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  • What is your preferred form of Hydrogen? Gaseous or Liquid Hydrogen?

    Posted by Brad Reams on October 11, 2022 at 13:35

    We are discussing the advantages of each form as we develop production at our site. While each form has its advantages, factors such as cost and infrastructure must be analyzed.

    Brian Hudson replied 1 month ago 5 Members · 7 Replies
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  • Björn Lüssow

    Administrator
    October 11, 2022 at 13:37

    Indeed, I think it relates to the use case plus the development and the systems on liquid hydrogen are only in the making.

    • Brad Reams

      Member
      October 17, 2022 at 00:23

      Bjorn, I agree. It will be easier and cheaper to move the hydrogen as a gas. Although, there are starting to be some positive results of boil off tests which will make the refueling transportation much easier.

  • Ganapathy Iyer

    Member
    October 12, 2022 at 03:24

    My preferred form of Hydrogen is “Available”

  • Ganapathy Iyer

    Member
    October 12, 2022 at 03:42

    A choice between Liquid Hydrogen and Gaseous Hydrogen is more of an infrastructure based choice than a OEM’s choice

    I don’t think that majority of the world is ready for Liquid Hydrogen

    • Brad Reams

      Member
      October 17, 2022 at 00:27

      Ganapathy,

      I agree with you, gaseous is much more ready to be utilized than liquid hydrogen. When there is a push for liquid hydrogen to be more available, the cost of liquifaction will reduce through new technological advances and efficiencies just as we have seen with other green technologies.

  • Georg Woerner

    Member
    October 17, 2022 at 08:50

    I´d extend the question by “chemical stored in feedstock” !?

    I´ve learned that depends on the given application and infrastructure.

    Mobile applications land based: cars and trucks gasified hydrogen on different pressure levels
    Infrastructure is a grid and gas stations

    Mobile applications non land based: vessels chemical stored in liquid feedstock ammonia or methanol
    Infrastructure is a buffer tank system combined with a reformer

    Stationary applications: gasified hydrogen for FC CHP systems
    Infrastructure is a pipeline grid

    Large scale hydrogen production and transport – disconnected from consumer application: liquified hydrogen e.g. wind power plants and solar power plants

  • Brian Hudson

    Member
    April 24, 2023 at 20:39

    Liquid Hydrogen. Low Pressure, High Purity, Compact