Implementing a Hydrogen Energy Infrastructure: Storage Options and System Design
The development of a hydrogen infrastructure has been identified as a key barrier to implementing hydrogen as for a future transportation fuel. Several recent studies of hydrogen infrastructure have assessed near-term and long-term alternatives for hydrogen supply. This paper examines how advances in material science related to hydrogen storage could change how a future hydrogen infrastructure is designed. A focus is the effect of alternative hydrogen storage options on infrastructure. Using a simplified engineering/economic model for hydrogen infrastructure design and cost, some potential impacts of advances in storage materials, in terms of system design, cost, energy use, and greenhouse gas emissions, are explored. Improvements in existing storage technologies might reduce costs and affect the system design. It is found that the characteristics of hydrogen storage play a major role in the design, cost, energy use, and CO2 emissions of hydrogen supply infrastructure.
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Corporate Authors:
University of California, Davis
Plug-in Hybrid & Electric Vehicle Research Center, Institute of Transportation Studies
Davis, CA United States 95616 -
Authors:
- Ogden, Joan M
- Yang, Christopher
- Publication Date: 2005
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Print
- Features: Figures; References; Tables;
- Pagination: 13p
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Serial:
- University of California, Davis. Institute of Transportation Studies. Research report
- Publisher: University of California, Davis
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Costs; Hydrogen fuels; Hydrogen production; Hydrogen storage; Infrastructure; Physical distribution
- Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Energy; Highways; I10: Economics and Administration;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01150472
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: UC Berkeley Transportation Library
- Report/Paper Numbers: UCD-ITS-RR-05-28
- Files: BTRIS, TRIS
- Created Date: Feb 19 2010 10:57AM