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Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS): The Way Forward
Mar 2018
Publication
Mai Bui,
Claire S. Adjiman,
André Bardow,
Edward J. Anthony,
Andy Boston,
Solomon Brown,
Paul Fennell,
Sabine Fuss,
Amparo Galindo,
Leigh A. Hackett,
Jason P. Hallett,
Howard J. Herzog,
George Jackson,
Jasmin Kemper,
Samuel Krevor,
Geoffrey C. Maitland,
Michael Matuszewski,
Ian Metcalfe,
Camille Petit,
Graeme Puxty,
Jeffrey Reimer,
David M. Reiner,
Edward S. Rubin,
Stuart A. Scott,
Nilay Shah,
Berend Smit,
J. P. Martin Trusler,
Paul Webley,
Jennifer Wilcox and
Niall Mac Dowell
Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is broadly recognised as having the potential to play a key role in meeting climate change targets delivering low carbon heat and power decarbonising industry and more recently its ability to facilitate the net removal of CO2 from the atmosphere. However despite this broad consensus and its technical maturity CCS has not yet been deployed on a scale commensurate with the ambitions articulated a decade ago. Thus i Read More
Flame Characteristics of Ignited under-expanded Cryogenic Hydrogen Jets
Sep 2021
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The anticipated upscaling of hydrogen energy applications will involve the storage and transport of hydrogen in a cryogenic state. Understanding the potential hazard arising from small leaks in pressurized storage and transport systems is needed to assist safety analysis and development of mitigation measures. The current knowledge of the ignited pressurized cryogenic hydrogen jet flame is limited. Large eddy simulation (LES) with detailed hyd Read More
Role of batteries and fuel cells in achieving Net Zero- Session 3
Mar 2021
Publication
The House of Lords Science and Technology Committee will hear from officials research funders and leading research consortia about the UK’s strategy for research and development of batteries and fuel cells to help meet the net-zero target.The Committee will question officials from government departments and research councils about the UK’s increased support for battery development and how the initiatives and funding will evolve. The Committee w Read More
Hydrogen an Enabler of the Grand Transition Future Energy Leader Position Paper
Jan 2018
Publication
A major transformation and redesign of the global energy system is required towards decarbonisation and to achieve the Paris Agreement targets. This Grand Transition is a complex pressing issue where global joint efforts and system solutions are essential; with hydrogen being one of them.Hydrogen has the potential to be a powerful effective accelerator towards a low-carbon energy system capable of addressing multiple energy challenges: from facili Read More
The Merit and the Context of Hydrogen Production from Water and Its Effect on Global CO2 Emission
Feb 2022
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For a green economy to be possible in the near future hydrogen production from water is a sought-after alternative to fossil fuels. It is however important to put things into context with respect to global CO2 emission and the role of hydrogen in curbing it. The present world annual production of hydrogen is about 70 million metric tons of which almost 50% is used to make ammonia NH3 (that is mostly used for fertilizers) and about 15% is used for other che Read More
Patterned Membranes for Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells Working at Low Humidity
Jun 2021
Publication
High performing proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) that can operate at low relative humidity is a continuing technical challenge for PEMFC developers. In this work micro-patterned membranes are demonstrated at the cathode side by solution casting techniques using stainless steel moulds with laser-imposed periodic surface structures (LIPSS). Three types of patterns lotus lines and sharklet are investigated for their influence on the PEMF Read More
Environmentally-Assisted Cracking of Type 316L Austenitic Stainless Steel in Low Pressure Hydrogen Steam Environments
Aug 2019
Publication
A low pressure superheated hydrogen-steam system has been used to accelerate the oxidation kinetics while keeping the electrochemical conditions similar to those of the primary water in a pressurized water reactor. The initiation has been investigated using a Constant Extension Rate Tensile (CERT) test. Tests were performed on flat tapered specimens made from Type 316L austenitic stainless steel with strain rates of 2×10-6 and 2×10-8 ms-1 at room t Read More
Accelerating to Net Zero with Hydrogen Blending Standards Development in the UK, Canada and the US - Part 2
Mar 2021
Publication
Hydrogen is expected to play a critical role in the move to a net-zero economy. However large-scale deployment is still in its infancy and there is still much to be done before we can blend hydrogen in large volumes into gas networks and ramp up the production that is required to meet demands of the energy transport and industry sectors. KTN Global Alliance will host two webinars to explore these challenges and opportunities in hydrogen blending on t Read More
Tees Valley Multi-modal Hydrogen Transport Hub Masterplan
Mar 2021
Publication
Study setting out a vision and plan for a multi-modal hydrogen transport hub within the UK. The study considers the:size of operational trialsquantity of green hydrogen requiredresearch and development facilities which will support a living labgreen hydrogen infrastructure required including:productionstoragedistributionThe study uses Tees Valley as an example region although the blueprint may be applied to other areas.This Read More
World Energy Issues Monitor 2021: Humanising Energy
Mar 2021
Publication
