Regional Coal-Based H2 Infrastructure

This project investigates the development of hydrogen infrastructure based upon hydrogen production using fossil fuel feedstocks with carbon sequestration. Low-cost fossil fuels, such as coal, can lead to low-cost hydrogen production, while carbon capture can mitigate much of the carbon dioxide emissions and lead to near zero emission and decarbonized transportation fuels. The use of coal, a carbon-intensive feedstock, will lead to the development of parallel infrastructures, one for hydrogen distribution and one for CO2 disposal. This research will examine possible infrastructure pathways and strategies for future hydrogen and electricity production in Ohio. The technical approach is to couple engineering/economic models for individual system components (coal gasification plants, hydrogen pipelines, CO2 pipelines) with geographic information system maps to study and determine spatial relationships between hydrogen demand, existing infrastructure, hydrogen supply infrastructure, and CO2 sequestration sites. This study hopes to identify the optimal sizes and locations for hydrogen plants and the total cost of hydrogen for various demand scenarios.

Publications from this project:

Johnson, Nils, Christopher Yang, Joan Ogden, "Build-Out Scenarios for Implementing a Regional Hydrogen Infrastructure," Proceeding of the National Hydrogen Association (NHA) Annual Conference, Long Beach, California, March 2006.

Ogden, Joan, Nils Johnson, Christopher Yang, Jason Ni, David Z. Lin, Joshua Johnson, José D. Figueroa, "Conceptual Design of a Fossil Hydrogen Infrastructure with Capture and Sequestration of Carbon Dioxide: Case Study in Ohio," Proceeding of the 4th National Carbon Sequestration Meeting, Arlington, VA, May 2005.

Johnson, Nils, Christopher Yang, Jason Ni, Joshua Johnston, David Z. Lin, Joan Ogden, "Optimal Design of a Fossil Fuel-Based Hydrogen Infrastructure with Carbon Capture and Sequestration: Case Study in Ohio," Proceeding of the National Hydrogen Association (NHA) Annual Conference, Washington, D.C., March 2005, Publication No. UCD-ITS-RP-05-07.

Ogden, Joan M., Christopher Yang, Nils Johnson, Jason Ni, Joshua Johnson (2004) Conceptual Design of Optimized Fossil Energy Systems with Capture and Sequestration of Carbon Dioxide. Institute of Transportation Studies, University of California, Davis, Research Report UCD-ITS-RR-04-34

Presentations from this project:

Johnson, Nils, Christopher Yang, Joan Ogden, "Build-Out Scenarios for Implementing a Regional Hydrogen Infrastructure," Presentation at the National Hydrogen Association 2006 Annual Conference, Long Beach, CA, March 12 - 16, 2006.

Johnson, Nils, Christopher Yang, Jason Ni, Joshua Johnson, David Zhenhong Lin, Joan Ogden, "Optimal Design of a Fossil Fuel-Based Hydrogen Infrastructure with Carbon Capture and Sequestration: Case Study in Ohio," National Hydrogen Association (NHA) Annual Conference, Washington, D.C., March 29 – April 1, 2005.

Ogden, Joan, Christopher Yang, Nils Johnson, Jason Ni, Joshua Johnson, "Conceptual Design of Optimized Fossil Energy Systems with Capture and Sequestration of Carbon Dioxide," National Energy Technology Laboratory, Pittsburgh, PA, August 25, 2004.

Research Faculty: Joan Ogden, Christopher Yang
Graduate Student Researcher: Nils Johnson
Funding: Hydrogen Pathways Program, U.S. Department of Energy - National Energy Technology Laboratory, UC Davis GATE Center of Excellence