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Air Products tech used in Japanese biomass-based hydrogen facility
NEWS in November, with a demonstration refueling of a Hyundai Tucson Fuel Cell car (known elsewhere as the ix35 Fuel Cell). The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) analysed the data collected during the testing period, and the cost information provided by the team was also independently reviewed. The H-Prize panel of judges deemed that the data collected showed that SimpleFuel’s system met the technical and cost criteria in the final competition guidelines, and unanimously declared the team the winner of the H2 Refuel H-Prize. The H2 Refuel competition was designed to address the need for small-scale hydrogen refueling, to serve communities and residences far from the commercial hydrogen station network while widespread infrastructure development takes place. H2 Refuel H-Prize: www.hydrogenprize.org Hydrogen Education Foundation: www.HydrogenEducationFoundation.org DOE Fuel Cell Technologies Office: http://tinyurl.com/doe-fcto Ivys Energy Solutions: www.ivysinc.com McPhy Energy North America: www.mcphy.com PDC Machines: www.pdcmachines.com
Air Products tech used in Japanese biomassbased hydrogen facility
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he Shikaoi Hydrogen Farm, on the northern island of Hokkaido, is the first livestock biomass waste-based hydrogen production demonstration project in Japan. The facility, which utilises Air Products hydrogen fueling and biogas purification membrane technologies, was recently inaugurated by the project consortium. Air Products provided its hydrogen fueling technology for this project as part of its collaboration with Nippon Steel & Sumikin Pipeline & Engineering (NSPE), to develop the retail automotive hydrogen fueling infrastructure in Japan [FCB, March 2014, p8 and June 2016, p8]. In addition, Air Products has provided its proprietary membrane technology for the biogas purification process at the Hydrogen Farm. Also contributing to the project are industrial gases company Air Water Inc and construction giant Kajima Corporation. The Hydrogen Farm utilises agricultural wastes which are anaerobically digested to create a supply of raw biogas. This biogas is
February 2017
upgraded to a purified supply of biomethane using Air Products’ PRISM PB membrane separators. The biomethane is then used as a feedstock to produce renewable hydrogen onsite, which generates heat, power, and vehicle fuel. This is the first facility in Japan to use agricultural wastes as the source to produce hydrogen. The Shikaoi Hydrogen Farm is a five-year business project for low-carbon hydrogen technology supported by the Ministry of the Environment. The project demonstrates an integrated hydrogen energy-based supply chain, leveraging local renewable energy sources for hydrogen generation, storage, transportation, and use. The hydrogen is returned to local livestock farmers and neighbouring facilities as a source of renewable energy and fuel. Hokkaido’s first hydrogen vehicle fueling station is installed at the Farm, which delivers fuel to hydrogen-powered vehicles and forklifts. Air Products’ SmartFuel hydrogen fueling stations provide hydrogen fueling at 350 and 700 bar, in compliance with JPEC (Japan Petroleum Energy Center) S0003. Air Products has been involved in more than 200 hydrogen fueling projects in the US and 20 countries worldwide, and the company’s fueling technology is already used in 1.5 million hydrogen fills per year [see the Air Products Europe feature in FCB, February 2013]. Air Products, SmartFuel Hydrogen Energy: www.airproducts.com/h2energy Nippon Steel & Sumikin Pipeline & Engineering: www.eng.nssmc.com/english Air Water Inc: www.awi.co.jp/english Kajima Corporation: www.kajima.com/english
Linde open for public refueling at its Munich hydrogen centre
transparent, circular roof segments makes it a striking backdrop to showcase the benefits of hydrogen. The revamp activities have received funding from the federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure (BMVI). The centre initially served as a fueling station for a test fleet of hydrogen-fueled cars and buses, including a shuttle bus used during the 2006 FIFA World Cup. Today, the fueling station is primarily used by test vehicles from BMW and the car-sharing fleet run by BeeZero [FCB, April 2016, p1]. Last summer the latter saw the new affiliate Linde Hydrogen Concepts start operating the world’s first car-sharing scheme to exclusively offer hydrogen-fueled vehicles. The new station – which is open Monday to Friday, 6am to 10pm – provides FCEV drivers with a second refueling option in Munich, in addition to the Total multienergy service station in Detmoldstrasse, directly opposite the BMW Group Research and Innovation Centre [FCB, August 2015, p7]. Further stations will be added over the coming months. Linde has many years of expertise along the entire hydrogen value chain, and has equipped more than 100 hydrogen refueling stations around the world. Linde is also collaborating with partner companies to explore new pathways in the sustainable production of hydrogen using renewable energy sources. In summer 2014 the company opened the world’s first small-series production facility for hydrogen fueling stations, at its Vienna Application Centre in Austria [FCB, July 2014, p1, and see the Linde feature in September 2014]. In other news, the Clean Energy Partnership (CEP) recently completed new public access hydrogen refueling stations in Limburg an der Lahn (Hesse) and in Kamen (North RhineWestphalia), featuring Air Liquide hydrogen fueling technology [see page 5]. Linde, Hydrogen Energy: http://tinyurl.com/linde-hydrogen-energy-h2
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he Linde Group has converted the test and development centre at its production site in Unterschleissheim, near Munich, to a public fueling station. The company’s continuing investment in building out Germany’s hydrogen fueling network means that drivers of fuel cell electric vehicles can now refuel with environmentally friendly hydrogen at the site. For more than 10 years the Linde Hydrogen Centre at Unterschleissheim, 17 km (11 miles) north of central Munich, has been serving as a hydrogen supply point, technology test centre and presentation platform. The centre’s three
