HYDROGEN

Hydrogen & Fuel Cell

Technology
For a sustainable future
Gavin D. J. Harper
Presentation at:
Institut Suprieur de Commerce International
Dunkerque, France
March 2009

QUESTIONS
1. What do we use energy for?
2. Where do we get our energy from
today?
3. What is renewable energy and how
is it different from non-renewable
energy?

IMATE CHAN

EAK OI

Hydrogen & Fuel Cells : Brief Introduction

February 2009 This Month:
A 170 Year Old Technology

First demonstrated by
Welsh scientist
Sir William Robert
Grove in February
1839.

How A
Fuel
Cell
Works
:

People are Doing Exciting Things

ith Hydrogen All Over The World

Image Take From New Scientist Magazi

PURE Energy Centre, Baltasound, Unst

The PURE Energy Centre is a venture on the northernost Shetland
Island of Unst. Established originally as a community venture, the
project has since grown into a world-leading consultancy on clean
hydrogen.
Island community
Highest Oil Prices in UK
Energy Isolation North Sea Oil currently generates revenue.
Lack of highly skilled jobs
Problems retaining young people on the island
Low wages, hard to generate wealth, limited opportunities
Two Proven Wind Turbines Produce Renewable Power
This feeds an electrolyser which produces hydrogen.
This hydrogen can be stored, for later use.
An onsite hydrogen fuel cell provides heat and power.
A small fuel cell vehicle can be refuelled using H2

Image Courtesy: PURE Energy Centre

Image Courtesy: PURE Energy Centre

Image Courtesy: PURE Energy Centre

Image Courtesy: PURE Energy Centre

Shetland, Unst: The Energy Island

Image Courtesy: PURE Energy Centre

Shetland, Unst: The Energy Island

Grid Independent Houses
Hydrogen from Renewables
Fuel Cell provides Combined
Heat and Power

Turbine
Houses
Image Courtesy: PURE Energy Centre

Hydrogen Office, Methil

Energy efficiency
Increased insulation
Increased efficient glazing to minimise heat loss and
unwanted heat gain
Natural ventilation to remove the need for air
conditioning
A layout that maximises natural daylight to minimise
the need for artificial lighting
Efficient lighting and control systems
A ground source heat pump, also recovering waste
heat from a fuel cell and electrolysis unit, to provide
most of the heating and hot water for the building

Environmental Energy Technology Centre

The main criteria for the development of EETC are:

Iconic building
Use of innovative technology
Zero carbon building
Iconic Renewable Hydrogen System
Support enterprising and innovation of products
Exploit opportunities arising from low carbon economy

Environmental Energy Technology Centre

http://www.hydrogen-yorkshire.co.uk/
Electrolyser

Compresso
r

EETC

National
Grid

Storage

Fuel Cell

Environmental Energy Technology Centre

Hydrogen Mini Grid can supply:

3 Phase Mains @ 415v
Electrical power
-From the On-Site Wind Turbine
-From the National Grid
-From the grid-synchronised fuel cell.
Hydrogen Gas @ up to 350bar
-For refuelling hydrogen vehicles
-For refilling hydrogen bottles

Hydrogen & Renewables Integration Project

Gammon, R., (2006) IEA HIA Task 18 Report

Hydrogen & Renewables Integration Project

H.A.R.I.
Home of Prof. Tony Marmont
Autonomous Hydrogen Home
Images Courtesy:
Rupert Gammon / Tony Marmont

Island Woking Allan Jones

Image Taken From Presentation

By Allan Jones MBE
@ Schumacher College

Woking Park CHP

Woking Park Leisure
Centre Uses a Fuel
Cell To Provide

Heat & Power

In traditional
CCGT Gas Plant,
the heat produced
as a by-product of
electricity
production would
be wasted!

Woking Park CHP

Fuel Cell CHP
Bolted on to existing
multi-storey car-park
Supplies heat and
power to neighbouring
hotel. Savings in plant
room allowed them to
add a number of
additional rooms.

Fuel Cell Combined Heat & Power

Fuel Cell Combined Heat & Power

Image Allan Jones

Tri-Generation

Conclusions

The barriers to this are not

technical but mindset,
regulatory, political interference
and vested interest.
Allan Jones
Former Chief Executive Officer
London Climate Change Agency Ltd

THE FUTURE IS BRIGHT

For Hydrogen & Renewables

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Paperback: 196 pages

Publisher: McGraw-Hill/TAB Electronics
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0071496599
ISBN-13: 978-0071496599

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nergy and information about how to take the learning in todays
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