Plug Power and Washington State University Partner to Implement State-Of-The-Art Cryogenic Hydrogen Sub-Cooling Technology
10 Oktober 2019 - 01:00PM
Plug Power Inc. (NASDAQ: PLUG), a leading provider of hydrogen
engines and fueling solutions enabling e-mobility, today showcases
a partnership with Washington State University’s (WSU) Hydrogen
Properties for Energy Research (HYPER) Labs to develop cryogenic
hydrogen cooling technology to focus on one of the largest
logistical issues of delivering hydrogen at scale: efficient
storage and transfer. This is yet another innovation that will
enable hydrogen to be used as a fuel in on-road mobility fuel cell
applications
The proposed sub-cooling solution will enable improvements to
the transportation and storage of liquid hydrogen to fueling
stations. It will allow Plug Power’s fleet vehicle customers,
including material handling lift truck fleets, to achieve lower
fuel costs due to lower back-end costs of transportation and
storage. In the future, this innovation will improve the
operational efficiency of GenFuel liquid hydrogen architecture,
which is critical for the high-volume hydrogen fueling needed to
support the burgeoning on-road fuel cell electric vehicle (FCV)
market.
The technology being developed allows compressed hydrogen to
swirl in a vortex, where a catalytic reaction unique to hydrogen
causes cooling at cryogenic temperatures. Optimizing the reaction
to operate with supercritical hydrogen has the potential to reduce
the cost and efficiency of small, distributed liquid hydrogen
systems as well as aid in low boil-off and heat mitigation
challenges relevant to Plug Power and its customers.
Plug Power and WSU’s project comes in three phases. The project
is currently in its first phase, during which the teams must
advance the fundamental understanding of the technology at
cryogenic temperatures. WSU is uniquely positioned to conduct this
research due to the university’s cryogenic hydrogen lab. The next
phase will also take place at the lab, where analytical modeling
will be developed and validated to ensure the design is optimized
for Plug Power’s cryogenic hydrogen applications. Finally, a field
test will take place on full scale Plug Power hydrogen storage
systems to validate operational performance improvements.
“In the near future, demand from the fast-growing FCV market
will outpace the current hydrogen fuel supply because of issues
related to transportation, infrastructure, and storage. That’s why
Plug Power is taking the necessary action to develop the technology
that will address these future issues now,” said Andy Marsh, CEO at
Plug Power. “This important research will also play a part in
advancing the on-road FCV market adoption by lowering operational
costs, which make FCVs not only clean and efficient, but affordable
for organizations as well.”
According to research from KPMG, FCVs have replaced battery
electric vehicles as 2018’s number one key trend until 2025.
Statistics such as these highlight the increasing need for advanced
liquid hydrogen fueling stations, as demand for hydrogen fuel
increases. The cryogenic cooling technology is a crucial step
toward the modern hydrogen infrastructure needed in today’s rapidly
advancing technological world.
”Plug Power is the leading consumer of liquid hydrogen in North
America, which is one of many reasons why we’re so excited to
improve the efficiency of their liquid hydrogen systems,” said Dr.
Jacob Leachman, director of the HYPER laboratory at Washington
State University.
The HYPER laboratory is currently the only university research
laboratory in the U.S. with a focus on cryogenic hydrogen, making
them an ideal partner for a company like Plug Power to make the
world cleaner and more efficient through the use of hydrogen.
About Plug Power Inc. The architect of modern
hydrogen and fuel cell technology, Plug Power is the innovator that
has taken hydrogen and fuel cell technology from concept to
commercialization. Plug Power has revolutionized the material
handling industry with its full-service GenKey solution, which is
designed to increase productivity, lower operating costs and reduce
carbon footprints in a reliable, cost-effective way. The Company’s
GenKey solution couples together all the necessary elements to
power, fuel and serve a customer. With proven hydrogen and fuel
cell products, Plug Power replaces lead acid batteries to power
electric industrial vehicles, such as the lift trucks customers use
in their distribution centers. Extending its reach into the
on-road electric vehicle market, Plug Power’s ProGen platform of
modular fuel cell engines empowers OEMs and system integrators to
rapidly adopt hydrogen fuel cell technology. ProGen engines are
proven today, with thousands in service, supporting some of the
most rugged operations in the world. Plug Power is the partner that
customers trust to take their businesses into the future. Learn
more at www.plugpower.com.
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