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EPS storage system being commissioned in Australian microgrid
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lectro Power Systems (EPS) has delivered the energy storage system for the microgrid in the Coober Pedy Renewable Hybrid Power Project in South Australia. This marks the start of the installation and commissioning
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Air Products tech used in Japanese biomassbased hydrogen facility
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he Shikaoi Hydrogen Farm, on the northern island of Hokkaido, is the first livestock biomass waste-based hydrogen production demonstration project in Japan. The facility, which utilises Air Products hydrogen fueling and biogas purification membrane technologies, was recently inaugurated by the project consortium. Air Products provided its hydrogen fueling technology for this project as part of its collaboration with Nippon Steel & Sumikin Pipeline & Engineering (NSPE), to develop the retail automotive hydrogen fueling infrastructure in Japan [FCB, March 2014, p8 and June 2016, p8]. In addition, Air Products has provided its proprietary membrane technology for the biogas purification process at the Hydrogen Farm. Also contributing to the project are industrial gases company Air Water Inc and construction giant Kajima Corporation. The Hydrogen Farm utilises agricultural wastes which are anaerobically digested to create a supply of raw biogas. This biogas is
February 2017
upgraded to a purified supply of biomethane using Air Products’ PRISM PB membrane separators. The biomethane is then used as a feedstock to produce renewable hydrogen onsite, which generates heat, power, and vehicle fuel. This is the first facility in Japan to use agricultural wastes as the source to produce hydrogen. The Shikaoi Hydrogen Farm is a five-year business project for low-carbon hydrogen technology supported by the Ministry of the Environment. The project demonstrates an integrated hydrogen energy-based supply chain, leveraging local renewable energy sources for hydrogen generation, storage, transportation, and use. The hydrogen is returned to local livestock farmers and neighbouring facilities as a source of renewable energy and fuel. Hokkaido’s first hydrogen vehicle fueling station is installed at the Farm, which delivers fuel to hydrogen-powered vehicles and forklifts. Air Products’ SmartFuel hydrogen fueling stations provide hydrogen fueling at 350 and 700 bar, in compliance with JPEC (Japan Petroleum Energy Center) S0003. Air Products has been involved in more than 200 hydrogen fueling projects in the US and 20 countries worldwide, and the company’s fueling technology is already used in 1.5 million hydrogen fills per year [see the Air Products Europe feature in FCB, February 2013]. Air Products, SmartFuel Hydrogen Energy: www.airproducts.com/h2energy Nippon Steel & Sumikin Pipeline & Engineering: www.eng.nssmc.com/english Air Water Inc: www.awi.co.jp/english Kajima Corporation: www.kajima.com/english
Linde open for public refueling at its Munich hydrogen centre
transparent, circular roof segments makes it a striking backdrop to showcase the benefits of hydrogen. The revamp activities have received funding from the federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure (BMVI). The centre initially served as a fueling station for a test fleet of hydrogen-fueled cars and buses, including a shuttle bus used during the 2006 FIFA World Cup. Today, the fueling station is primarily used by test vehicles from BMW and the car-sharing fleet run by BeeZero [FCB, April 2016, p1]. Last summer the latter saw the new affiliate Linde Hydrogen Concepts start operating the world’s first car-sharing scheme to exclusively offer hydrogen-fueled vehicles. The new station – which is open Monday to Friday, 6am to 10pm – provides FCEV drivers with a second refueling option in Munich, in addition to the Total multienergy service station in Detmoldstrasse, directly opposite the BMW Group Research and Innovation Centre [FCB, August 2015, p7]. Further stations will be added over the coming months. Linde has many years of expertise along the entire hydrogen value chain, and has equipped more than 100 hydrogen refueling stations around the world. Linde is also collaborating with partner companies to explore new pathways in the sustainable production of hydrogen using renewable energy sources. In summer 2014 the company opened the world’s first small-series production facility for hydrogen fueling stations, at its Vienna Application Centre in Austria [FCB, July 2014, p1, and see the Linde feature in September 2014]. In other news, the Clean Energy Partnership (CEP) recently completed new public access hydrogen refueling stations in Limburg an der Lahn (Hesse) and in Kamen (North RhineWestphalia), featuring Air Liquide hydrogen fueling technology [see page 5]. Linde, Hydrogen Energy: http://tinyurl.com/linde-hydrogen-energy-h2
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he Linde Group has converted the test and development centre at its production site in Unterschleissheim, near Munich, to a public fueling station. The company’s continuing investment in building out Germany’s hydrogen fueling network means that drivers of fuel cell electric vehicles can now refuel with environmentally friendly hydrogen at the site. For more than 10 years the Linde Hydrogen Centre at Unterschleissheim, 17 km (11 miles) north of central Munich, has been serving as a hydrogen supply point, technology test centre and presentation platform. The centre’s three
ENERGY STORAGE
EPS storage system being commissioned in Australian microgrid
E
lectro Power Systems (EPS) has delivered the energy storage system for the microgrid in the Coober Pedy Renewable Hybrid Power Project in South Australia. This marks the start of the installation and commissioning
Fuel Cells Bulletin
7