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Russia’s hydrogen sector

Russia’s hydrogen sector. Indra Øverland Energy Programme NUPI renewables seminar, 8 May 2008. Potentially cutting-edge Russian science. Photovoltaics Hydrogen. Hydrogen: Pro et contra. Energy carrier, not source Insignificant emissions Many problems

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Russia’s hydrogen sector

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  1. Russia’s hydrogen sector Indra Øverland Energy Programme NUPI renewables seminar, 8 May 2008

  2. Potentially cutting-edge Russian science • Photovoltaics • Hydrogen

  3. Hydrogen: Pro et contra • Energy carrier, not source • Insignificant emissions • Many problems • At worst, a gamble: High risk, big profit

  4. Nordic hydrogen efforts • Iceland • Aim: World’s first hydrogen economy, by 2050 • Reykjavik buses running on hydrogen • Boats running on hydrogen • Hydrogen from surplus electricity • Denmark • Lolland wind/hydrogen energy plant • Hydrogen highway • Norway • HyNor • Norsk Hydro Utsira wind/hydrogen project • NRC focus • Sweden • West Coast Highway • Hydrogen Link Network • joins DK, SE, NO hydrogen highways

  5. Russia’s hydrogen tradition • Leningrad 1941: car running on hydrogen • Over 400 hydrogen cars produced during war • Later used in rockets, submarines • Pure hydrogen and mixed with other substances • Combustion engines and fuel cells • Decline during 1990s

  6. Some current hydrogen initiatives • Rebound last 5 years • Hydrogen Youth Club • Journal Hydrogen Education • Frequent conferences • Petersburg Action Plan on Global Energy Security (G8 2006) • NEP / HEFC

  7. Unlikely knight in whiteNorilsk Nickel • Norilsk Nickel • Oligarch Vladimir Potanin • Fortune 21 bn USD • Rare case of long-term investment in basic science • In a post-Soviet grab-and-run atmosphere • Daughter company NEP

  8. Programme: “Hydrogen Energetics and Fuel Cells” • Norilsk/NEP & RAS • Established 2003 • Fuel cells and photovoltaics • 300 + 500 mill. USD • 120 institutes invited, 12 remain • Ioffe Institute of Physics and Technology • Product example: nano-catalysts for fuel cells

  9. Commercialisation example:Laptop hydrogen fuel cell • Developed by Lev Trusov / Aspect Association • Gradient porous matrix nanostructure • 10 hours laptop operation • 150 g • Production of 100.000 batteries per year from 2009at Tenzor plant in Dubna Random illustration

  10. Russia’s place in aglobal hydrogen economy • Abundant energy sources • Many Russian renewable sources are remote: • Wind • Geothermal • Big hydro • Small hydro • Cellulose

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