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Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking (FCH JU) 2nd Stakeholders General Assembly

This presentation discusses the current state of hydrogen production and distribution in the UK, highlighting the research base, fuel cell companies, and support for industrial research and development. It also explores regional activities and the role of consortia in promoting sustainable hydrogen energy.

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Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking (FCH JU) 2nd Stakeholders General Assembly

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  1. Fuel Cells and HydrogenJoint Undertaking (FCH JU)2nd Stakeholders General Assembly Hydrogen Production and Distribution Professor Peter P. Edwards UK Sustainable Hydrogen Energy Consortium (UK-SHEC) Head of Inorganic Chemistry University of Oxford 26th October 2009

  2. Hydrogen: First on the Periodic Table

  3. Metallic Hydrogen

  4. Metallic Hydrogen

  5. Hydrogen: The First Alkali Metal

  6. The Hydrogen Economy P.P.Edwards, V.L.Kuznetsov, W.I.F.David, N.P.Brandon, Energy Policy, 36, (2008), p.4356

  7. The Innovation Landscape Research Councils Technology Strategy Board Energy Technologies Institute Carbon Trust Environmental Transformation Fund Market-based mechanisms Ray Eaton, Assistant Director, Department of Energy & Climate Change

  8. The UK Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Scene • Strong research base – universities • Relatively small number of potentially world-class companies • Regionally focused activities including infrastructure development • UK has been a good source of capital Ray Eaton, Assistant Director, Department of Energy & Climate Change

  9. Research Base • SUPERGEN directed programmes in Hydrogen (2) and Fuel Cells (1) • Socio-economics is integrated within the work of the UK Sustainable Hydrogen Consortium (UK-SHEC) • University spin-off companies Ray Eaton, Assistant Director, Department of Energy & Climate Change

  10. Some UK Fuel Cell Companies • Fuel cell developers • Intelligent Energy (PEM) • Ceres Power (SOFC) • Rolls Royce Fuel Cells Ltd (SOFC) • CMR Fuel Cells (DMFC) • Component suppliers / Other • Johnson Matthey (MEAs, catalysts) • ITM Power (electrolysers) • Acal (Liquid cathode technology) Ray Eaton, Assistant Director, Department of Energy & Climate Change

  11. Support for Industrial Research, Development and Demonstration • The Technology Strategy Board supports industrial research and development in a wide range of technologies through a series of competitions. Ray Eaton, Assistant Director, Department of Energy & Climate Change

  12. Regions / Devolved Administrations • North East – hydrogen and electric vehicle recharging • Midlands – British Midlands Hydrogen Ring • London – London Hydrogen Partnership, buses • Scotland – Aberdeen hydrogen highway • Wales – Renewable Hydrogen Centre Ray Eaton, Assistant Director, Department of Energy & Climate Change

  13. SUPERGEN Consortia • Delivery of Sustainable Hydrogen • 14 consortia • £62m support since 2003 • Over 40 institutions • Programme finishes 2010-3

  14. University of St Andrews Newcastle University University of Sheffield University of Edinburgh University of Leeds University of Nottingham Heriot Watt University Loughborough University University of Glasgow University of Oxford Strathclyde University Rutherford Appleton Laboratories University of Ulster University of Salford University of East Anglia University of Manchester University of Cambridge University of Liverpool University of Hertfordshire University of Birmingham University College London University of Warwick Imperial College London Swansea University Queen Mary, University of London University of Glamorgan University of Greenwich Cardiff University Kingston University University of Bath University of Surrey University of Southampton University of Reading University of Sussex H&FC Research at UK Universities UK-SHEC

  15. The UK Sustainable Hydrogen Energy Consortium (UK-SHEC) Vision UK-SHEC considers that hydrogen ultimately derived from renewable sources and used as an energy vector must be considered as a major component of a sustainable energy future in the UK and internationally

  16. Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Expo 2006 400 Exhibitors: 23,039 Professional Visitors “There exists the necessity for an epoch-making advance in new materials for hydrogen storage…. This is the hardest challenge” Masatami Takimoto Executive Vice President, Toyota Motor Corporation

  17. Hydrogen Storage: The Options R.Helmolt, U.Eberle (General Motors), J. Power Sources, 2007, 165, p.833

  18. The Light Periodic Table

  19. Hydrogen Utilization P.P.Edwards, V.L.Kuznetsov, Turning Points in Solid-State, Materials and Surface Science, Chapter 4, 2008, RSC Publishing

  20. Hydrogen Storage Utilization J.Kilner, P.P.Edwards, V.L.Kuznetsov, Materials World, July 2009

  21. NatureMaterials, 7 (2), 138 - 141 (2008).

  22. Metal-Organic Framework Materials X.Lin et al., Angew.Chem. Int. Ed., 2006, 45, 7358 –7364

  23. Hy StorM A Technology Strategy Board Funded Project Tuning Promising H2 Storage Materials Towards Automotive Applications

  24. ISIS High throughput materials discovery and characterisation Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Oxford University, Ilika, Johnson Matthey In-situ bulk characterisation Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Oxford University

  25. Chemical control of decomposition temperature (LiK(BH4)2) (LiK(BH4)2) LiBH4 E. A. Nickels, M. O. Jones, W. I. F. David, S. R. Johnson, R. L. Lowton, M. Sommariva and P. P. EdwardsAngewandte Chemie Int. Ed., 47 1-4 (2008)

  26. Oxford Energy Cycle Renewable Energy (all Known Sources) Electricity - then electrolysis of water Hydrogen Sequestered CO2 + H2 CO + H2O 2H2 + CO (CH2)n + H2O Hydrocarbons Store energy as hydrocarbons Transport energy as hydrocarbons Use hydrocarbons as liquid fuels Hydrocarbons + air CO2 + water NET production of carbon dioxide in ZERO Professor Malcolm L. H. Green, Professor Peter P. Edwards

  27. Delivery of Sustainable Hydrogen UK EPSRC Supergen Consortium XIV 1st October 2008 - 2012 • Principle Investigator – Ian Metcalfe (Univ. Newcastle) • Research Director – John T.S. Irvine (Univ. St. Andrews) • Project Manager – Martin J. Smith (Univ. St. Andrews)

  28. Main focuses: • Conversion of electrons, hydrocarbons and biomass-derived fuel sources into hydrogen or indirect hydrogen carriers • Lower cost and improved efficiency • Socio-technical impacts • Technical elements: • Catalytic and electrocatalytic processes • Separation membranes – oxide, metal, polymer • Chemical cycling & CO2 re-use • Alternative H2 carriers – urea & NH3 • Efficient small scale liquifaction Delivery of Sustainable Hydrogen

  29. Oxford: A Chemical Grand Challenge Turning CO2 into Fuel

  30. The UK Sustainable Hydrogen Energy Consortium

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