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Why is liquid hydrogen export a 'whole supply chain'?

Liquid hydrogen export “whole supply chain” has significant cost, safety, environmental and operational advantages over alternative green ammonia and liquid organic hydrogen carrier (LOHC) supply chains. Scalable to 300 t/d using additional electrolyser and liquefaction units and the same tanker and terminals.

What is liquid organic hydrogen carrier (LOHC) technology?

Within this context, liquid organic hydrogen carrier (LOHC) technology represents an excellent solution for large-scale storage and safe transportation of hydrogen. This article presents LOHC technology, recent progress, as well as further potential of this technology with focus on benzyltoluene as the carrier material.

How many kilotons of hydrogen per year LOHC-BT supply chain?

As a generic example, the following 175 kilotons of hydrogen per year LOHC-BT supply chain, where hydrogenation and dehydrogenation plants are ≈1500 nautical miles (≈3000 km) apart from one another, is given.

What are the advantages of chemical storage in hydrogen-supply chain?

Such chemical storage leads to the higher storage density and storage performance at relatively low cost, as well as they can easily be transported and can directly be used as a fuel. In the context of hydrogen-supply chain, hydrogen can be regenerated back at the application port by pyrolysis or other dehydrogenation methods.

What is a sealed LH2 container?

In a sealed LH2 container, for example, unavoidable heat input not only changes the pressure 2 and temperature, but also the liquid density. Therefore, LH storage containers must only be filled to such an extent that overfilling is prevented, even at a maximum working pressure which may be reached at a later point.

Will LH2 be a key trigger for the global supply chain?

With the declining cost of renewables and as well as stronger push for carbon-free energy ecosystems, LH2 may have great potential to gain larger interest in the near future, which may again be a key trigger to establish the global LH2 supply chain.