Hydrogen for Sectorial Integration

Nikolaos Lymperopoulos

PRD 201815th November 2018

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Agenda

Refineries

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Early H2 Production: a facilitator of FCs in Transport and Energy

POWER GRID

GAS GRID

Wind turbine

Solar PV

Power-to-power

Gas turbines

Fuel Cells

CHP

Heat

Methanation

Blending

CO2

Power-to-Gas

Power

Balancing services

Power-to-Hydrogen

Electrolysis H2 storage (optional)

H2O O2

Power-to-Industry

Steel

Ammonia

Speciality Chemicals

Chemical plants

Refueling stations

Power-to-Fuels

Power-to-Refinery

Methanol

CNG

Power-to-Mobility

Hydrogen Vehicles (FCEV)

CO2Power Network

Hydrogen Network

Liquid fuels Network

Gas Network

P2P & FCEVs + “Where will the Hydrogen come from?

Refineries

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Today’s H2 Production: enabler of Sectorial integration

POWER GRID

GAS GRID

Wind turbine

Solar PV

Power-to-power

Gas turbines

Fuel Cells

CHP

Heat

Methanation

Blending

CO2

Power-to-Gas

Power

Balancing services

Power-to-Hydrogen

Electrolysis H2 storage (optional)

H2O O2

Power-to-Industry

Ammonia

Steel

Specialty ChemicalsChemical plants

Refueling stations

Power-to-Fuels

Power-to-Refinery

Methanol

CNG

Power-to-Mobility

Hydrogen Vehicles,Trains, Ships

CO2Power Network

Hydrogen Network

Liquid fuels Network

Gas Network

H2 is the best option for deep decarbonisation for a number of sectors

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H2 production, distribution & storage

17.2%

145 M€

54 Projects

Increase efficiency

and reduce costs of H2

production, mainly from

water electrolysis andrenewables

Demonstrate on a large scale

H2’s capacity

to harness power from

renewables and support

its integration into the

energy system

Hydrogen for Sectorial IntegrationWell-positioned FCH JU objectives & Budget

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54 projects –227 M€

Electrolysers proving themselves in Industrialforecourts & Energy Market

Niche H2

Territories

Viable Early Business Cases

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52

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218

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16

185

PCE

FCH Funding

M€

82 145

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* Other resources including private and national/regional funding

FCH JU

OTHER

PEME

SOEAE

PEME & AE

Reforming

H2 Prod (other)

Storage & Others

H2 Territory

FCH JU programme implementation – H2 for Sectorial Integration

Fossil FuelsNuclear Energy

Thermolysis of water

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Hydrogen Production Technical Coverage

RES

Heat Biomass

Photo Electrolysis

Gasification

ElectricityReforming

Electrolysis Biological

Hydrogen CO2

Distr., Storage, Purification

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95% of FCH JU support to green Hydrogen production

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Solar to Hydrogen

Electrolysis

Reformers

Storage

High & Low T Electrolysis

Distribution

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Electrolysis Research and Demonstration

Steel industryHRS Refineries Food industry

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Electrolyser Demo Projects

30 Projects

The potential of Hydrogen for the greening of industry has lead to fast capacity increase and cost reduction

99 M€

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Electrolysis Research and DemonstrationSupport over time for electrolysis

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Solide Oxide

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Current density > 3 A/cm2

Capex targets for AE and PEME < 1.2 k€/kW

Efficiency at system level < 55 kWh/kg

Dynamic op / Testing Harmo / Degradation / Diagnostics

Safeguarding Europe’s leading position in Low Temp electrolysisVibrant community of OEMs and R&D institutions

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A1: 200 g

Q: How much CO2 is emitted to bake a 800 g loaf of bread?

A2: 400 g

A3: 600 g

SLIDO QuestionDEMO4GRID project

Use your smartphone; go to www.sli.do and insert the code #PRD2018

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Production loss rate < 1.9%/1000h

Electricity consumption < 40 kWh/kg

Availability >95%, reversible efficiency 54%

European leadership in High Temp electrolysers

Integrated methanation/ Co-electrolysis

Highest capacities & innovative concepts

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Solar to Hydrogen

Electrolysis

Reformers

Storage

Concentrated Solar &

Photo-Electrochemical

Distribution

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Solar Thermal capacity 0.75 MW

Material lifetime > 1,000 hr

H2 production capacity < 3kg/week

Concentrated solar demonstrated in the field Redox and HyS cycles supported

Recovery of high temp heat, stability, cyclability

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Lab: 1,000 hours for Fe2O3 photo-anodes

Lab: 12.8%

4x50cm2 done; working on 100 cm2, aiming for 10m2

PEC devices: moving to practical sizes

9 €/kg estimated for house system with η 8%

High efficiencies at specimen scale; challenges at scaling up and “under sun” operation

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Solar to Hydrogen

Electrolysis

Reformers

Storage

Reformers &

Gasifiers

Distribution

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Biogas without CO2 prior removal

Various biofuels, capacities 3 -300kg/day

100kg/day H2 conversion η = 71.5%

Compact reformers

4.8 €/kg demonstrated @ landfill site

Green hydrogen from raw biogas

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Solar to Hydrogen

Electrolysis

Reformers

Storage

Storage &

Purification

Distribution

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Hydrogen recovery rate > 90%

5-25 kg H2/day, H2 delivery @ 200 bar

Cost of purified H2 < 1.5 €/kg

Preparing for Hythane, underground storage, H2 as byproduct

Efficient separation of H2

H2 recovery using membranes < 5kWh/kgH2

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Summary

H2: important component – Electrolyser: key technology

Sectorial integration, Energy storage, Decarbonizing industry & the Gas grid: mainstream energy policy terms

FCH JU: continuous support in moving electrolysers from kW to MW, improving performance & reducing costs

Alternative routes for green H2 production, H2 storage and purification enjoying equivalent support

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Nikolaos Lymperopoulos

Project OfficerNikolaos.Lymperopoulos@fch.europa.eu