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INCEPT HYDROGENCEO AND INVENTOR: DR. LUIS MANUEL TORRECILLA RODRÍGUEZ
CHIEF F INANCIAL: DAVID PASCUAL TRIA
CHEMICAL ENGINEER (R&D): ANA LÓPEZ TEJADA
Summary
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SUMMARY Background
Project Objectives
Introduction
The Alternative
Electrolyser
Atomic Hydrogen
Economic Assessment
Conclusions
Future Outlook
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Background
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Who is Luis Manuel Torrecilla?Dr. Luis Manuel Torrecillas was born in Cuba and spent a considerable amount of time training as a technical engineer. From 1977 he spent time in an armed forces academy in Moscow. Luis received a doctorate from a Technical Physics Institute in the Ukraine for his work on Hydrogen as fuel for polycarbonate internal combustion engines. The research group was led by the academic Andreev who discovered the physical vapour deposition (PVD) method, which has revolutionized the world of surface coatings. Returning to Cuba, Luis headed up projects to establish manufacturing and repair facilities for tank regiments. In 1992 Luis left to start work in the Research Centerof Technical Coatings&Machining in Moscow where he learned of the PVD technology for the deposition on hard coatings. Luis moved to Spain in 1994 where he was hired to work on the coating of cutting tools. Luis subsequently set-up and run companies involved in the coatings sector finally stablishing a new company depositing hard and lustrous metallic coatings onto ceramic tiles. Luis designed and built the equipment and production lines used for the deposition processes. Luis’s had an interest in the science of the process coupled with an interest in energy generation and a deep knowledge of Hydrogen from his doctoral research. This led him to study dye sensitized solar cells which combined many of his abilities. Luis worked for a time with the University Polytechnica de Catalunyawhere they collaboratively worked on the synthesis of dye molecules for use in the dye sensistized solar cells.
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Project Objectives Create a sustainable energy supply integrate system that could be used without harm the
environment and that uses the Sun as an energy source
Develop our patented 3rd generation solar technology based on the sensitisation of TiO2
Establish a viable manufacture of the technology
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Generation of electricity
Excess energy storage Hydrogen generation
The relationship between Astra and Luis
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2 years ago Dr. Jaydeep Biswas and Ms. Silvana the Cianni met with David Pascual
Hight interest of Mr. Jaydeep and Ms. Silvana in new technologies David introduced them to Luis and the project that they want to develop
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Astra commissioned a report to Dr. Clive Weatherby:
The relationship between Astra and Luis
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2 years ago Dr. Jaydeep Biswas and Ms. Silvana the Cianni met with David Pascual
Hight interest of Mr. Jaydeep and Ms. Silvana in new technologies David introduced them to Luis and the project that they want to develop
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Astra commissioned a report to Dr. Clive Weatherby: PVD deposition techniques have the potential to improve the state-of-the-art of DSSC devices The use of external coatings of TiO2 to harness additional energy whilst at the same time
reducing the internal working temperatures, reducing degradation of the dye sensitizers andadding the potential for bacterial decontamination and self-cleaning surface properties
This devices can be used for a molecular Hydrogen production Atomic Hydrogen would find highly lucrative niche markets The use of the device for electricity generation could find markets for tinted windows in
buildings while the ceramic backed version could be highly effective as electricity generationroof tiles
The relationship between Astra and Luis
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After introducing the necessities of the project Mr. Jaydeep and Ms. Silvana committed to do an economic contribution to develop the project
Thanks to Jaydeep view of future and his scientific knowledge of thistopic and to the economic knowledge of Silvana, we been able tolaunch the project
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What have we done to develop theproject?
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1. An agreement with UPC Certificates
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What have we done to develop theproject?
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1. An agreement with UPC Certificates
2. Put in a gear some reactors for PVD
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What have we done to develop theproject?
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1. An agreement with UPC Certificates
2. Put in a gear some reactors for PVD
3. Put into gear a laboratory and acquire some equipment
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What have we done to develop theproject?
