Overview of Interstate Hydrogen Pipeline Systems

The use of hydrogen in the energy sector of the United States is projected to increase significantly in the future. Current uses are predominantly in the petroleum refining sector, with hydrogen also being used in the manufacture of chemicals and other specialized products. Growth in hydrogen consumption is likely to appear in the refining sector, where greater quantities of hydrogen will be required as the quality of the raw crude decreases, and in the mining and processing of tar sands and other energy resources that are not currently used at a significant level. Furthermore, the use of hydrogen as a transportation fuel has been proposed both by automobile manufacturers and the federal government. Assuming that the use of hydrogen will significantly increase in the future, there would be a corresponding need to transport this material. A variety of production technologies are available for making hydrogen, and there are equally varied raw materials. Potential raw materials include natural gas, coal, nuclear fuel, and renewables such as solar, wind, or wave energy. As these raw materials are not uniformly distributed throughout the United States, it would be necessary to transport either the raw materials or the hydrogen long distances to the appropriate markets. While hydrogen may be transported in a number of possible forms, pipelines currently appear to be the most economical means of moving it in large quantities over great distances. One means of controlling hydrogen pipeline costs is to use common rights-of-way (ROWs) whenever feasible.

• Record URL:
  http://www.ipd.anl.gov/anlpubs/2008/02/61012.pdf
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• Corporate Authors:

  Argonne National Laboratory

  9700 South Cass Avenue
  Argonne, IL  United States  60439

  Department of Energy

  1000 Independence Avenue, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20585
• Authors:
  • Gillette, J L
  • Kolpa, R L
• Publication Date: 2007

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Pagination: 52p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Hydrogen; Hydrogen fuels; Hydrogen production; Natural gas; Nuclear fuels; Pipelines; Raw materials; Renewable energy sources; Right of way (Land)
• Subject Areas: Energy; Pipelines; I15: Environment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01120429
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: ANL-EVS-TM-08-2
• Contract Numbers: DE-AC02-06CH11357
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 30 2009 7:38AM