Hydrogen future stationary applications

Although the first report was published in 1888 by Mond and Longer [2], the technical importance of the WGSR was not recognized until the development of the Haber process. Currently, the WGSR is used in various chemical processes, such as hydrogen and ammonia production, Fisher-Tropsch and methanol synthesis. Also, it is considered to be an important process for the removal of CO in small-scale future power generation, based on fuel cells for both mobile and stationary applications. 

From this simple analysis, it can also be concluded that the electrolyzer works best with the gaseous products near the ambient pressure. When hydrogen infrastructure is established in the future, most of the H2 will be transported via pipelines to end users, and thus for stationary applications, there is probably no need to pressurize H2 higher than several bars. 

Canadian interests span into hydrogen production, delivery and utilization, primarily in fuel cell applications in transportation, stationary and portable systems. Furthermore, codes and standards for hydrogen systems are an important area of activity. The range of future electrical requirements for early adopters, such as the military, is very wide with numerous applications for various electrically powered systems. The introduction of hydrogen as an energy carrier into the commercial and military sector offer similar and sometimes unique challenges in all the areas discussed. 

In the same context of a future multi-source energy scenario, the distributed production of hydrogen has received a lot of attention in the literature. It was initially primarily aimed at providing fuel for fuel cells in the 1-5 kW range, for stationary residential applications. However, when the capital cost of the fuel cell... 

Although it is possible to burn hydrogen directly as a fuel (as in an internal combustion engine as a direct replacement for gasoline), most projections of widespread future hydrogen use envisage its use in fuel cells. There are four main areas of such applications auxiliary power units, portable fuel cells, stationary power and FCVs. 

The preferred fuel for a fuel ceU is hydrogen. While there are applications in which hydrogen can be used directly, such as in space vehicles and local transport, in the foreseeable future, for other stationary and mobile applications, the choice of fuel and its conversion into hydrogen-rich gas are essential features of practical systems. The range of fuels and their processing for use in fuel cell systems are described in Chapter 8. Chapters 9 and 10 describe the mechanical and electrical components that make up the complete fuel cell plant for both stationary and mobile applications. 

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