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Concept and cost of a pipeline system to supply hydrogen to fuel cell cars in Germany; Konzept und Kosten eines Pipelinesystems zur Versorgung des deutschen Strassenverkehrs mit Wasserstoff

Abstract

Fuel cells and hydrogen have the potential to be essential contributors for meeting the challenges of the future traffic sector. The key challenges include: - reducing global and local emissions - reducing import dependencies - preserving Germany's competitiveness - ensuring sufficient availability of the energy carrier Hydrogen is assumed to be the most appropriate energy carrier, since it can be produced via any primary energy and in terms of security is comparable to natural gas. In the long run, renewable energy, e.g. via wind power electrolysis, will make emission-free driving feasible. In order to use hydrogen to fuel cars, a comprehensive distribution infrastructure is required. This is completely different than the case of conventional fuels such as gasoline or diesel. Large amounts of hydrogen can be transported in a gaseous state in pipelines, as is common practice for natural gas. This option has not been examined to date. In particular, at the moment no suitable material has been identified for transporting hydrogen, which degrades the stability of the pipe. The aim of this thesis was to design a technical concept for a pipeline system that would make it possible to supply hydrogen to fuel cell cars. Using the assumptions of  More>>
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Publication Date:
Nov 01, 2012
Product Type:
Thesis/Dissertation
Report Number:
ETDE-DE-2781
Resource Relation:
Other Information: TH: Diss.; Related Information: Series: Schriften des Forschungszentrums Juelich. Reihe Energie und Umwelt/Energy and Environment|v. 144
Subject:
08 HYDROGEN; COST; DESIGN; ENERGY SUPPLIES; FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY; FUELS; HYDROGEN; POWER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; TRAFFIC CONTROL
OSTI ID:
22007274
Research Organizations:
Forschungszentrum Juelich (Germany). Inst. fuer Energie- und Klimaforschung (IEK), Brennstoffzellen (IEK-3); RWTH Aachen Univ. (Germany)
Country of Origin:
Germany
Language:
German
Other Identifying Numbers:
Other: ISBN 978-3-89336-800-6; ISSN 1866-1793; TRN: DE12GC665
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Commercial reproduction prohibited. Available from ETDE as OSTI ID: 22007274;
Submitting Site:
DE
Size:
245 page(s)
Announcement Date:
Dec 27, 2012

Citation Formats

Krieg, Dennis. Concept and cost of a pipeline system to supply hydrogen to fuel cell cars in Germany; Konzept und Kosten eines Pipelinesystems zur Versorgung des deutschen Strassenverkehrs mit Wasserstoff. Germany: N. p., 2012. Web.
Krieg, Dennis. Concept and cost of a pipeline system to supply hydrogen to fuel cell cars in Germany; Konzept und Kosten eines Pipelinesystems zur Versorgung des deutschen Strassenverkehrs mit Wasserstoff. Germany.
Krieg, Dennis. 2012. "Concept and cost of a pipeline system to supply hydrogen to fuel cell cars in Germany; Konzept und Kosten eines Pipelinesystems zur Versorgung des deutschen Strassenverkehrs mit Wasserstoff." Germany.
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title = {Concept and cost of a pipeline system to supply hydrogen to fuel cell cars in Germany; Konzept und Kosten eines Pipelinesystems zur Versorgung des deutschen Strassenverkehrs mit Wasserstoff}
author = {Krieg, Dennis}
abstractNote = {Fuel cells and hydrogen have the potential to be essential contributors for meeting the challenges of the future traffic sector. The key challenges include: - reducing global and local emissions - reducing import dependencies - preserving Germany's competitiveness - ensuring sufficient availability of the energy carrier Hydrogen is assumed to be the most appropriate energy carrier, since it can be produced via any primary energy and in terms of security is comparable to natural gas. In the long run, renewable energy, e.g. via wind power electrolysis, will make emission-free driving feasible. In order to use hydrogen to fuel cars, a comprehensive distribution infrastructure is required. This is completely different than the case of conventional fuels such as gasoline or diesel. Large amounts of hydrogen can be transported in a gaseous state in pipelines, as is common practice for natural gas. This option has not been examined to date. In particular, at the moment no suitable material has been identified for transporting hydrogen, which degrades the stability of the pipe. The aim of this thesis was to design a technical concept for a pipeline system that would make it possible to supply hydrogen to fuel cell cars. Using the assumptions of the study GermanHy, crucial technical questions were investigated. These questions comprise aspects such as general material requirements, feed-in, transportation and feed-out of the hydrogen. With respect to the material challenges, different potential possibilities are provided in order to ensure that no embrittlement will occur. Taking Germany as an example, the design and length of the pipeline system were investigated as well as the related economic and ecological aspects. A Monte Carlo simulation was conducted in order to calculate the probability density of both the investment and the specific cost. These results were placed in the overall context by calculating the economic impact of production, storage and fuelling stations. This thesis, furthermore, identified areas with a need for further research and development. It was assumed that 14 sources will provide hydrogen for 9,860 fuelling stations. The length of the national transmission grid was calculated to be 12,000 km. Transportation at the regional level will require a distribution grid of 36,000 km. The overall expected costs of the pipeline system are Euro 23 billion. Taking into account compression, O and M and electricity yields a specific cost of Euro 0.79 Euro/kg H{sub 2}. Compared to values reported in the literature, this is rather conservative.}
place = {Germany}
year = {2012}
month = {Nov}
}