Humboldt State University Student Design Team

David Carter

Juliette Bohn

Nicole Campbell

Dustin Jolley

Stephen Kullmann

Steve Lora

Matthew Marshall

Avram Pearlman

Douglas Saucedo

Anand Gopal

Design Proposal

for a Hydrogen Power Park

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Definition of a Hydrogen Power Park

• Small to medium sized energy station in

close proximity to energy consumers

• Providing:

• Combined heat and power

• Hydrogen fuel

• High efficiency

• Reliability

• Reduced CO2 production

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Design Criteria

H2U Guidelines •Minimum of 100 kW Electrical Output

•Fueling • 2010: 50 kg per day

• 2019: 250 kg per day

•21,000 ft2 footprint

•Onsite hydrogen production

•Safety is paramount

Evolution Energy Systems Criteria

•Renewable fuel source

•High efficiency

•Integrated into our local community

•99.999% Fueling Reliability

Cummings Road

Landfill

Landfill Gas

CH4

Local Gas

Grid

Power Park

Electricity Heat

H2

Humboldt State University Student Design Team Plan view (Year 2019)

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Fueling Station Simulation

Model Objectives

• Assess the reliability, serviceability, and economics of the

fueling station design by manipulating the

Number of Hydrogen dispensers (serviceability)

Number and type of Storage tanks (reliability)

Number of Hydrogen production units (reliability)

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Fueling Station Simulation

Model Objectives

• Minimize System Lifecycle Costs (C)

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• Fueling Reliability (R):

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Fueling Station Simulation

Model Objectives

• Model Fueling Station Operations

• Vehicle arrival intensities

• Vehicle queuing characteristics

• Excess hydrogen production

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Fueling Station Simulation

Simulation Methodology • More details available through poster presentation

• Stochastic Queuing Theory Model • Fueling Station – Vehicle Interactions

• Cascading Storage Algorithm • Fueling Station – Hydrogen Storage Interactions

• Daily vehicle intensities increased annually • 10 vehicles per day (2010)

• 46 vehicles per day (2019)

• One hydrogen bus (2010 – 2019)

• System evaluated every second over design horizon

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Fueling Station Simulation

Simulation Results

• Equipment installation schedule over design horizon

• Station Serviceability (Design Year 2019)

• Approximately 17,000 vehicles serviced

• 28 vehicles waited with an average wait time of 2 minutes

• Daily Average: 45 vehicles and 1 Bus

• Maximum Observed Intensity: 11 vehicles in an hour

• Excess Hydrogen production (Design Year 2019)

• Daily Average: 38.8 kg-H2

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Fueling Station Animation

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Safety Analysis

Building Codes

FMEA

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Safety Analysis

Major Failure Modes

Natural Disasters

Local Fire Dept. Approval

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Environmental Analysis

CEQA Compliance

• Draft Environmental Impact Report

Electricity produced with 40% less CO2

emissions when compared to

conventional electricity generation

technology

Marketing and Education

Adaptive Management Plan

• Implement education/awareness programs

• Address outcomes

• Adapt programs

Marketing Campaign

• Industrial Revolution – Industrial Evolution

“There is no Revolution - Only Evolution”

Other, $308

Fuel Cells

$750 K

FC Core

Replacement

$500 K

PSAs $240 K

Compressors

$170 K

Plumbing

$118 K

Dispensers

$97 K

City lot

$84 K

Building

costs

$1,456 K

Total Discounted Capital Investment: $3.2 million

1511 kW CH4

84 kW In-house loads

415 kW H2 Fuel

442 kW electricity:

$0.09 / kWh

133 kW heat:

$0.60 / therm

Power Park Energy Balance (Year 2019)

Net system efficiency:

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Research grade

H2 Sales $604 K

H2 Vehicle

Fuel $193 K

Process Heat

Revenues $24 K

Electricity

$297 K

Fuel $195 K Continual

Costs

$177 K

O&M

$36 K

Operating Costs and Revenues (Year 2019)

Expenses

Revenues

Results Of Economic Analysis

• “Six nines” H2: $39 - $47 per kg delivered

• By selling excess H2 for $47/kg in Silicon

Valley, we can sell H2 for $2.50/kg at the

pump.

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Questions ?