel cells will be derived or adjusted maximum impurities for specific components will be calculated

LOHC production cost estimation study

In this deliverable the LOHC production for dibenzyltoluene as LOHC material for large scale applications will be estimated based on current low-volume prices and by applying typical scale-up process steps. The cost of the carrier material dibenzyltoluene will be analysed in dependency of production scale. The analysis will include production (synthesis and product recovery) cost estimate for LOHC liquid (dibenzyltoluene) including both material and energy balances of the process.

LCA of LOHC and alternative transport hydrogen technologies

In this deliverable a full Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) assessing the GHG emissions and other relevant environmental impacts of the liquid organic hydrogen carrier in comparison to the environmental impacts of the alternative transport technologies (CGH2 and LH2). Standardized methodology (ISO 14040-44) for Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is used. The LCA report will showcase the inventory and impact assessment results obtained of the three ways, in which the hydrogen can be distributed and stored.

Review of regulations and Codes & Standards

In this report the regulations and codes & standards will be reviewed to ensure conformity of the final StorageBOX and ReleaseBOX design with all regulatory requirements particularly focussing on the sites of VTT and WOI and the targeted hydrogen fuelling application.

Report and techno-economic data of alternative aromatic removal

Alternative technologies for removal of aromatics which are evaluated and analyzed for their techno-economic potential in WP6 are reported in this deliverable.

Decision on LOHC storage and logistics concept

This report will include the results of an evaluation of different transport options for the LOHC material. An overview of the options including benefits and drawbacks depending on the scale and volume of LOHC to be transported will be included.

Market analysis study

In this deliverable a warket analysis study will be presented. Market segmentation and potential market penetration of LOHC technology will be discussed. LOHC-based hydrogen logistics will be compared to competing technologies including pressurised and liquefied hydrogen storage. Additionally, a sensitivity analysis of system scale, logistics, LOHC cost and inventory turnover to the hydrogen transport cost will be considered.

Potential environmental implications of LOHC concepts

The environmental impacts of the overall concept of LOHC-based hydrogen supply to a refuelling station will be included in this deliverable taking European and global market potential for HRS and market analysis of additional hydrogen distribution markets into account.

Innovative reactor concept for the high temperature hydrogenation derived

In this report an innovative concept for a new rector design for the high temperature hydrogenation will be presented including documentation on deign and an evaluation of potential improvements with specific KPIs on overall LOHC hydrogenation performance.

Test report on long term operational testing for systems and logistics

This deliverable will present the test report on long term operational testing of the StorageBOX and ReleaseBOX systems and the associated LOHC logistics

Public summary of Exploitation roadmap and market deployment plan end of the project

This report will include a public summary of the confidential exploitation of Exploitation roadmap and market deployment plan from Deliverable D95

Pathway to reduction of heat in the dehydrogenation reaction selected

The heat requirements of the dehydrogenation reaction are one of the strongest limitations of the LOHC process In this report potential optimization pathways will be analyzed and recommended actions for efficiency improvements will be evaluated

Dissemination and Communication Plan - final

The final Dissemination and Communication Plan DCP will be presented in this deliverable The DCP includes the following dissemination and communication measures Participation at European and international industry conferences and internal and external workshops Active involvement in industry associations like Hydrogen Europe or German Hydrogen Union DWV Engagement and collaboration with other European national and international projects Professional and public press media releases Scientific publications with focus on open access and international conferences Use of internet platforms partner and project websites and social media Facebook Twitter YouTube etc

Interim report of initial fuel cell stability measurements

This interim report of initial fuel cell stability measurements includes the results of the hydrogen fuel cell stability tests that are carried out in the first 12 months of the project.

Report on health and safety analysis and presentation of mitigation strategies
Potential DBT mixtures identified

Alternative LOHC mixtures will be screened and analyzed. This report will include the results of the screening process and evaluate the potential of mixtures of DBT with other LOHC materials to achieve better hydrogen storage performance.

Final feasibility study

Based on the work resulting in deliverable D8.1, D8.2, D8.3, D8.4 and D8.5 the feasibility of LOHC will be presented in this final feasibility study. The scale-dependent break-even point in terms of overall costs (CAPEX and OPEX) will be calculated and the thresholds and bottlenecks of the whole LOHC hydrogen logistics concept will be defined.

Final operational concept of hydrogen supply chain

Based on the concept analysis performed in Task 8.1 an operational concept for an optimized hydrogen supply chain based on LOHC technology will be presented in this deliverable.

Final report of fuel cell stability measurements

This final report of initial fuel cell stability measurements includes the results of the hydrogen fuel cell stability tests that are carried out in the 20 months of the project

A preliminary feasibility study

This deliverable will include results on feasibility calculations for the whole value chain including hydrogenation of LOHC, storage, transportation, and dehydrogenation of LOHC and subsequent hydrogen purification. Cost estimates of the equipment and mass and energy balances will be included. Feasibility analysis for at least 2 different applications (storage/distribution, end users) defined by all partners for at least two country-specific cases (e.g. Germany, Finland) will be demonstrated in this deliverable.

Test report on initial test protocol for systems and logistics

In this report WOI will document the results of the initial tests for the LOHC systems and the associated LOHC logistics The system performance data will be analyzed and specific costs for hydrogen transport will be derived

Publications

Effect of Toluene on PEMFC Performance

Author(s): J. Viitakangas, S. Auvinen, M. Costantino, S. Viik, J. Ihonen
Published in: Fuel Cells, Issue 20/3, 2020, Page(s) 245-252, ISSN 1615-6846
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
DOI: 10.1002/fuce.201900075

Pressurized hydrogen from charged liquid organic hydrogen carrier systems by electrochemical hydrogen compression

Author(s): Stephan Mrusek, Patrick Preuster, Karsten Müller, Andreas Bösmann, Peter Wasserscheid
Published in: International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2021, ISSN 0360-3199
Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2021.02.021

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