B. Weeks, M. Lewis
GTI Energy,
United States
Keywords: clean hydrogen renewable network demonstration
Summary:
GTI Energy and University of Texas manage and co-operate the first renewable hydrogen network in the U.S. that utilizes multiple hydrogen supplies (landfill gas, electrolysis from multiple sources), and multiple end-uses (power generation, vehicle fueling) and on-site storage, all in one location. This site was funded via the U.S. Department of Transportation and fourteen industry sponsors with the intent of generating scalable data for use in commercial operations, safety modeling, component testing, and training for codes officials, engineers, and technicians. The site location is in Austin at the University of Texas' J.J. Pickle Research Center and represents one of the DOE's marquis public-private partnerships on how industry and the DOE can work together to support the deployment of clean hydrogen technologies. The project site faced many challenges during build-out, but the end-result is a showcase facility that attracts world-wide attention. Mr. Weeks will review the current and future goals for the site along with some "lessons learned" during the build-out and initial operations. See link for project description: https://www.gti.energy/groundbreaking-project-unveils-hydrogen-proto-hub/