# Presentation: 125604

## Hydrogen Program      Goals and Outcomes

**Hydrogen Program      Goals and Outcomes**

**Presented at: **
**2000 Hydrogen Program Annual Review Meeting**
**Presented by: **
**Sig Gronich, *****Hydrogen Team Leader***

## Legislative Mandates

## Hydrogen Program Vision

**	****In the next twenty years, concerns about global climate change and energy security will create the platform for the penetration of hydrogen into several niche markets.  Ultimately, hydrogen and electricity will come from sustainable renewable energy resources, but fossil fuels will be a significant transitional resource during this period.  The growth of fuel cell technology will provide a basis for the establishment of the hydrogen option into both transportation and electricity supply markets.**

## Strategic Goals

_**Mid-Term**_
**	**

**Support technologies that enable early introduction of distributed electric-generation fuel cell systems, and hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles for transportation applications. **

_**Long-Term**_
**	**

**Support development of hydrogen technologies that enhance intermittent renewable systems and offer society the promise of clean, abundant fuels.**

## SIGNIFICANT FUEL CELL DEVELOPMENTS AND PARTNERSHIPS  
Daimler-Chrysler, Ford and Ballard have formed partnerships, and pledged $1.5 Billion for commercialization of automotive Fuel Cells
Edison Development Company, G.E., SoCal Gas, Plug Power have agreement to commercialize residential fuel cells (other companies are also pursuing residential systems)
I.F.C. has developed high performance fuel cell for automotive and electrical generation systems 

**Daimler-Chrysler, Ford and Ballard have formed partnerships, and pledged $1.5 Billion for commercialization of automotive Fuel Cells**
**Edison Development Company, G.E., SoCal Gas, Plug Power have agreement to commercialize residential fuel cells (other companies are also pursuing residential systems)**
**I.F.C. has developed high performance fuel cell for automotive and electrical generation systems**** **

**Current Forces**

**   ****CALIFORNIA ZERO EMISSIONS VEHICLE REQUIREMENTS FAVOR EARLY  **
**     ****INTRODUCTION OF EITHER ELECTRIC OR HYDROGEN VEHICLES**

**   ****CALIFORNIA FUEL CELL PARTNERSHIP WAS FORMED**
**  ****Demonstrate 50 Hydrogen Fuel Cell cars and 20 Buses by 2003**

**    ****SIGNIFICANT INDUSTRY INTEREST IN PARTNERSHIP **
**     ****TO BRING FUEL CELLS INTO MINES**

## Strategic Approach

**Hydrogen Industry****:**** ****	****          Smaller reformers and electrolyzer systems**
**Improve efficiency, lower emissions, and lower the cost  of H****2**** production**
** **
**Fuel Cell/Hydrogen Integration****:**** ****	****Industry deployment of fuel cells**
**Enhance the introduction and production of distributed systems that enhance refueling and generation system missions**
**Fuel Choice/Infrastructure: ****	****       ****Zero Emission Vehicles**
**Demonstrate safe and cost-effective systems for hydrogen vehicles in urban non-attainment areas, and to provide on-board hydrogen storage systems**
**Long-term Research and Development:**
**Lower the cost of technologies that produce hydrogen directly from sunlight and water**

## FY 1999-FY 2001 Budgets:

**Hydrogen Program Funding**

## Production Goals

**Improve the efficiency and lower the cost of fossil-based and biomass-based hydrogen production processes to achieve $12 - $15/MMBtu for pressurized hydrogen when reformers are mass produced**
**Advance emission-free and renewable-based hydrogen production technologies towards commercial viability, with a target cost of $10 - $15/MMBtu**

## Cost of Delivered Hydrogen

**Strategic**
**Goal**

**$4.26**

**$3.26**

**$2.26**

**$1.26**

**$/Gallon of Gasoline Equivalent (untaxed)**

**Centralized Production with Sequestration**

**Distributed Steam Methane Reforming**

**Distributed (On-Site) Renewable Production**

**$/MMBTU**

## Fossil-based Production

## ITM Syngas and SER Processes

**Advance reformer technology that can reduce the cost of hydrogen production by > 25% **

**SER Process**

**Reducing Atmosphere**

## Biomass-based Production

## Photoelectrochemical/Biological Production

## Demonstrate safe and cost-effective storage systems for use in on-board and stationary distributed electricity generation applications

Demonstrate safe and cost-effective storage systems for on-board applications in urban nonattainment areas
		> 5.5% by weight at low temperature 100 C
		> 20 kg/m  for pressurized hydrogen; > 50kg/m  for hydrides and carbon-
                     based systems

Develop fuel cell and reversible fuel cell technologies as an efficient low-cost means of converting hydrogen into electric power

**Demonstrate safe and cost-effective storage systems for on-board applications in urban nonattainment areas**
**	****	****> 5.5% by weight at low temperature 100 C**
**	****	****> 20 kg/m  for pressurized hydrogen; > 50kg/m  for hydrides and carbon-**
**                     ****based systems**
**Develop fuel cell and reversible fuel cell technologies as an efficient low-cost means of converting hydrogen into electric power**

**Storage and Utilization Goals**

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## Lightweight and Safe Storage Systems

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**Strategic **
**Goal**

****

**Tanks**

**Alanates**

**Carbon-based Systems**

**Compressed Gas**

**System Weight %**

**Low Temperature**
**Hydrides**

## Slide 16

## Conformable Tank

## Storage

**Storage**

## Stuart Electrolyser

## Utilization

## 	The Hydrogen R&D Program is concentrating on a set of “hydrogen appliances” that can be used at any point along the electric transmission or natural gas pipeline systems for distributed electric generation and transportation applications.

