The HyNor project aims to enable hydrogen vehicles to travel along a 580 - kilometer stretch of highway by establishing a chain
of hydrogen stations between Stavanger and Oslo in Norway.
Hydrogen is the fuel of the future, and the proliferation
of hydrogen stations represents the natural progression from fossil fuels to clean energy.
«Hydrogen is the fuel of the future,» said Naqi Jaffery, the lead author, «and the proliferation
of hydrogen stations represents the natural progression from fossil fuels to clean energy.»
While the costs
of hydrogen stations are declining, their capacities are increasing.
The research report, «Global Market for Hydrogen Fueling Stations,» says the deployment
of hydrogen stations in major markets is in full swing, solidifying prospects for large - scale consumer adoption fuel cell vehicles.
Price is a factor, as is the lack
of hydrogen stations.
Honda began deliveries of the 2017 Clarity Fuel Cell in December 2016 in select California markets, where a consumer friendly network
of hydrogen stations continues to grow, and has already delivered more than 100 vehicles.
Aside from clusters
of hydrogen stations in California, the U.S. is largely bereft of the architecture needed to supply the Nexo with the hydrogen fuel it needs.
A companion report, Global Market for Hydrogen Fueling Stations, notes an increase in the intensity
of hydrogen station deployments in several regions of the world.
Not exact matches
It's part
of a German experiment to install some 400
hydrogen - fueling
stations across the country, a government - subsidized effort Shell sees as helping seed what ultimately could be a huge market for a new kind
of juice.
There are only 34
hydrogen re-fueling
stations in the United States, and 18
of them are in California, according to the US Department
of Energy.
There are currently 39
hydrogen stations in the US compared to 16,237 electric charging
stations, according to the US Department
of Energy.
The company is also working with FirstElement Fuel Inc. on a new project that will bring the first
hydrogen fuel
station to the region by the end
of this year.
With the help
of Tetra Pak ® Water Filtering
Station, the customer was able to remove lubrication, residues from packaging material,
hydrogen peroxide and high / alkaline pH, and circulate clean water free from all contaminants back into the system.
The next generation
of fuel is available here — Harris Ranch Inn and Restaurant offers a FirstElement fuel
station for
hydrogen - powered FCEV vehicles.
«Prior to this, it was thought that we had to build stand - alone
stations,» said Edward Kiczek, global business director
of Air Products and Chemicals Inc., a major
hydrogen producer.
Enhancing the availability
of CNG cars could also bring natural gas to more fueling
stations, which could be converted to
hydrogen on - site and help overcome FCEV's infrastructure speed bump.
Hyundai Motor Co. is currently in the process
of building a public fueling
station in Chino, Calif., with «the capability» to produce
hydrogen from electrolysis using renewable energy that's expected to open before the end
of the year.
Eventually, he adds, the technology might generate
hydrogen at a fueling
station or even aboard a vehicle, thus avoiding the expense and hassle
of storing and transporting
hydrogen gas.
Last year, the California Energy Commission (CEC) committed $ 20 million per year through 2023 to building out a «
Hydrogen Highway»
of up to 100
stations.
The terrifying meltdowns and
hydrogen explosions at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power
station in the days following 11 March 2011 made the importance
of backup electricity generators painfully clear.
«We now know that we can build more
hydrogen fueling
stations if we examine the safety issues within a sound, technical framework that focuses on the real behaviors
of hydrogen.»
This work is aligned with
Hydrogen Fueling Infrastructure Research and
Station Technology (H2FIRST), a new project established by the Department
of Energy's Office
of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
Under previous NFPA code requirements from 2005, none
of the existing gasoline
stations could readily accept
hydrogen.
The Tucson Fuel Cell will be available in Southern California, where most
of the country's
hydrogen - friendly fueling
stations are located.
«It turns out that the number
of fueling
stations able to carry
hydrogen can be quantified,» Dedrick added.
That could then lead to even more fueling
stations that can accept
hydrogen and support the continued growth
of the fuel - cell electric vehicle market.»
While larger lots naturally work better in the current environment, San Marchi said, there are opportunities to develop risk mitigations that could allow even wider deployment
of hydrogen fueling
stations.
The study determined that 14
of the 70 gas
stations involved in the study could readily accept
hydrogen fuel and that 17 more possibly could accept
hydrogen with property expansions.
