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Hylink : the Hydrogen Link. 2007 Energy Postgraduate Conference 17 – 18 July 2007: Massey University Turitea Campus, Palmerston North Steve Broome Industrial Research Ltd 18 July 2007. Industrial Research Ltd. IRL employs 220 scientific staff. Former DSIR
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Hylink: the Hydrogen Link 2007 Energy Postgraduate Conference 17 – 18 July 2007: Massey University Turitea Campus, Palmerston North Steve Broome Industrial Research Ltd 18 July 2007
Industrial Research Ltd IRL employs 220 scientific staff. • Former DSIR • Involved with a variety of scientific and technology developments Hydrogen and Distributed Energy Team • R&D at IRL’s Christchurch and Wellington sites. • Focus on distributed electricity production. • Microgrids, small-scale generation, grid-injecting electricity. • Focus on the production, storage and use of hydrogen. • Production: Electrolysers, reformation, gasification. • Storage: carbon nanotubes, sodium borohydrides, gas pipelines. • Use: fuel cells, hydrogen burners.
Hylink Prototype in Christchurch Pipeline storage Wind turbine 24V Electrolyser Alkaline fuel cell
Hylink at Totara Valley Electronics
Hylink at Totara Valley Electrolyser
Hylink at Totara Valley Gas pipeline
Hylink at Totara Valley Pipeline Laying – Mole Ploughing
Hylink at Totara Valley Pipeline Laying – Mole Ploughing
Hylink at Totara Valley Pipeline Laying – Mole Ploughing
Hylink at Totara Valley Gas pipeline
Hylink at Totara Valley Fuel cell, biodiesel generator and inverter
Hylink at Totara Valley Process efficiencies and costs Low efficiency but system it is not optimised. Target effiency is about 43%.
Hylink at Totara Valley The Future: • Optimise system to maximise efficiency. • Integrate IRL-designed alkaline electrolyser and fuel cell technologies. • Install new Hylink system elsewhere • Larger scale elecrolyser and fuel cell. • Larger pipeline to increase fuel storage volume. • Potential for safe over-ground hydrogen transport. • Try and make it closer to home! • Funding-dependant.
Hylink at Totara Valley Thanks: Totara Valley Community – Especially Geoff Smith and Mike Poulton Foundation for Research Science and Technology – Funding. Massey University – Peter Sudol, Ralph Sims and Jim Hargreaves. Industrial Research Ltd – Alister Gardiner, Edward Pilbrow, Eoin McPherson Mole Drainage Services – Irvine Hoskin. Humes Pipelines Systems Professional Plumbing and Gas Scanpower and Meridian Energy Ltd. EcoInnovation
Hylink at Totara Valley THE END !