Compact Carbon Free H2 Production from Natural Gas
Terje Gunnerød, COB
FROKOSTMØTE OM HYDROGEN, KONGSBERG 09.05.2019
Knut Kjær Jens EvensenKen Medlock
We develop technologies that help solve energy and climate challenges
Company Brief
•A Norwegian technology development company
•Specializing in development of energy generation- and conversion technologies,
•Based on patented principle of High-Gravity (High-G) Process Intensification
• We are competent and experienced.• We collaborate with leading R&D
institutions, academia and suppliers.
We challenge a 70 year old industry process.
The GHG emission challenge97% of all H2 is produced from Steam Methane Reforming of natural gas
Plant foot print 20,000 m2
Capacity H2 : 100,000 ton/yr. World H2 production is +/- 60 million tons/yr.
Current SMR process release +/- 10 ton CO2 for each ton H2 produced.
SMR process benefits:
• Low production cost. Cheap H2
SMR process disadvantage:
❖ High Emissions
❖ Require large space, scale for $
❖ High Capex & Opex
❖ High CO2 tax (where in place)
❖ Low Profit Margins
CO2 tax for 1 mill tons CO2 is (USD 50/ton) = USD 50 mill. CO2 tax for 600 million tons CO2 is (USD 50/ton) = USD 30 Billion.
The BIG picture: Environment and Cost
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emissions are key. • Green H2 will not reach
cost parity with Blue H2 until 2030. Source: EU
Energy
✔ Clean energy
Cost
✔ Affordable ✔ Competitive with
alternative fuels
Environment
✔ Carbon free✔ Zero emissions
RotoReform ambition: • Develop technologies that will produce carbon free H2 at unmatched cost• Produce fuel grade H2 + 100% CO2 capture from LNG/NG
2019
SIZE MATTERS IN ELECTRONICS
SIZE ALSO MATTERS IN ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES
2022
Downsizing
20,000 m2
High Gravity Process Intensification
Moore’s law
200 m2
1985
Global knowledge center on High-G PI?Research Center of the Ministry of Education for High Gravity Engineering & Technology, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, China. Prof. Jian-Feng Chenhttp://inpact.inp-toulouse.fr/GPE-EPIC2009/images/presentation_chen.pdf
What is High Gravity (High-G) Process Intensification?High-G PI will: Reduced: • Equipment size and area• Cost (CAPEX and OPEX)• Energy consumption• Chemical reaction time• Gas–liquid mass transfer time• Catalyst material
Increased: • Plant safety• Speed of chemical reactions• Process control• Product quality• Mass transfer and micro-mixing speed• Process capacity• Heat transfer capacity • Relative active heat exchanger area• Freedom of plant location
Source: Prof. Jian-Feng Chen
Process Intensification
Application areas
Processes that improve: Mass- & heat transfer, mixing, separation and
chemical reactions
Oil and GasEnergy conversion
Chemical Industries
Environment
Life ScienceMedical
Nano materials
Mass- and Heat Transfer technologies overview
Source: www.britest.co.uk
Current electrolyzer RotoLyzer design
Same efficiency, 5-fold
increase in performance. No bubble accumulation at electrodes and in the water make it possible!
High-G, rotating design means the cell stack can be reduced by a
factor of 100. This means smaller and cheaper production plants says NEL ASA, Market Dev. Mngr. Bjørn Simonsen.
RotoLyzer inventor Åge
Skomsvold
Dramatically reducing size and improving efficiency in water electrolysis H2 production
RIGHTS SOLD
Our CV: RotoLyzer®Green Hydrogen from a Ultra Compact Rotating Electrolyzer
Cold
Hot
Compression
Hot
Cold
Expansion
H2 (G)CO2 (L)
SMR
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H2O (L)CH4 (L)
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From turbineTo compressor
Input work: 100 kW – 60 kW = 40 kW COP: 100 kW / 40 kW = 2. 5
Heat out: 140 kW – 28 kW = 112 kWCOP = 112kW / 12kW = 9,33
Conventional Heat Pump:
RotoHeatPump & RotoReform® principle
Coefficient Of Performance, COP = Heat out (Q) / kW input
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Prototype under testing
H2O (L)
CH4 (L)
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Roto-Reformer®
CO2 (L)
H2 (Cold or Liquid)
CH4 + 2H2O CO2 + 4H2
16u + 36u 44u + 8u
4.5 kg H2O
+ 2 kg CH4
5.5 kg CO2 (Liquid)
+ 1 kg H2 (60 bar, - 160 C)
Compact Carbon Free H2 Production from Natural GasThe Solution: High Gravity Process Intensification
Space: for 6 - 40 ft containers = 200 m2
Capacity H2 : 100,000 ton/yr. CO2: 550,000 ton/yr.
200 m2
The RotoReformer will produce fuel grade Hydrogen from natural gas with 100% CO2 capture in-process.
• Space required is a fraction compared to existing SMR plants.