A study by researchers at Sandia National Laboratories concludes that a number
of existing gas
stations in California can safely store and dispense
hydrogen, suggesting a broader network
of hydrogen fueling
stations may be within reach.
Our production capacity will build over the next few years; with the growth
of the
hydrogen fuel
stations, so will the demand for this cutting - edge technology grow, as well.»
A recent report by Sandia National Laboratories asks whether
hydrogen fuel can be accepted at any
of the 70 California gas
stations involved in the study, based on a new
hydrogen technologies code.
Developed by U.S. Department
of Energy's (DOE) Sandia National Laboratories and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), the
Hydrogen Station Equipment Performance device, or HyStEP, could reduce the time to commission new
stations from months to just one week.
The target is a
hydrogen - refueling network
of more than 50 retail
stations in this timeframe, primarily in the Los Angeles metro area, Orange County and the Bay Area.
Sandia and NREL's work on H2FIRST and in enabling modern codes and standards for the design, construction and operation
of hydrogen refueling
stations is helping drive that momentum.
And California is leading the nation, with the most FCEVs on the road
of any state and plans to open 35 new retail
hydrogen stations by the end
of 2016.
The association estimates that an adequate
hydrogen refueling infrastructure
of 12,000
stations — less than one tenth
of the roughly 170,000 gasoline
stations in the U.S. — could be built for no more than $ 15 billion.
Sandia leads a number
of other
hydrogen research efforts, including the Hydrogen Fueling Infrastructure Research and Station Technology (H2FIRST) project co-led by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), a maritime fuel cell demonstration, a development project focused on hydrogen - powered forklifts and a recent study of how many California gas stations can safely store and dispense h
hydrogen research efforts, including the
Hydrogen Fueling Infrastructure Research and Station Technology (H2FIRST) project co-led by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), a maritime fuel cell demonstration, a development project focused on hydrogen - powered forklifts and a recent study of how many California gas stations can safely store and dispense h
Hydrogen Fueling Infrastructure Research and
Station Technology (H2FIRST) project co-led by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), a maritime fuel cell demonstration, a development project focused on
hydrogen - powered forklifts and a recent study of how many California gas stations can safely store and dispense h
hydrogen - powered forklifts and a recent study
of how many California gas
stations can safely store and dispense
hydrogenhydrogen.
This will make it possible for a fuel cell vehicle to reach any distant corner
of Germany without fear
of running out
of hydrogen before finding another refueling
station.
It is as close as it gets, for now, to a comprehensive network
of hydrogen filling
stations and will mean that Germany will have the most advanced
hydrogen infrastructure in the world.
«Car drivers can only benefit from the advantages
of technology if there are enough
hydrogen filling
stations available: long ranges, short refueling times and no local emissions.»
Of the 30
hydrogen filling
stations operating now in Germany, only seven are available to the public.
Daimler's plans to start mass - producing fuel cell vehicles next year were severely limited by the lack
of public
hydrogen filling
stations in Germany.
Installation
of the
hydrogen refueling pumps will begin next year at existing gas
stations currently operated by various oil companies.
development
of improved
hydrogen fueling
station design and requirements, including a broader technical understanding
of what is needed to achieve a national
hydrogen fueling infrastructure.
Established by the Energy Department's Fuel Cell Technologies Office in the Office
of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, the
Hydrogen Fueling Infrastructure Research and
Station Technology (H2FIRST) project will draw on existing and emerging core capabilities at the national labs and aim to reduce the cost and time of new fueling station construction and improve the stations» availability and relia
Station Technology (H2FIRST) project will draw on existing and emerging core capabilities at the national labs and aim to reduce the cost and time
of new fueling
station construction and improve the stations» availability and relia
station construction and improve the
stations» availability and reliability.
acceleration
of hydrogen fueling
station deployment, including the identification
of a flexible set
of technical experts and facilities to respond quickly to challenges that arise as new
hydrogen stations are built.
«California is committed to deploying at least 100
hydrogen refueling
stations in the next decade, and the H2FIRST effort is a big step toward the development and deployment
of a broader, consumer - friendly infrastructure for us and the rest
of the United States.
LIVERMORE, Calif. — A study by researchers at Sandia National Laboratories concludes that a number
of existing gas
stations in California can safely store and dispense
hydrogen, suggesting a broader network
of hydrogen fueling
stations may be within reach.
The
hydrogen station includes multiple types
of mechanical compressors and storage tanks that can be used to simulate material handling or light - duty vehicle end - uses
of hydrogen.