Abstract
This study considered opportunities for hydrogen in stationary applications in order to make recommendations related to RD&D strategies that incorporate lessons learned and best practices from relevant national and international stationary power efforts, as well as cost and environmental modeling of pathways. The study analyzed the different strategies utilized in power generation systems and identified the different challenges and opportunities for producing and using hydrogen as an energy carrier. Specific objectives included both a synopsis/critical analysis of lessons learned from previous stationary power programs and recommendations for a strategy for hydrogen infrastructure deployment. This strategy incorporates all hydrogen pathways and a combination of distributed power generating stations, and provides an overview of stationary power markets, benefits of hydrogen-based stationary power systems, and competitive and technological challenges. The motivation for this project was to identify the lessons learned from prior stationary power programs, including the most significant obstacles, how these obstacles have been approached, outcomes of the programs, and how this information can be used by the Hydrogen, Fuel Cells & Infrastructure Technologies Program to meet program objectives primarily related to hydrogen pathway technologies (production, storage, and delivery) and implementation of fuel cell technologies for distributed stationary power. In addition, the lessons learned address environmental and safety concerns, including codes and standards, and education of key stakeholders.
Recommended Citation
S. E. Grasman et al., "Hydrogen Fuel Cell Analysis: Lessons Learned from Stationary Power Generation Final Report," OSTI.GOV, no. DOE/GO/17107, The Curators of the University of Missouri, Apr 2010.
The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.2172/979009
Department(s)
Engineering Management and Systems Engineering
Second Department
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Third Department
Materials Science and Engineering
Fourth Department
Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
Document Type
Technical Report
Document Version
Citation
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
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Publication Date
2010-04-30
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