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1. An agreement with UPC Certificates
2. Put in a gear some reactors for PVD
3. Put into gear a laboratory and acquire some equipment
4. Contract to a Chemical Engineer: Ana López◦ Degree in Chemical Engineer at the High School of Industrial Engineers
from Barcelona (ETSEIB, UPC)
◦ Final degree project: optimization of the orange peel essential oilextraction with high yields
◦ In Hidrofoton: development of the perovskite synthesis and others
◦ Technical Secretary from the Spanish Society of Sensorial Sciences(organization of shareholder border, projects, conferences… and webdeveloper)
◦ In CESPA as a receptionist and developing some tasks as an Engineer
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Introduction
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Storage of excess power Nowadays, with the current methods, the storage of the excess energy is impossible
With an electrolyser is possible store this excess of energy generating hydrogen
The hydrogen can be used as fuel or in a fuel cell and transform it into energy
To feed the electrolyser, a good idea is the use of renewable energies and, the usual are: Photovoltaic power
Marine energy (with the sea pressure you can also compress the hydrogen)
Wind power
The alternative DSSC solar cells
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They are explained below
The Photovoltaic Power Solar radiation direct current electricity
Use of semiconductors with a photovoltaiceffect
Solar panels composed of a number of solarcells containing a photovoltaic material
The direct conversion of sunlight to electricityoccurs without any moving parts ofenvironmental emissions during operation
The third most important renewable energysource in terms of globally installed capacity
Cells require protection from theenvironment
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The Marine EnergyA) THE TIDAL ENERGY
Converts the energy of tides into useful formsof power, mainly electricity
Tides are more predictable than wind energyand solar power
Generating methods: tidal stream generator,tidal barrage, dynamic tidal power and tidallagoon
This method is perfect to be installed in theCooler Valley in Australia
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The Marine EnergyB) OCEAN CURRENTS POWER
Marine energy obtained from harnessing ofthe kinetic energy of marine currents, such asthe Gulf Stream
2 main types of Water Current-Turbines thatmight be considered: axial-flow horizontal-axis propellers and cross-flow vertical-axisDarrieus rotors
3 main methods for supporting Water-Currents Turbines: floating moored systems,sea-bed mounted systems and intermediatesystems.
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The Marine EnergyC) WAVE POWER
Transport of energy by ocean surface waves,and the capture of that energy to do usefulwork
Is not currently a widely employedcommercial technology: bad weather can spoilthe whole system
Devices used: point absorber buoy, surfaceattenuator, oscillating water column,oscillating wave surge converter andovertopping device
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The Marine EnergyD) OSMOTIC POWER OR SALINITY GRADIENTPOWER
Energy available from the difference betweensea water and river water
2 methods: reverse electrodialysis andpressure retarded osmosis (PRO). Bothprocesses rely on osmosis with ion specificmembranes
In PRO the pressure drives the turbines andpower the generator that produces theelectrical energy
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The Marine EnergyE) OCEAN THERMAL ENERGY
Uses the temperature difference betweencooler deep and warmer shallow or surfaceocean waters to run a heat engine andproduce useful work
Systems may be either closed-cycle, open-cycle or hybrid
Greater efficiency when run with a largetemperature difference: greatest in the tropics
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The Wind Power
Conversion of wind energy into a useful formof energy
Using: Wind turbines: electrical power
Windmills: mechanical power
Windpumps: water pumping or drainage
Sails: propel ships
Wind farm: group of wind turbines in thesame location used for production ofelectricity
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Alternative
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The traditional photovoltaic devices The usual photovoltaic methods that are applied on buildings:
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HIDROFOTON Purpose Capture sunlight, even under poor light, using a sensitized TiO2 with dyes and intermediatestrips, and convert it into electric energy in an efficient way, applying it in the structuralelements of buildings, such as walls, floors and roofs.
With this energy do the water electrolysis in our electrolyser, obtaining molecular hydrogen
Accumulate this hydrogen in tanks, where it could be extracted when it is needed and convert itback into electricity through a fuel cell or use it directly as a fuel
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Titanium dioxide Sensitized solar cell with TiO2: it can work with visible light (60% of the total solar light)
Modify the solar cell with a dye or with intermediate strips (heterostructures) Work with a wider range of light Higher yields The dye: Perovskite Intermediate strips
The titanium dioxide, also, is a source of molecular and atomic hydrogen
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Intermediate strips The relative position between the conduction band and the valence band has to be optimal, sothe electrons and the holes can circulate
When the correct position is find, we dope it, degenerating the TiO2 and delocalizing quantumdots
Quantum dots Electron delocalization that are in energetic traps Yield
HIDROFOTON SL knows how to do it!
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Electrolyser
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Types of electrolyserALKALINE ELECTROLYSER
Water electrolysis in an alkaline medium
Liquid electrolyte
Ideals for large hydrogen production andstatic applications
High hydrogen purity (99,8%)
Efficiencies of 65%
PEM ELECTROLYSER
They have a Polymer Electrolyte Membrane(PEM) that is an excellent proton conductorwhen it is hydrated
Solid electrolyte
They can work at high pressures
Ideals for small or medium-scale
Efficiencies about 94%
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Our electrolyserWe have designed a PEM electrolyser.
