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Hydrogen
Takeaway. The future for H2
portation costs for H2
, both in the
U.S. and internationally, is more a matter
of " when " than " if. " Production and transwill
come down as
usage ramps up based on increasing demand.
The authors believe that it is better
to familiarize users with H2
sooner
rather than later, in anticipation of the
transition from blue to green or renewable
H2
, as consumption rises. For now,
the focus must be on adaptation.
The U.S. DOE study results show
the possibility of meeting the prescribed
DOE target of $3.10/kg of H2
(which
dates back to 2015) in a large-scale H2
supply chain by utilizing recovered offgas
H2
can be made
and transport from point of production
to point of use. Blue H2
from conventional steam reforming of
natural gas for under $0.50/kg (variable
production cost), assuming gas at $2.50/
MMBtu.
H2
consumption in fuel cells for residential
power, commercial applications,
materials movement, personal mobility,
mass transit and power generation will
increase rapidly over the course of the
next 10 yr. Challenges notwithstanding,
these will be exciting times for both early
adopters and infrastructure providers as
we accelerate into a clean new world.
NOTE
a
The SPERA Hydrogen™ system is a trademark of
Chiyoda Corp. SPERA is Latin for " hope. "
ROBERT V. SCHNEIDER, III is Senior Advisor to
Chiyoda International Corp. in Houston, Texas. He
was previously Senior Vice President and Director
of Engineering and Licensing for Scientific Design
Co. Inc. He has more than 40 yr of chemical process
industry experience and a background in various
process technologies including methanol, ammonia
and ethylene oxide, industrial catalysis, sales and
marketing, technology licensing and senior company
management. Mr. Schneider previously held positions
with Kvaerner Process (DAVY), the M.W Kellogg
Co., United Catalysts/Sud-Chemie (now Clariant)
and DuPont. He holds a BS degree in chemical
engineering from the University of Louisville,
Kentucky and an MBA degree from the University
of South Florida. Mr. Schneider is a registered
Professional Engineer in Texas, Florida and Kentucky.
DAISUKE KUROSAKI is the Group Leader for
Hydrogen Supply Chain Development for Chiyoda
Corp. in Yokohama, Japan. He has worked in a
business development role in the H2
supply chain
business since 2014; his assignment has included
promotion of Chiyoda H2
transport technology
business (SPERA), as well as responsibilities for the
world's first global H2
supply chain demonstration
project between Brunei and Japan. Prior to joining
the H2
business team, he led energy conservation
studies for petrochemical complexes in Southeast
Asia and the Middle East. He was involved in fuel
cell cogeneration system development and wind
farm project development before joining Chiyoda,
and has 20 yr of experience in both technical
and business development roles in H2
and related
energy fields. Mr. Kurosaki holds BS and MS
degrees in civil engineering from the University
of Tokyo in Japan. As a part of his graduate studies,
Mr. Kurosaki also studied at the University of
California at Berkeley.
MASAAKI OKI is the Chief Coordinator for
Hydrogen Supply Chain Development at Chiyoda
Corp. in Yokohama, Japan. He has been in a
business development role in the H2
transport technology
supply chain
business since 2019. His assignment has included
promotion of Chiyoda H2
business (SPERA), as well as responsibilities for the
world's first global H2
supply chain demonstration
project between Brunei and Japan. He was also
the Lead Project Engineer for the Brunei
hydrogenation plant. Prior to joining the H2
business team, Mr. Oki was Lead Process Engineer
for an LNG receiving terminal project. Previous to
that assignment, Mr. Oki supported Japan Methane
Hydrate Operating Co. Ltd. in the development
of methane hydrate technology. Mr. Oki holds
BS and MS degrees in chemical engineering
from the University of Kansai in Japan.
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