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Title: Hydrogen Fueling Station Using Thermal Compression: a techno-economic analysis

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1375731· OSTI ID:1375731
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  1. Gas Technology Inst., Des Plaines, IL (United States)
  2. Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
  3. Shell, Houston TX (United States)
  4. Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

The goal of this project was to demonstrate the technical and economic feasibility of using thermal compression to create the hydrogen pressure necessary to operate vehicle hydrogen fueling stations. The concept of utilizing the exergy within liquid hydrogen to build pressure rather than mechanical components such as compressors or cryogenic liquid pumps has several advantages. In theory, the compressor-less hydrogen station will have lower operating and maintenance costs because the compressors found in conventional stations require large amounts of electricity to run and are prone to mechanical breakdowns. The thermal compression station also utilizes some of the energy used to liquefy the hydrogen as work to build pressure, this is energy that in conventional stations is lost as heat to the environment.

Research Organization:
Gas Technology Institute, Des Plaines, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Sustainable Transportation Office. Hydrogen Fuel Cell Technologies Office
DOE Contract Number:
EE0006966
OSTI ID:
1375731
Report Number(s):
DOE-GTI-0006966
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English