• Modular and scalable
• Low Capex and Opex
• High Margins
• Minimal H2 storage
• Hydrogen on demand
Container size 10 ft 20 ft 40 ft
L/W: 2.44/H: 2.89 [m] 3.05 6.06 12.19
H2 mfg. Cap [ton/day] 12 24 48
H2 mfg. Cap [ton/yr] 4375 8750 17500
Energy capacity [MWh] 20 40 80
20,000 m2 vs. 200 m2
Dramatic downsizing. Compact and scalable H2 plant
The Energy Landscape of the FutureSector Coupling - On- and Offshore - From Production to Consumer
•Estimated values• General: Ultra compact, rotating HP/HT Steam Methane Reforming H2 reactor.
• Integrates all four stages of SMR process into one enclosed, compact unit
• Produce fuel grade H2 + 100% CO2 capture from LNG/NG. Zero GHG emissions.
• Economic: Capex cost: +/- 1/3 to 1/4 of existing SMR plant.
• Economic: Production (Opex) cost +/- 1/3 to 1/4 compared to existing SMR process.
• Carbon Capture for free. (CO2 transport and storage is additional).
• Operational: Start-up and shut down in minutes vs. hours/days.
• Energy consumption: 75% reduction compared to existing SMR process. COP = 3 from the HP
• Plant size: Space: +/- 90% reduction compared to existing SMR plant.
• Plant location: Feasible and attractive to integrate onshore and offshore.
• CO2 storage: Plant location near gas well enables carbon storage at minimum cost. Makes CO2 based Enhanced Gas Recovery possible.
• Scalability: Containerized and modular: From 100 ton H2/yr to several hundred thousand ton H2/yr.
• Safety: Fully enclosed, ultra compact unit. No open flame natural gas fired boiler/steam generator.
The RotoReform competitive advantage
Green vs. Blue vs. Gray H2 Production Cost Comparison
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41560-019-0326-1.epdf?author_access_token=lci3r0jlBBQ487a7xjm3rtRgN0jAjWel9jnR3ZoTv0OU43KAoIuibBlrlITvtH92B7jQqv7uv_sa4JAExjXqoZ_h-0YTGSOXvBaW6XsbW3W8Msr1XlelhimDdc52EzT8OeN3EutRiPADlOYWbwExjw%3D%3D
Estimated Blue H2 RotoReform
production cost(Rotating SMR
reactor w/ 100% CC)
Estimated Green H2
production cost(Electrolysis)
Estimated Gray H2 (w/o CC)
production cost(SMR)
EU H2 fuel cost at the fill station: € 8-12
CO2 tax: [USD/ton]USA 0EU 35Japan 21Norway 50
Internal CO2 tax rate for project sanction [USD/ton CO2]Exxon 60BP 40Shell 40Equinor 50
LNG cost: USD 500USD/ton H2
CO2 tax (10 ton CO2 @ USD 50/ton): USD 500
CAPEX
NG Feedstock2,5-3ton
CO2 tax
CAPEX
OPEX OPEX
Current SMR Process3500 USD/ton H2
LNG cost: USD 400
CAPEX
OPEX
EstimatedRotoReformer
(RR)800 USD/ton H2
CAPEX
OPEX
NG Feedstock2 ton
Hydrogen Production Cost Comparison
https://brage.bibsys.no/xmlui/handle/11250/2402554
USD 2500/ton USD 400/ton
RotoReform production cost advantage:
USD 2700 ton/H2
For a 100 000 ton/year H2 plant:
Current SMR process: Production cost: USD 300 mill. + CO2 tax: USD 50 millRotoReform: Production cost: USD 80 mill. + CO2 tax: 0RotoReform advantage: USD 270 mill/yr
CO2
avoidance cost: USD 50 mill/yr
Cost of Carbon Storage not included
Carbon Capture for freeCarbon Capture not included
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Business Model – Royalty Based
Two step revenue model:1) Sale or lease of complete H2 plant 2) + annual royalties
Estimate for a 100 000 ton/yr plant*:*Represent 0.16 % of global annual H2 production. (60 mill ton)
1) CAPEX: USD: 150 mill (1/3 of SMR)2) Annual royalty: USD 10-30/yr
Life cycle revenue potential; $ 750 mill.(1 + 2 over 20 years)
'Energy-as-a-service’ life cycle concept; Design, Build, Finance and Operate H2 plant
RotoReform mfg. cost advantage over SMR: USD 2700 ton/H2.
We take USD 100 to USD 300 /ton in royalty
Unparallelled margins. Recurring and predictable revenue generation
Benefits: The RotoReform High-G Process Intensification design can: • Create a new Norwegian export industry• Supply clean H2 in industrial volumes to global customers• Protect the value of NCS gas reserves for decades to come• Enable a modular large-scale H2 mfg. strategy.• Increase recoverable gas reserves and prolong production• Help solve global climate- and GHG challenges.• Solve CO2 capture and storage (CCS) of at the source. • Will avoid the CO2 tax• Utilize knowledge and processes well known to O&G
companies, and is used in their everyday operations.
Offshore Blue H2 Production∙ Barriers against offshore H2 production: Safety, equipment size/space and process technical reasons.
∙ These two demands makes it impossible to design and place a H2 factory offshore, near the gas source – until now.
