Liquification of Hydrogen
Enabling the Economical Transportation of Hydrogen with Superconducting Technology
High Efficiency Liquefication of Hydrogen for Transportation
Hyper Tech is developing superconducting niobium tin (Nb3Sn) for a new refrigeration technology applicable to hydrogen (H2) liquification that is twice as efficient as existing compression refrigerators. The new technology is a magnetocaloric refrigeration process enabled by using high field superconducting magnets manufactured with Hyper Tech’s high-performing Nb3Sn superconductors.
The Economical Challenges of Hydrogen
For achieving low carbon emissions, the desire is to generate electricity by low-cost renewable energy sources, and, since H2 is the ultimate low-carbon fuel, using it at low-cost is the goal.
Even with low-cost gaseous hydrogen, the cost to purify and transport it is not insignificant. It can be transported in bulk:
- at high-pressure in gas containers
- liquefied (LH2) in cryogenic containers
- through pipelines and in either in pure or in a mixture of H22 and NG
When H2 is transported through pipelines mixed with NG, the separation technology needs to be sufficiently economical for supplying high purity H2 gas to the end-user using this mode of transportation. Other than a pipeline, the most common way to transport H2 is liquefied via appropriate cryogenically designed containers on truck, rail or ship.
Our Advancements in Liquefication Efficiency
However, the liquefication of H2 takes 1/3 of its stoichiometric energy content. Following this incentive, Hyper Tech is working on a highly efficient form of refrigeration that would only require 1/6 of the energy content of the H2 to liquefy. This method is at least double the efficiency of current compression refrigeration technology. The liquification system can be used for a H2 zero boil-off system for tanker trucks, rail cars and ship tankers.
This new technology is a magnetocaloric refrigeration process enabled by using high field superconducting magnets manufactured from Hyper Tech’s high-performing Nb3Sn superconductors. Hyper Tech is designing and manufacturing these high field magnets that fit well into the hydrogen liquification industry.
High Efficiency Liquefication of Hydrogen for Transportation
Hyper Tech is developing superconducting niobium tin (Nb3Sn) for a new refrigeration technology applicable to hydrogen (H2) liquification that is twice as efficient as existing compression refrigerators. The new technology is a magnetocaloric refrigeration process enabled by using high field superconducting magnets manufactured with Hyper Tech’s high-performing Nb3Sn superconductors.
The Economical Challenges of Hydrogen-Based Systems
For achieving low carbon emissions, the desire is to generate electricity by low-cost renewable energy sources, and, since H2 is the ultimate low-carbon fuel, using it at low-cost is the goal.
Even with low-cost gaseous hydrogen, the cost to purify and transport it is not insignificant. It can be transported in bulk:
- at high-pressure in gas containers
- liquefied (LH2) in cryogenic containers
- through pipelines and in either in pure or in a mixture of H22 and NG
When H2 is transported through pipelines mixed with NG, the separation technology needs to be sufficiently economical for supplying high purity H2 gas to the end-user using this mode of transportation. Other than a pipeline, the most common way to transport H2 is liquefied via appropriate cryogenically designed containers on truck, rail or ship.
Our Advancements in Liquefication Efficiency
However, the liquefication of H2 takes 1/3 of its stoichiometric energy content. Following this incentive, Hyper Tech is working on a highly efficient form of refrigeration that would only require 1/6 of the energy content of the H2 to liquefy. This method is at least double the efficiency of current compression refrigeration technology. The liquification system can be used for a H2 zero boil-off system for tanker trucks, rail cars and ship tankers.
This new technology is a magnetocaloric refrigeration process enabled by using high field superconducting magnets manufactured from Hyper Tech’s high-performing Nb3Sn superconductors. Hyper Tech is designing and manufacturing these high field magnets that fit well into the hydrogen liquification industry.