Hydrogen for energy storage: a progress report of technical developments and possible applications

Conference · Thu Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1976

OSTI ID:7358318

Salzano, F J; Braun, C; Beaufrere, A; Srinivasan, S; Strickland, G; Reilly, J J

The Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), supported by the Energy Research and Development Administration (ERDA), and with some additional support from the Empire State Electrical Energy Research Corporation (ESEERCO), has in progress a program to develop the technologies of electrochemical hydrogen production and storage for application as an energy supply and storage media. Work specifically aimed at the possible utilization of hydrogen in an electric utility is described. Several modes of application are considered. One case considered in detail is a system involving hydrogen production, storage and reconversion where the hydrogen is utilized strictly for electric-to-electric storage applications. The process and physical configuration, performance and costs of such a system are presented and discussed, as well as the prognosis for eventual application in a utility system. A more promising application involving the use of hydrogen in a ''dual mode'' system in which hydrogen is produced for direct injection into existing natural gas lines or utilized as a fuel cell fuel is also discussed. The key requirement necessary to make hydrogen production attractive for utility application is the flexible and maximum utilization of the capital facilities required for production, storage, and where applicable electric conversion. (auth)

• Research Organization: Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, N.Y. (USA)
• OSTI ID: 7358318
• Report Number(s): BNL-20931; CONF-760212-2
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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