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Making Way for the Hydrogen Economy in Scotland
Hydrogen and Fuel Cells Activity in Scotland
Stephen Pyke CEO Scottish Hydrogen & Fuel Cell Association
shfca.org.uk
Contents
! About SHFCA ! Why hydrogen and fuel cells? ! What is happening now? ! Creating opportunities in HFC ! The way forward
Scottish Hydrogen & Fuel Cell Association
! Set up in 2004 with financial support from Scottish Enterprise Energy Team
! Currently 45 member organisations ! Membership ranges from Corporates, SMEs, local authorities, Universities
through to consultants and individual members ! Members from outside Scotland – England, Norway, Germany, India, USA ! Target groups for new membership include:
- Local Authorities - Offshore sector (majors and engineering) - Manufacturing industry, supply chain providers
! SHFCA members participate in Scottish, UK and EU programmes ! SHFCA members on EU HFP Implementation Group ! Participate in BSI work on Hydrogen Standards
SHFCA – a new phase in 2010 ! Located to Hydrogen Office, Methil, Fife ! Awarded ERDF grant funding in 2010 ! Appointment of full-time CEO
15 years experience in industrial fuel cell development Formerly Head of Fuel Cell Development at Rolls-Royce Fuel
Cell Systems Ltd
! A big challenge lies ahead!
SHFCA – the future ! Membership consultation process underway... ! Participate with Scottish Govt on renewables energy
policy (FREDS) ! Quarterly members’ meetings (next 17 November) ! Networking / partnerships ! Identify and secure funding opportunities ! Project implementation ! Consultancy ! Training / information
Why Hydrogen and Fuel Cells? Hydrogen ! An ideal energy vector for the environment ! Combustion product is steam
Fuel cells ! Electrochemically combust fuels
high efficiency 70% chemical to electrical
! A range of potential fuel options – not just Hydrogen ! Highly scalable
decentralised renewables ! Silent ! Clean ! Reliable and secure power
Why Hydrogen and Fuel Cells? (cont) A complementary role in Renewable Energy Economy ! Contribute to fossil fuel displacement (Scottish economy currently
96% dependent on fossil fuels)
! Part of a diverse energy landscape
! Decentralised energy of increasing importance
! Trading opportunities for renewable hydrogen
! Hydrogen and fuel cells can enable greater renewables penetration Storage of excess
Buffering through high efficiency to electricity Better use of biomass/waste
Fuel and system flexibility
What is happening in Scotland now?
Unst-PURE
Hydrogen Office
St Andrews Napier University Logan Energy
Outer Hebrides Hydrogen Project
Strathclyde Uni ETC
UHI Aberdeen University
The Hydrogen Office Methil Docks Business
Park Methil Leven
KY8 3RE
THE HYDROGEN OFFICE
The Hydrogen Office
The Hydrogen Office Ltd is working to support the accelerated development of the renewable,
hydrogen, fuel cell and energy storage industries in Scotland by: inspiring people; promoting both the
Scottish opportunity and opportunities in Scotland; improving access to and understanding of the
technology; promoting sector development; facilitating research and development; and enhancing
educational opportunities.
The Pure Energy® Centre Complete renewable energy infrastructure
PEC – some achievements 26 hydrogen systems sold, 7 in the UK
Over 100kW of fuel cell installed Developed ScoBsh first completely operaDonal PEM fuel cell
Installed over 1MW of renewable energy Launched the first training course in the world on Pure hydrogen®
Taught over 650 school pupils on hydrogen technologies Complete professional development programmes at PEC
• National Emergency Response Centre
• CCHP/UPS replacement
• Prime power • 200 kWe • 275 kWt
Logan Energy Hydrogen Technologies >15 MW of installed capacity
Transport for London, Palestra
Outer Hebrides Activity
Hydrogen Laboratory (H2Lab) Lews Castle College, UHI
Hydrogen Engineering skills training & Hydrogen Research
• MSc & PhD technology application studies
• KTP hydrogen fuel cell project with PEC
H2seed Facility - Operational May 2010
Comhairle nan Eilean Siar’s renewable hydrogen production, storage & refuelling facility
Alkaline electrolyser 5.3 Nm3/h, ~0.45 kg/h up to 12 bar
Hydrogen storage capacity (at 15°C): Buffer (low pressure): 4.5 kg at 12 bar High pressure: 34.1 kg at 420 bar
Revolve Technologies conversion for Cenex Bi-fuel (petrol/hydrogen) Ford Transit 2.3 litre internal combustion engine 187 litre storage (4.5 kg @ 350 bar & 15°C)
