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From Renewable Energy Sources to Hydrogen for Fuel Cell Vehicles Jan Carsten Gjerløw Managing Director, Hynor Lillestrøm AS Hydrogen and Fuel Cells in the Nordic Countries - 2011
From Renewable Energy Sources to
Hydrogen for Fuel Cell Vehicles
Jan Carsten Gjerløw
Managing Director, Hynor Lillestrøm AS
Hydrogen and Fuel Cells in the Nordic Countries - 2011
Outline
Hynor Lillestrøm – the company
HyNor Lillestrøm – the project
Hydrogen production
Hydrogen use – Think City H2EV
Hynor Lillestrøm AS
Founded: December 2009
Ownership: Akershus Energi AS, IFE
Venture, Kunnskapsbyen Lillestrøm,
Campus Kjeller AS, Skedsmo municipality
Ambitions:
1. Establish and operate a refueling station with on-site hydrogen production
from renewable energy sources
2. Organize tests and demonstrations of hydrogen technology
3. Arrange for competence development, information and a visiting centre
Technology Suppliers:
IFE: Reformer unit and system integration
HyGear: Landfill gas upgrader and hydrogen purification
H2-Logic: Electrolyzer, compression & storage system, dispenser
HYSTORSYS: Metal hydride compressor
Scandpower AS: Risk and safety analysis
The HyNor Lillestrøm Project
Public sector Companies
Education R&D
Akershus EnergyPark
HyNor Lillestrøm
H2-compression H2-production Primary Energy H2-storage & Filling
Biogas
(landfill)
Hydro Power
(grid)
Solar Power
(local PV)
Water
Electrolysis
Reforming (SESMR)
Waste Heat
Mechanical
Compressor
Metal Hydride
Compressor
Electricity
Waste Heat
H2
H2-buffer (medium pressure)
H2-storage (high pressure)
Dispenser
Biogas – Hydrogen
SESMR (IFE)
SESMR
Air
H2O
IFE
CO2
Bio Gas Upgrading PSA (HyGear)
Drying,
Desulphur.
Desiloxane
Biogas
Upgrading Biogas
(landfill)
H2O, H2S CO2, N2, O2
Hydrogen PSA (HyGear)
H2
Purification
(PSA)
H2 supply
Recycling of tail gas
Sorption Enhanced Steam Methane Reforming
Principle & Basic Concept
SESMR Demonstration
with Fluidized Bed Reactor Technology
H2 production capacity
12.5 Nm3/h
Reformer
625°C; 0.5-1 barg
0.29 m/s; S/C ratio: 4
Upgraded biogas
Regenerator
850°C; 0.5-1 barg
0.10 m/s
Steam + 2 vol% H2
Hydrogen Compression
MH
H2-compressor
LP H2-buffer
7-9 bar
WE
BGU SESMR PSA
BGU Biogas Upgrading unit
SESMR Sorption Enhanced Steam Methane Reformer
PSA Pressure Swing Adsorption unit
WE Water Electrolyzer
MH Metal Hydride
LP, HP Low Pressure, High Pressure hydrogen
H2-storage
1050 bar
H2
Dispenser
700 bar
HP H2-buffer
150-250 bar
H2-compressor
(one unit)
1st stage
2nd stage
Metal Hydrides
Hydrogen chemically bound
H2 absorption
H2 charging, requires cooling
H2 desorption
H2 discharging, requires heating
M (s) + x/2 H2 (g) MHx (s) + Heat
H2 (g) 2 H (s)
MH Compressor
• Hydrogen compression
• from 10 to 200 bar
• using 180°C heat
• 6 pressure vessel
• 2 pressure levels
• 2 different metal hydride
alloys
BioZEG (HyNor Lillestrøm Phase 2)
SESMR + SOFC
Hydrogen + Electricity
Thermal integration of
SOFC & SESMR
SOFC: Solid Oxide Fuel Cells
Think Hydrogen (H2EV Gen2)
Øystein Ulleberg (IFE), Per Finden (IFE), Jan C. Gjerløw (Hynor Lillestrøm)
Think Hydrogen (H2EV Gen2)
Battery System
Hydrogen Storage
Fuel Cell System
Think Hydrogen (H2EV Gen2)
Battery System
Na-NiCl2
232 V, 21.6 kWh
Fuel Cell System
PEMFC
14 kW
Hydrogen Storage
1.3 kg H2 at 700 bar
250 km driving range
Timeline – Installations
SESMR
R&D Building
Hydrogen Refuelling System
PSA
Biogas Upgrading Unit
MH H2 Compressor
Construction Installation & Commissioning Design
June 2011 March – May 2012
Conclusion
Hynor Lillestrøm demonstrates
Hydrogen production based on renewable sources
Hydrogen compression based on thermal energy
Co-production of hydrogen and electricity with CO2 capture (ZEG Power)
Norwegian competence on hydrogen system integration
You are welcome to visit us at Akershus Energy Park from early
2012!
