Demonstration of hydrogen purification and separation systems for renewable hydrogen-containing streams in industrial applications (IA)
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Programme Name
Programme Description
The Clean Hydrogen Joint Undertaking or Clean Hydrogen Partnership is a unique public-private partnership supporting research and innovation (R&I) activities in hydrogen technologies in Europe. It builds upon the success of its predecessor, the Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking.
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Summary
Current commercial purification techniques remain costly. Novel methods to purify hydrogen with higher efficiency and at lower cost would improve the overall hydrogen supply chain. A range of new membrane, electrochemical and thermochemical techniques are being developed and have shown promise to improve processes for purification of hydrogen. The natural progression towards commercialisation of next-level purification technologies is to expose them to real industrial conditions and to observe the hydrogen purity according to globally recognised standards.
This topic focuses on the demonstration of hydrogen purification and separation systems for renewable hydrogen-containing streams in industrial applications (IA).
Detailed Call Description
Proposals for this topic should therefore cover the following elements:
- investigate the type of streams containing hydrogen that need purification, as example, mixtures with < 20% hydrogen or “almost pure” hydrogen (> 98%). Different pressure levels of the hydrogen containing mixture could be considered. Should demonstrate applicability on 2 types of streams; Hydrogen de-blending from Natural Gas lines is excluded;
- include a review of the existing industrial streams where hydrogen purification is needed, highlighting the gas composition and operational conditions of these outlet flows;
- demonstrate in a representative industrial application (at TRL7) for the operation of 3000 hours, cost effective concepts for hydrogen purification of renewable hydrogen containing streams; concepts should target > 100 kg/day pure hydrogen output. Coupling different technologies towards a more efficient system may be considered;
- offer and demonstrate an operational capacity to regulate the purity of the output flows from a fluctuating concentration in the industrial stream;
- conduct a techno-economic analysis and an optional life-cycle assessment, comparing the different technologies available on the market;
- analyse the impact of production scaling-up for purification systems.
- consider hydrogen safety issues associated to this process with thorough knowledge of the hazards.
- develop accelerated protocols to assess the lifetime of the components/systems.
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Financing percentage by EU or other bodies / Level of Subsidy or Loan
Expected EU contribution: €6.000.000
Thematic Categories
- Research, Technological Development and Innovation
Eligibility for Participation
- Other Beneficiaries
- Researchers/Research Centers/Institutions
Eligibility For Participation Notes
At least one partner in the consortium must be a member of either Hydrogen Europe or Hydrogen Europe Research.
An additional obligation regarding subcontracting has been introduced, namely that subcontracted work may only be performed in target countries set out in the call conditions.
The beneficiaries must ensure that the subcontracted work is performed in the countries set out in the call conditions.
The target countries are all Member States of the European Union and all Associated Countries.
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EU Contact Point
Email: info@clean-hydrogen.europa.eu
Phone number: +32 22218148
Postal address: Avenue de la Toison d’Or 56-60, 1060 Brussels, Belgium