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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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Call
Summary
The topic aims to develop and demonstrate the technological foundations of large LH2 refueling stations for heavy-duty transport sectors such as aviation, shipping and railways, and thereby address and overcome the challenges that remain in their development. Demonstration of a large, high-efficiency hydrogen refueling station would have an impact on other SRIA roadmaps related to liquid hydrogen (transportation, storage, aviation end-use, etc.).
The subject of this topic is the development, construction and operation of a liquid hydrogen refueling station that should demonstrate a delivery rate of at least 5 tons per hour.
The LH2 HRS:
- it should demonstrate scalability with technical and financial improvements
- it should be able to reduce the energy consumption and specific cost of hydrogen to prepare for the widespread deployment of hydrogen for the benefit of heavy-duty transport and its zero-emission ecosystem.
Detailed Call Description
There are currently a number of challenges associated with the scale-up of large liquid hydrogen refuelling stations for the delivery of low-cost liquid hydrogen:
- Current liquid hydrogen low pressure pumping systems have not been demonstrated including mechanical construction to minimise thermal losses, the filtration and purging processes to deal with condensed particles, and high rotation speeds over extended periods;
- In a liquid hydrogen station, boil-off gas on is mainly expected to be generated during liquid hydrogen loading. This requires the management of significant quantities of low pressure, cold but valuable gaseous hydrogen.
- The integration and assembly of large-scale liquid hydrogen refuelling stations has not previously been demonstrated, given that liquid hydrogen handling difficulty increases with higher flowrates;
- There are no uniform standards and safety regulations for liquid hydrogen refuelling stations while communication and emergency mitigation protocols are still to be developed.
The following activities should be within the scope of this topic:
- Development of a demonstrator with proven scalability in railroad, aircraft or maritime applications;
- Provision of a techno-economic analysis of the performance of these systems including energy consumption (in kWh/kgH2), CAPEX, OPEX;
- Development of a model to forecast boil-off gas generation during operations;
- Development of a metrology system or methodology for measuring or evaluating the quality and quantity of delivered hydrogen (ortho-para content, temperature, pressure). Proposals are expected to collaborate and explore synergies with the activities of EURAMET’s European Metrology Networks.
- Development of a methodology to evaluate hydrogen emissions (including leakage);
- Development of operations protocols, including for fuelling, venting or flaring, stand-by and emergency;
- Evaluate the life cycle environmental performance of the system.
This topic is expected to contribute to EU competitiveness and industrial leadership by supporting a European value chain for hydrogen and fuel cell systems and components.
Call Total Budget
Financing percentage by EU or other bodies / Level of Subsidy or Loan
EU Contribution per project: € 5,000,000
Number of proposals: 1
Thematic Categories
- Energy
- Other Thematic Category
- Research, Technological Development and Innovation
- Shipping - Marine Transports
- Transport
Eligibility for Participation
- Non Profit Organisations
- Other Beneficiaries
- Private Bodies
- Researchers/Research Centers/Institutions
- State-owned Enterprises
Eligibility For Participation Notes
At least one partner in the consortium must be a member of either Hydrogen Europe or Hydrogen Europe Research.
Call Opening Date
Call Closing Date
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
(Publish Date: 01/03/2023-for internal use only)