H2 Fueling Appliances Cost and Performance
Project Summary
| Full Title: |
H2 Production Infrastructure Analysis - Task 2: Cost and Performance of H2 Fueling Appliances |
| Project ID: |
80 |
| Principal Investigator: |
Brian James |
| Keywords: |
Costs; steam methane reforming (SMR); autothermal reforming (ATR); hydrogen fueling |
Purpose
The purpose of the analysis was to estimate the capital cost and the resulting cost of hydrogen of several types of methane-fueled hydrogen production systems. A bottoms-up cost analysis was conducted of each system to generate a system design and detailed bill-of-materials. Estimates of the overall capital cost of the hydrogen production appliance were generated. This work supports Systems Analysis Milestone A1. (“Complete techno-economic analysis on production and delivery technologies currently being researched to meet overall Program hydrogen fuel objective.”)
Performer
| Principal Investigator: |
Brian James |
| Organization: | Directed Technologies, Inc. (DTI) |
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| Address: | 3601 Wilson Blvd., Suite 650
Arlington, VA 22201 |
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| Telephone: | 703-243-3383 |
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| Email: | Brian_James@DirectedTechnologies.com |
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| Additional Performers: |
Gregory Ariff, Directed Technologies, Inc.; Reed Kuhn, Directed Technologies, Inc.; John Lettow, Directed Technologies, Inc.; Duane Myers, Directed Technologies, Inc.
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Sponsor(s)
Period of Performance
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January 1999
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| End: |
April 2002
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Project Description
| Type of Project: |
Analysis |
| Category: |
Hydrogen Fuel Pathways |
| Objectives: |
Quantify the costs of hydrogen fueling appliances using two natural gas reforming technologies (autothermal reforming versus steam methane reforming) and two gas cleanup technologies (pressure swing adsorption versus metal membrane gas separation) to provide on-site hydrogen for a community of 183 hydrogen fuel cell vehicles (FCVs) (equivalent to 20 refuelings per day or a capacity of 115 kg H2 per day with a 69% capacity factor); Estimate the cost of hydrogen using each combination of technologies; Estimate the cost reductions from scaling the least expensive technology to a larger unit providing 160 FCV refuelings per day. |
| Technologies Considered: |
Steam methane reforming, autothermal reforming, pressure swing adsorption, metal membrane gas separation, piston compressors, steel pressure vessels, composite pressure vessels |
| Methodology/Approach: |
Mechanical conceptual design of hydrogen production systems. Design for Manufacturing and Assembly (DFMA) methodology for SMR/ATR/PSA/Membrane capital cost estimation. Discounted Cash Flow Analysis for cost of hydrogen. |
| Models Used: |
Internally generated Excel spreadsheets were used for cost computations. HYSYS chemical engineering software was used for performance and system mass and thermal balances. |
| Outputs: |
Capital cost of total hydrogen fueling appliance system (production, storage, dispensing), resulting average cost of hydrogen |
Products/Deliverables
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Description: FY 2002 Progress Report
Publication Title: FY 2002 DOE Hydrogen, Fuel Cells & Infrastructure Technologies Program Progress Report
Article/Abstract Title: II.E.4 Distributed Hydrogen Fueling Systems Analysis: Cost and Performance Comparison of Stationary Hydrogen Fueling Appliances,
Page number(s): 179
Publisher: U.S. Department of Energy
Author Name(s): James, Brian D.; Myers, Duane B.; Ariff, Gregory D.; Lettow, John S.; Thomas, C.E.; Kuhn, Reed C.
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Publication Date:
November 2002
Description: Final Report: Cost and Performance Comparison of Stationary Hydrogen Fueling Appliances, April 2002
Publication Title: Cost and Performance Comparison of Stationary Hydrogen Fueling Appliances
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Publication Date:
April 2002
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Date Last Updated: 10/04/2006