**Technology Summary**

**Production**

**Storage**

**Electrolyzer**

**Distributed Generation**

**Reversible Fuel Cell**

## Technology Validation Criteria

**Demonstrate Mid-Term Economically Viable Options**
**Demonstration of Integrated Systems to Verify Market Performance and Systems Economics, and Codes and Standards Development **

## Technology Validation Programmatic Factors and Lessons Learned

**Renewable/ Hydrogen Systems**
**Electrolyzers and reversible fuel cells are being developed**
**Solar economics and development lag**
**Wind Powering America and Bioenergy are significant DOE initiatives**
**Hydrogen Infrastructure**
**Zero Emission Vehicles**
**California Fuel Cell Partnership**
**Production and Storage Systems Demonstrations**
**Distributed/ Remote Power Systems**
**Collaborate Fuel Cell Strategy with Buildings and Transportation Sectors **
**Understand Diesel Reformation Better**

## Technology Validation Projects

**50-150 kWe size**
**Co-production with 50-75kWe Fuel Cells**
**Storage Systems**

**Natural Gas Initiative**

**Technology Validation Projects**

**Core Research **
**and Development**
**“****Hydrogen Appliances”**

**Advanced Reformers/**
**Purification Systems**

**Storage**

**Distributed Generation**
**OBT/OPT**

**H****2 ****Infrastructure**
**OTT**

**Renewable H****2 ****Systems**
**OPT**

**Renewable Initiative**

**Biomass**

**Electrolyzers**

**Reversible Fuel Cells**

**Water to Hydrogen**

**Collaborate on 50-75**
**kWe Fuel Cell**

**Cogeneration of Hydrogen**
**and Electricity**

**Wind Powering America**

**Bioenergy**

## Technology Validation

## Hydrogen Technology Can Carry

**Farm Power to the Cities**

## Reversible Fuel Cell for Wind Integration

**Time-of-day tariff for Chicago (ComEd)**
**Peak (9 a.m. - 10 p.m.) energy charge ¢5.5/kWh, off-peak is ¢2.3/kWh**
**Summer (June - September) demand charge of $14.24/kW, winter is $11.13**
**Wind power is assumed to substitute for off-peak energy at ¢4/kWh**
**Reversible Fuel Cell (RFC) assumed at $1000/kW**
**Annual savings of $130/kW, RFC pays for itself in 7.72 years**
**Time-of-day tariff for New York (ConEd), “supplementary service”**
**Peak (8 a.m. - 10 p.m.) composite energy charge of ¢4/kWh, off-peak composite of ¢3/kWh (rate is adjusted during summer)**
**Year-round demand charge of $2.70/kW, summer-only, add $43.58**
**Same wind & RFC assumptions as Chicago**
**Annual savings of $205/kW, RFC pays for itself in 4.87 years**

## Reauthorization of Hydrogen Future Act in 2002
Title II Opportunities 
Demonstration of Low-cost Hydrogen Production Systems in the Market Place
Development of Hydrogen Infrastructure to Support Zero Emission Vehicles
Demonstration and Cost Reduction of Distributed Power Generation Fuel-Cell Systems
Increasing Field Experience with these Integrated Systems

**Title II Opportunities**** **
**Demonstration of Low-cost Hydrogen Production Systems in the Market Place**
**Development of Hydrogen Infrastructure to Support Zero Emission Vehicles**
**Demonstration and Cost Reduction of Distributed Power Generation Fuel-Cell Systems**
**Increasing Field Experience with these Integrated Systems**

**Title II–*****Transition to a Hydrogen Based Economy***

## Filling ZEV Vehicle Requirements

## Technology Pathways

**Continued R & D on Fuel Cells to Improve Performance and Lower Cost of High Volume Fabrication of Components**
**Early Utilization of Fuel Cells in Federal Buildings and Vehicles**
**Provide Low-cost H****2 ****Production Infrastructure**
**Off-board Reforming of Natural Gas (100-300 Vehicles)**
**Electrolysers (10-30 Vehicles)**
**Small Multi-Residential Fuel Appliances (3-5 Vehicles)**** **
**Introduction of Hybrid Electric Vehicles**** **

**Market **
**   ****Requirements**

**ZEV - Fleet Vehicles**** ****(10,000/yr)**

**SUV - Comm. ****(250,000/yr)**

**California Fuel Cell Partnership**
**50 H****2**** Vehicels and 20 H****2**** Buses**

## Safety, Analysis, and Outreach

**Safety, Analysis, and Outreach**

## Slide 1

## Carbon Displacement (MMTCE/Year)

**Prepared GPRA Report of the Office of Power Technologies**