Texas, USA: Hydrogen Infrastructure Demonstration Project: H2 @ Scale Project
Houston
September 17, 2020
Frontier Energy:
Frontier Energy, a consulting and research firm in the US energy sector
On September 15th, it announced that it would participate in the H2 @ Scale Project in Texas, which was led by the US Department of Energy.
Demonstration project partners:
As a partner of this demonstration project
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries,
Toyota Motor North America,
University of Texas at Austin,
New energy research and development institution, GTI
Collaborate with and jointly promote the demonstration project.
Demonstration project:
It will start on July 1, 2020 and is scheduled for 3 years.
The project partner will contribute $ 5.4 million, half of the total business of $ 10.8 million.
By the production and utilization of hydrogen
Cooperation of domestic industry,
Improving competitiveness,
Verify the effect on job creation.
Two projects:
It is roughly divided into two types.
University of Texas at Austin
Conduct an integrated project for the production, supply, storage and utilization of hydrogen on a commercial basis.
Project partner
Manufactures CO2-free hydrogen using electric power.
Demonstrate hydrogen production by reforming methane gas at a waste disposal site in Texas.
Stored hydrogen:
Powers the University of Texas Computing Center. It is used for fuel cells and hydrogen stations for Toyota’s fuel cell vehicle MIRAI.
Port of Houston:
The project team
Available resources,
Expected use of hydrogen,
Existing pipelines that supply hydrogen to refineries,
Evaluate the supply infrastructure.
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