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Hydrogen Production

Hydrogen Production. Now and Then, and Then Some. Strategic Goals. The use of hydrogen as a fuel and energy carrier can provide options toward achieving our national strategic goals. Energy security Environmental security International competitiveness. Technology Development Goals.

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Hydrogen Production

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  1. Hydrogen Production Now and Then, and Then Some

  2. Strategic Goals The use of hydrogen as a fuel and energy carrier can provide options toward achieving our national strategic goals • Energy security • Environmental security • International competitiveness

  3. Technology Development Goals Hydrogen production projects • Improve efficiency and lower the cost of fossil- based and biomass-based hydrogen production processes • Advance emission-free and renewable-based hydrogen production technologies toward commercial viability

  4. Fossil-Based Production Processes In addition to ITM and SER mentioned by Sig • Thermal dissociation of methane using concentrated solar power • Thermocatalytic production without CO2 emissions • Plus a number of other exciting projects that will be presented Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday morning in Group A

  5. Thermal Dissociation of Methane Using a Solar-Coupled Aerosol Flow Reactor • University of Colorado at Boulder and NREL • Use of the High Flux Solar Furnace with concentrations up to 2000 suns • Preliminary results indicate extremely high conversion efficiencies • Excellent teaching tool (2 Senior Design project teams and a number of graduate students)

  6. Thermocatalytic Production CO2-free from Fossil Fuels • Florida Solar Energy Center • One-step thermocatalytic decomposition of hydrocarbons in the absence of air and/or water • Produces hydrogen and solid carbon, no CO or CO2 • Fuel flexible - investigating methane, propane, and liquid hydrocarbons

  7. Electrolytic Hydrogen Production • High efficiency steam electrolysis • PEM electrolysis • Electrolytic refueling appliance (Sig showed photo) • Projects will be presented on Thursday morning

  8. Biomass-Based Hydrogen Production • Biomass pyrolysis for hydrogen production • Integrated hydrogen production from agricultural residues for urban transportation • Supercritical water gasification with partial oxidation • Hydrogen production from renewable organic waste • Projects will be presented on Wednesday morning in Group A

  9. Integrated Production Agricultural residues for hydrogen production with co-product carbon • Clark Atlanta University and Scientific Carbons • Improvements to existing activated carbon process using peanut shells in a pyrolysis reactor • Pyrolysis vapors can be processed to produce hydrogen for use in urban bus fleet • Other valuable co-products are also possible, and fit well with the local industrial makeup

  10. Photolytic Production of Hydrogen Biological and Electrochemical Approaches • Bacterial water-gas shift • Algal hydrogen production • Photoproduction of hydrogen from glucose • Photoelectrochemical hydrogen production • Photocatalytic hydrogen production using a dual bed system • Projects will be presented Wednesday morning and afternoon in Group A

  11. Algal Hydrogen Production 2-phase system making lots of hydrogen • NREL, ORNL, University of CA Berkeley • Innovative system discovered in FY1999 • Temporal separation of hydrogen and oxygen production • Deprive the algae of sulfur, and they will do anything - even produce hydrogen • Highly successful team effort that has attracted significant interest in the general and scientific press

  12. Hydrogen Production Now and Then, and Then Some • 27 projects will be critically reviewed • Near-term fossil-based and electrolytic processes can provide hydrogen for end-use applications at competitive prices • Mid-term biomass- and improved fossil-based processes have excellent economic potential, AND can contribute to reductions in greenhouse gases • Long-term renewable-based systems will provide water-based production systems with no emissions

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