Thousands of years of CO2 storage available
https://www.globalccsinstitute.com/
RetoReformer - Development Plan
BasicTechnology
Research
Research To Prove
Feasibility
TechnologyDevelopment
TechnologyCommisioning System/
SubsystemDevelopment
System/Subsystem
Development
Concept engineeringUnderstand fundamentals
+/- 12 months
Proof of Concept
Prototype design, build & test
+/- 12 months
Proof of Design
Build full scale12-24 months
Pilot test
Pilot evaluationCommercial productReady for Operation
Current status
RotoReformer Technology Development time 3 – 4 years
RotoReformer is currently at TRL level 3; Consept
stage – patented.
• The RotoReform AS team: Competent and experienced.• We collaborate with leading R&D institutions, academia and suppliers.• We possess our own workshop and test facilities/lab.
USD: 1 mill USD: +/- 5-6 mill USD +/- 8-10 mill
Oslofjordfondet: 2MNOKUniveritetet i SørØst NorgeSINTEF
2019
Professor Lars Erik Øi, Dept. of Process, Energy & Environmental Technologies. www.usn.no. [email protected]. +47-48071481, USN/Prof. Øi has over several years assisted with modelling (Hysis), calculations and analysis of thermo dynamic proceses exposed to high G-forces, high and low pressure and temperature.
Åge Skomsvold, CEO, Inventor & Founder
Morten Torsås, Mathematician,Project Manager
Yahya Dizaei. R&D Engineer
Terje Gunnerod, Chairman of the Board
Terje Ottar, Board member
Carsten Hagane, Project Manager, Torgy LNG AS, www.torgy.no. [email protected] +47 971 89 862Torgy provid a portfolio of products and services including design, manufacture and supply of LNG fuel systems, pressure vessels and thermal insulated cryogenic supports to the worlds LNG and Oil & Gas Industry.
A Strong and Competent Team
Partners:
Thijs Peters, Senior Research Scientist at the Department of Energy Conversion and Materials. www.sintef.no. +47-98243941, [email protected]. Sintef will engage in problems tied to thermo dynamic process modelling, material selection for the reactor body and catalyst material selection at high G-forces, high and low pressures and temperatures. Additional team members: Richard Blom, Senior Research Scientist, Process Technology, Yngve Larring, Senior Scientist, Sustainable Energy Technology, Silje Fosse Håkonsen, Scientist, Process Technology
Project Team
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4. Storage• H2 gas and liq. tank storage• Underground H2 storage• CO2 injection/storage modelling
5. Safety Codes and Standards• Decentralized, containerized H2 mfg,
land• Offshore containerized H2 mfg
6. Distribution and Transport• Piped, H2 and CO2• Tank, pressurized and liquid• LNG carrier transport (look to Shell)• Specialized LHG carrier transport
7. Applications• El. power generation
• Fuel cell, turbine (direct or steam)
• Road transport, light, heavy• Marine vessels• Refineries, chemical plants• Heavy industries; steel mills, cement
plant
1. Technology development• Mathematical modeling and
calculations• Mass- &, heat transfer
• Computer modeling (Hysys)• 3D reactor design • New design tools for High-G PI• HT/HP reactor materials; • Instrumentation and process
control, SCADA• Catalyst material selection• Reactor manufacturing, • 3-D printing• CO2 injection/storage modelling• Prototype testing. Pilot testing• Full scale testing
2. Market• Global market access and
understanding• Commercial understanding• Capacity and ability to respond
3. H2 Production• NG & LNG processing• H2 SMR mfg• Safety codes and standards
Concept stage
partners:
Academia & R&D Industry
Future work: In talks with:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
H2 Value Chain Challenges to solve - Partner Invitation
Funding: Oslofjordfondet
Thin
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: Big: Global: Industrial scale
RotoReform contribution:• Access to new clean energy technologies with a
global need• Job creation. A new export industry• Supply clean H2 in industrial volumes to global
customers• Protect the value of global gas reserves for
decades to come• Solve CCS challenges at the source• Lower H2 production cost• Strengthen competitive position to technology
adopters• Open up new revenue streams
Goal: Decarbonize the planet: Provide affordable low carbon energy
Summed up:
Åge Skomsvold, CEO, Phone: +47 970 69 370 E-Mail: [email protected]
Contact information:
Terje Gunnerød, COB, Phone: +47 478 44 218E-Mail: [email protected]
RotoReform ASNarverødveien 40NO-3113, TønsbergNorway
Org. no.: 921 676 735
Inventor |Founder | CEO | Åge Skomsvold• Former Commander on Norwegian Warship. • Expert member in NATO for developing regulations and policies for safe sailing in crises areas
(NCAGS).• Expert member in IEA for on-site hydrogen refuelling station for FCEV.• Worked on problems and technologies involving high gravity process intensification• In-depth involved in studies on physics, chemical processes, mechanical development,
patenting, entrepreneurship and management of technology development projects, together with employees, PhDs, academia, R&D institutions and experts.
• RotoReform technologies are covered by global patents
Some of the patents granted to Åge Skomsvold
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