Hydrogen energy storage in Greenland

Hydrogen energy storage in Greenland
Status H2KT project & possible next steps
Jens H. Nielsen
Development adviser
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Agenda
About Nukissiorfiit
Background & perspectives for hydrogen
energy storage in Greenland
The H2KT project
H2KT phase 1 - test plant in Nuuk
Analysis of opportunities for H2KT phase
2 & 3
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Nukissiorfiit
Production and distribution of:
electricity
water
heat
for:
17 cities
56 settlements
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Island operations
No electric connections.
Production units and back-ups in all cities and
settlements.
High demand on supply security.
Remote locations, limited infrastructure.
4 hydroelectric power plants to 5 citys.
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Set up / why H2
Energy storage from hydro power plant.
First test/demonstration unit in Greenland.
Supported by the government:
Development
Education
Presentation
Publicity
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Principle of the H2KT
project
The H2KT project is to conduct test of hydrogen
energy storage.
Electricity from hydro power is used for hydrogen
production.
Hydrogen is stored and later converted to electricity &
heat in a fuel cell.
Hydrogen can be distributed to cities/settlements with
only diesel energy.
Hydrogen can also later be used as fuel for transport.
Use of oxygen at local hospital is being explored.
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Project structure
Project start up. Desktop job.
Finding information for the project.
Demands, unit specifications.
Choose contractor.
Authorities sanction.
Installation.
Field test.
Learning by experience, development.
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Test plant in Nuuk.
Plant was successfully opened in February 2010
H2 compression module
H2 Production & fuel cell module
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Myth buster
People in Nuuk, might have noticed a spaceship look-alike thing in
front of Nukissiorfiits headquarter. And once in a while it spits
flames. But don’t worry. It’s nor a spaceship neither is it going to
explode. We dealing with a test unit, for Hydrogen energy storing.
KNR Friday 12.2.2010
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H2 event Nukissiorfiit.
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H2 Production & fuel cell module
A modular concept provided by H2 Logic A/S in Denmark
H2 production & fuel cell integrated in a 40 foot container with H2 storage on roof
The container is insulated down to -40 degrees operation.
Hydrogen storage
Control & ventilation
Fuel Cell
Electrolysers
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H2 Power unit
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H2 Filling station.
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What have we learned?
Only one project manager. We have had three
in the deveploment stage
After the field test, who is responsible?
14 dayes failure free production, not done yet
because lack of time and the operation
department haved been mooved.
Assignment of the test plant.
Misunderstanding between the contractor and
the Greenlandic authorities about electric
installations.
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Equipment failures.
Fuel cell internal failure. (Canada)
Electrolyse pump leak. (Italy)
UPS. Battery failure. (Denmark)
Communication failure fuel cell. (Denmark)
Circuit breaker. (Denmark)
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Potential phases in the H2KT project
• Phase 1 was concluded in Feb. 2010 where a small sized test plant
started operation in Nuuk (the capital of Greenland)
• Possibility of capturing oxygen for hospital use is being analyzed
• Analysis of opportunities in phase 2 & 3 are ongoing
• Phase 2 could be installation of a fuel cell at another location in Nuuk,
with hydrogen supply from the H2KT production plant
• Phase 3 could be test plant in local settlement or peak balancing
Phase 1 – testplant in Nuuk
Phase 2 – transportation of H2
Phase 3 – H2 fuel cell Test
plant in local settlements
Feb. 2010
Time
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Concepts for hydrogen energy
storage
H2KT Phase 2
H2KT Phase 3
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Thank you for the attention
Questions
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Energy relations
1/3 l benzin
3 kWh
1000 l hydrogen
3 kWh
8,6 kWh/l benzin
0,003 kWh/l hydrogen
11,86 kWh/kg
33,3 kWh/kg hydrogen
Storage tank 2 x 12,600 l – 25,200 l
Storage kapacity 24,7 kg brint – 284 Nm3 hydrogen.
Hydrogen batteri, 12 bottle, of 50 l, 200 bar – 120.000 l
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