Periodic Reporting for period 1 - SWITCH (SMART WAYS FOR IN-SITU TOTALLY INTEGRATED AND CONTINUOUS MULTISOURCE GENERATION OF HYDROGEN)
Okres sprawozdawczy: 2020-01-01 do 2021-06-30
- the definition of the design basis (WP2) with the assessment of the demand profiles for hydrogen and power related to 4 potential use-cases at hydrogen refuelling stations (T2.1); the definition of the technical specifications of the SWITCH system comprising general description, proposed layout and utilities specification, operating modes for each module (T2.2); the preparation of a detailed action plan on the activities for LCA, LCC and TEA (T2.4); the analysis of the standards and legal framework related to hydrogen production at the EU and national level (T2.5).
- the system process modelling, simulation and design (WP3) with the results of multi-period & multi-objective optimisation analysis to design SWITCH to operate efficiently in multiple modes satisfying variable demand (T3.1); the drafting of the P&ID (T3.2) and the definition of the control strategy design (T3.3)
- the design and initial construction of the cold Balance of Plance (BoP), the hot BoP, the desiccation and purification unit and the control unit (WP4);
- the design and testing of the Large Stack module(WP5), with the test and analysis of the LSM module operating in electrolysis mode at DLR (T.3);
- the dissemination and communication of the results (WP7), with the opening of the website and social media channels (LinkedIn and Twitter), the design of the communication materials and the preparation of an editorial plan to publish the project results.
- the data management plan (WP8) for data management in line with the FAIR principles and open science paradigm
TECHNO-ECONOMIC IMPACT
- Demonstration of secure year-round green or low carbon H2 availability of over 90% for hydrogen dependent processes, also during dark doldrums;
- Year round hydrogen availability and polygeneration assuring maximum annual capacity utilization reducing thereby the specific CAPEX (i.e. CAPEX per kg of H2 or kWh electricity) is reduced to <5,000 €/(kg H2/day) at an annual system manufacturing volume corresponding to 40,000 kg/day;
- Replacement of carbon intensive steam reformers and hydrogen-logistics with reduction of >60% in CO2 emission per kg of produced hydrogen;
- Cost effectiveness with targets of 2.83€/kg/kg H2 (@40 €/MWhel) and 4.32€/kg (@80€/MWhel) with an assumed methane cost of 3.5 cts/kWh. The cost model indicates that operation in electrolysis mode is economically more favourable with an electricity cost of ≤ 50€/MWhel at the assumed gas cost;
- Offer lower cost and low carbon foot print system for distributed supply of hydrogen accelerating the rollout of hydrogen infrastructure in transport;
- Removal of the need for expensive back-up systems for hydrogen supply for the generation of hydrogen from renewable sources, allowing the highly flexible system to couple the different sectors of electricity, industry, mobility and heat;
- Providing additional volumes of stack manufacturing in this application and supporting the volume-driven cost reduction path in further fields of application such as SOE and cogeneration;
- Accessing the markets for several transport and industrial applications catching up emerging opportunities especially in the mobility sector;
- Offering the opportunity for new operational and business models, showing profitability.
SOCIO-ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
- Job creation by contributing to build a new market for efficient and modular hydrogen production systems based on SOC;
- Industrial greening by reaching end-users in industrial sectors that demand a deep decarbonisation.