Hydrogen infrastructure analysis

While Chapter 14 focuses on a hydrogen infrastructure analysis for Europe, Chapter 15 addresses the build-up of a hydrogen infrastructure in the USA. 

A model-based approach for hydrogen-infrastructure analysis - the MOREHyS model... 

The MOREHyS model has been applied as a supporting tool for the hydrogen infrastructure analysis within the integrated EU project Hyways to develop the European Hydrogen Energy Roadmap (see www.hyways.de). 

Roads2HyCom (2007b). European Hydrogen Infrastructure Atlas and Industrial Excess Hydrogen Analysis. Steinberger-Wilckens, R. and Triimper, S. C. (eds.). Roads2HyCom. 

Phase I Early start-up phase with very low hydrogen penetration (demonstration phase). A few large-scale first-user centres are situated in European capitals (see also Roads2Hy-Com (2007)). Owing to its case-by-case selection of the technology options, this phase is not considered in the infrastructure analysis. 

These phases are defined by the number of hydrogen cars on the roads rather than by calendar years. A connection to calendar years can be established through the hydrogen-vehicle market-penetration curves elaborated by the automotive industry (see Fig. 14.5). The infrastructure analysis focuses on the early phase of hydrogen deployment, with a relatively low penetration of hydrogen vehicles because regional aspects are crucial in this phase. 

Melaina, M. W. (2003). Initiating hydrogen infrastructures preliminary analysis of a sufficient number of initial hydrogen stations in the US. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 28 (7), 743-755. 

Scenario analysis of US hydrogen infrastructure and vehicle costs... 

Our scenario analysis is based on two Microsoft Excel -based models, which we developed for hydrogen infrastructure costs and vehicle scenario analysis. 

Werner Weindorf received his Engineering Degree in Physics at the Munich University of Applied Sciences. He has been with Ludwig-Bolkow-Systemtechnik since January 1999 as technology and policy consultant. His major activities are life-cycle analysis (LCA) and technoeconomic analysis of alternative and conventional fuels, hydrogen infrastructure and renewable energies. 

Dr Christopher Yang is a researcher at the Institute of Transportation Studies at the University of California, Davis. He is a co-leader of Infrastructure Systems Analysis within the Sustainable Transportation Energy Pathways (STEPS) Program and his work focuses mainly on the analysis of hydrogen infrastructure, the grid impacts of electric vehicle charging and the reduction of greenhouse-gas emissions from transportation systems. 

Summers, W.A. (2003), Interim Project Report, Task A.l, Nuclear Hydrogen Plant Definition, NERI Project 02-0160, Centralized Hydrogen Production from Nuclear Power Infrastructure Analysis and Test-case Design Study, WSRC-TR-2003-00484, Savannah River Technology Center, Aiken, SC, USA. 

The study notes, A substantial risk premium may thus be applied by potential hydrogen infrastructure investors. In this analysis, it takes ten years for an investment in infrastructure to achieve a positive cash flow, far too long for the vast majority of investors, and, to achieve this result, significant technological advances will be required in reformers and electrolyzers, compressors, and overall systems integration as well as mass production methods for that equipment. Also, even a small excise tax on hydrogen (to make up for the revenue lost from gasoline taxes) appears to delay positive cash flow indefinitely.59... 

Infrastructure analysis. Accelerate and increase efforts in systems modeling and analysis for hydrogen delivery, with the objective of developing options and helping guide R D in large-scale infrastructure development ... 

In the committee s analysis, it considered wind deployed on a distributed scale, thus bypassing the extra costs and requirements of hydrogen distribution. Since hydrogen from wind energy can be produced close to where it will be used, there is a clear role for it to play in the early years of hydrogen infrastructure development, especially as the committee... 

After an overview of the liquefaction process, a short thermodynamic analysis of a liquid hydrogen infrastructure with storage tanks and filling processes is presented. The tank systems are sophisticated containers with vacuum insulation and pressure regulation. 

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