Why? It doesn’t need a liquid electrolyte Avoid corrosion problems
It’s construction is simpler and safer
Allows the production of hydrogen based on renewable sources, as the solar ones
Structure: 4 stacks Components: Bipolar plate: allow the contact with the diffuser gas in a uniform way and pass like this to the exchange proton membrane
PEM membrane: coated with a catalyst
Gas diffuser: homogenizes the water load, doing that all the membrane area works
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Our electrolyserPlane:
Project status: waiting to receive some acquired materials tothe construction of the electrolyser
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Atomic Hydrogen
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Properties and uses of atomic hydrogen
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The atomic energy is much more energetic that the molecular one
It can be used as a fuel, solving the problem of the fossil fuels
The atomic hydrogen can be used in the aerospace industry, skyrockets…
It allows the planes to fly higher, even in places without oxygen enough
Reactions:2H2+O2 2H2O
2H· H2
4H+O2 2H2O
HIDROFOTON SL has achieved the oxyhydrogen production and has offered it to a Spanish repairshop that uses this system in its cars
Economic Assessment
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Traditional methods VS Our method efficiency
Electrolysis performance from traditionalmethods η≥15%
Electrolysis performance from our method(TiO2 modified)
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η≥30%
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Energetic cost reduction of electrolysisWITH FOSSIL FUELS
Estimating a cost of gasoline of 1€/L
Gasoline density: 0,76 kg/L
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1,32 €/kg
TRADITIONAL METHODS (PHOTOELECTROLYSIS)
It costs 30,33€/GJ
1GJ= 238.845,9 kcal
30.000 kcal/kg H2 ·1,269·10-4 €/kcal = 3,81 €/kg H2
1,269·10-4 €/kcal
Energetic cost reduction of electrolysisOUR METHOD
To produce this quantity of energy a half of the usual systems 3,81 €/kg H2 = 1,91 €/kg H2
With the atomic hydrogen we produce 2,67 times more energy that with the molecular one, so:1,91 €/kg H2 /2,67 = 0,72 €/kg H2 Cheaper than the gasoline!
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CONCLUSION
If we produce atomic hydrogen with our method it would be cheaper than the usual methods applied now
Industrial application of the hydrogen In a report did by HIDROFOTON, it is shown that the natural gas bill in the ceramic factories ofCastellon, is increased in a factor of 3,688 Apparently, this situation is repeated throughout Spain
Given the necessity that this factories have, we calculate that to provide the power that theyrequire, are needed 85.830 ton H2/year
With this, and other data, we have calculated the volume of annual sales of energy in theIndustrial Region of Castellon and it is shown below: Annual volume of sales of energy = 592.613.589,07 €/year
Possible annual volume of drinking water sale = 1.073.733 €/year
Carbon credits volume of sales (savings in carbon dioxide to the atmosphere) per year = 4.614.530€/year
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TOTAL = 598.301.852 €/year
Conclusions
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Main conclusions
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The world energetic future would be in the hands of who dominates the hydrogen technology
Hydrogen produced from water will dominate the markets
Our purpose: hydrogen production from methods that we dominate, environmentally friendlies, moreefficient and clean
We will extend our hydrogen production in a massive way Niche in the energetic marketPrestige, reputation and financial means to develop future projects so as to generate the preciousuniversal carrier
These projects have been developed by Hidrofotón in a long way of studies and works in thephotovoltaic and in hydrogen and they will become the universal methods of the hydrogen energy
Future Outlook
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The construction of the PEM electrolyser developed by HIDROFOTON SL will be ready in a fewmonths The molecular hydrogen is a fact
With a little invest, we are going to finish the first photoceramic prototypes ready We are studying hardly the development of the atomic hydrogen, having some prototypes of this
We are waiting to receive the supply of the cathodes for producing the atomic hydrogen synthesizing layers that will be deposited into the PVD reactor from HIDROFOTON SL
HIDROFOTON SL is going to design the hydrogen containers required for the storage of thehydrogen generated in our electrolyser
The alkaline electrolyserWe are going to design an alkaline electrolyser.
Why? We want to use it with sea water, using this water as the liquid electrolyte
Electrolysing the sea water we can obtain: Molecular hydrogen Drinking water
Oxygen
Salt
The hydrogen can be transported by gas pipes to the coast
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Combustion
Thank you
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