Based on data collection carried out between October and December 2020 and the testing of emerging findings with the Council’s regional communities during a series of digital workshops held during February 2021 the report has shownEnergy leaders’ perceptions of areas of risk opportunity and priorities for action have radically changed over the last 12 months. While economic turbulence stemming from the ongoing reverberations of COVID-19 is the Read More
Uncovering the True Cost of Hydrogen Production Routes Using Life Cycle Monetisation
Oct 2020
Publication
Hydrogen has been identified as a potential energy vector to decarbonise the transport and chemical sectors and achieve global greenhouse gas reduction targets. Despite ongoing efforts hydrogen technologies are often assessed focusing on their global warming potential while overlooking other impacts or at most including additional metrics that are not easily interpretable. Herein a wide range of alternative technologies have been assessed to determi Read More
Hydrogen Implications for Gas Network Operators
Jan 2021
Publication
Europe has built up one of the best gas distribution infrastructures in the world. There’s one problem though. It distributes natural gas a fuel that we will hardly be able to use if we’re to reach our net zero targets. Can we use the infrastructure instead for clean hydrogen – either blended with natural gas as a stepping stone or with pure hydrogen in the future? In this episode we put aside discussion on the extent to which we should do this – and focus on Read More
Mapping of Hydrogen Fuel Quality in Europe
Nov 2020
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As part of FCH-JU funded HyCoRA project running from 2014 to 2017 28 gaseous and 13 particulate samples were collected from hydrogen refuelling stations in Europe. Samples were collected with commercial sampling instruments and analysis performed in compliance with prevailing fuel quality standards. Sampling was conducted with focus on diversity in feedstock as well as commissioning date of the HRS. Results indicate that the strategy for samp Read More
Accelerating to Net Zero with Hydrogen Blending Standards Development in the UK, Canada and the US - Part 1
Mar 2021
Publication
"Hydrogen is expected to play a critical role in the move to a net-zero economy. However large-scale deployment is still in its infancy and there is still much to be done before we can blend hydrogen in large volumes into gas networks and ramp up the production that is required to meet demands of the energy transport and industry sectors. KTN Global Alliance will host two webinars to explore these challenges and opportunities in hydrogen blending on t Read More
Energy Innovation Needs Assessment: Road Transport
Nov 2019
Publication
The Energy Innovation Needs Assessment (EINA) aims to identify the key innovation needs across the UK’s energy system to inform the prioritisation of public sector investment in low-carbon innovation. Using an analytical methodology developed by the Department for Business Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) the EINA takes a system level approach and values innovations in a technology in terms of the system-level benefits a technology innovation provi Read More
Irreproducibility in Hydrogen Storage Material Research
Sep 2016
Publication
The storage of hydrogen in materials has received a significant amount of attention in recent years because this approach is widely thought to be one of the most promising solutions to the problem of storing hydrogen for use as an alternative energy carrier in a safe compact and affordable form. However there have been a number of high profile cases in which erroneous or irreproducible data have been published. Meanwhile the irreproducibility of resea Read More
Hydrogen Economy and the Built Environment
Nov 2011
Publication
The hydrogen economy is a proposition for the distribution of energy by using hydrogen in order to potentially eliminate carbon emissions and end our reliance on fossil fuels. Some futuristic forecasters view the hydrogen economy as the ultimate carbon free economy. Hydrogen operated vehicles are on trial in many countries. The use of hydrogen as an energy source for buildings is in its infancy but research and development is evolving. Hydroge Read More
Understanding Composition–property Relationships in Ti–Cr–V–Mo Alloys for Optimisation of Hydrogen Storage in Pressurised Tanks
Jun 2014
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The location of hydrogen within Ti–Cr–V–Mo alloys has been investigated during hydrogen absorption and desorption using in situ neutron powder diffraction and inelastic neutron scattering. Neutron powder diffraction identifies a low hydrogen equilibration pressure body-centred tetragonal phase that undergoes a martensitic phase transition to a face-centred cubic phase at high hydrogen equilibration pressures. The average location of the hydrogen in each Read More
The Curious Case of the Conflicting Roles of Hydrogen in Global Energy Scenarios
Oct 2019
Publication
As energy systems transition from fossil-based to low-carbon they face many challenges particularly concerning energy security and flexibility. Hydrogen may help to overcome these challenges with potential as a transport fuel for heating energy storage conversion to electricity and in industry. Despite these opportunities hydrogen has historically had a limited role in influential global energy scenarios. Whilst more recent studies are beginning to include Read More
Pyrolysis-catalytic Steam Reforming of Agricultural Biomass Wastes and Biomass Components for Production of Hydrogen/syngas
Oct 2018
Publication
The pyrolysis-catalytic steam reforming of six agricultural biomass waste samples as well as the three main components of biomass was investigated in a two stage fixed bed reactor. Pyrolysis of the biomass took place in the first stage followed by catalytic steam reforming of the evolved pyrolysis gases in the second stage catalytic reactor. The waste biomass samples were rice husk coconut shell sugarcane bagasse palm kernel shell cotton stalk and wh Read More
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