Operated on Stornoway - Shawbost duty route, ~70 miles (110 km) 23 refuelling operations supplying 71 kg of green hydrogen ~713 miles of hydrogen fuelled post delivery
Scotland’s first hydrogen vehicle on operational duties Royal Mail’s Hydrogen Delivery Vehicle Trial summer 2010
CnES/LCC ERDF application submitted to develop the region’s infrastructure
Acquire, operate and monitor performance of hydrogen vehicles
Develop H2seed Facility as a wind-to-hydrogen energy storage & energy diversification demonstration
Link CnES’s CEP wind turbine project to the H2seed Facility Install fuel cell for electricity re-generation
Establish hydrogen vehicle workshop at H2Lab, LCC
Continue research and dissemination activities
H2Lab coordinating European project helping communities adopt hydrogen storage
Joint CnES / H2Lab ERDF application to support the optimisation of the H2seed Facility operation
A Hebridean Hydrogen Economy The next steps …
Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Capability • R&D, testing, modelling and consultancy services
• Certification services through TUV SUD
Fuel cell hybrid vehicle applicaDons
Fuel cell development and modelling
Hydrogen in combusDon systems
Energy Technology Centre
Chem Mater. 2009, 21, 1077-84 Nature Materials, 2003, 2, 320-323 Nature Materials, 2004, 3, 17-27 Electrochem Solid-State Lett, 12, 2009, B48-B52 Nature, 439, 2006, 568-571
Impregnated La0.75Sr0.25Cr0.5Mn0.5O3 (LSCM) - Solid Oxide Fuel Cells for Direct Methane Utilisation with UPenn
University of St Andrews
High surface area nano-particles of LSCM on YSZ give large three-phase boundaries
New Fuel Cell concept for direct conversion of carbon
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn16795-factory-offcuts-could-power-fuel-cells.html Energy Environ. Sci. 2009, DOI: 10.1039/B820836K & Energy Environ. Sci., 1, 2008, 148-155
• Development of low-cost, robust materials for electrochemical devices • for a range of Fuel Cells and Electrolyser for renewable hydrogen production
• Developed the first urea / urine fuel cell (along with Prof. John Irvine at University of St Andrews)
• NH3 synthesis and use - Electrochemical synthesis of ammonia from renewable electricity and direct NH3 fuel cell developed - not only hydrogen, NH3 is also a potential energy storage vector
University of Strathclyde Dept Chemical and Process Engineering
To convert the entire UK vehicle fleet to run on hydrogen, the total amount of new electricity generating capacity needed to supply all of the current 9271 fuel filling stations in the UK would be 44.4 GW, supplying an additional 390TWh (the current UK grid used 304TWh in 2007) - HENCE WE NEED ANOTHER GRID!
University of Strathclyde Dept of Electronic & Elect Eng
Studying electric grid model scenarios with renewables (wind) and electrolysers, to study impact and control possibilities e.g. IEEE30 bus system
Investigation of harmonics on the AC supply of the electrolyser No significant harmonics were observed. Total Harmonic Distortion (THD) on the AC Voltage was: 0.48%
The harmonic impact of larger scale electrolysers, where filter space and cost increase, is expected to be more significant.
University of Strathclyde Dept of Electronic & Elect Eng
Edinburgh Napier University With Proof-of-Concept support from Scottish Enterprise
! Novel manufacturing process for solid oxide fuel cell electrodes using low temperature electroless co-deposition
! Lower cell manufacturing costs ! lower capital investments ! less waste materials ! less energy intensive process due to much lower processing temperatures and
shorter processing times ! Better control of thermal mismatch between components ! Better control of materials chemistry
Creating opportunities for Scotland FREDS - Sub-group Hydrogen & Fuel Cells ! Hydrogen & Fuel Cells contribution to Scottish Government’s Low
Carbon Strategy ! Renewables Action Plan
! Explore support for Hydrogen & Fuel Cells demonstration projects
! Contribution of Hydrogen & Fuel Cells to Sustainable transport Policy
! Work with regulators (Ofgem) to improve support for Hydrogen & Fuel Cells sector
Way Forward
! Demonstration activities ! Work to achieve equivalent to ROC mechanisms for HFC
– give greater value to stored energy vs intermittent generation
! Scottish Centres for HFC Research, Development and Deployment
! Grant Support for Industry Development ! I look forward to further suggestions - SHFCA is here to
listen and work for its Members
Thank you for listening
SHFCA The Hydrogen Office Ltd
Ajax Way Methil Docks Business Park
Methil KY8 3RS
07969 448518 www.shfca.org
WE WELCOME NEW MEMBERS!