Dec 6 2004
BOC, one of the world's largest industrial gases companies, has been awarded a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) grant for a 3-year, $3.8 million project to develop an advanced hydrogen generation and delivery system.
BOC, as the project leader, is partnering with Canada-based Membrane Reactor Technologies (MRT) and HERA Hydrogen Storage Systems Inc. (HERA) to develop and demonstrate advanced hydrogen generation and delivery systems that integrate MRT’s membrane reactor and HERA’s thermal hydride compression into a single package. The companies are working to develop a solution for the economic and technical challenge of delivering low-cost, high-purity hydrogen to industrial users, vehicles and stationary/mobile power plants.
The award is part of a $75 million research effort announced by DOE to support President Bush's Hydrogen Fuel Initiative. Through the DOE, the U.S. government is trying to stimulate research and development on hydrogen production and delivery technologies.
“BOC, which is a leader in the developing global hydrogen energy market and an expert in supplying hydrogen to customers safely and efficiently, is seeking to combine best available technologies to provide a step-change in high-pressure H2 production,” said John Carolin, global director, hydrogen energy, BOC.
“BOC is providing overall hydrogen and process design expertise for the project. As a longtime hydrogen supplier involved in a range of hydrogen energy projects, we believe we’ll be able to develop a solution that has customer needs at the forefront of its design.”
BOC has a solid track record of delivering hydrogen production and supply solutions tailored to meet our customers’ needs. BOC is supplying its full range of products and services to our industrial hydrogen customers as well as the emerging hydrogen energy markets across the globe, participating in high profile demonstration projects, supporting the development of new technology, creating innovative customer solutions, and investing in new ventures.
Carolin said, “With more than 100 hydrogen plants worldwide, and thousands of hydrogen customers BOC has a broad range of supply options and extensive knowledge of the safe use of high pressure gases in mobile applications - two factors that are essential to the successful development of a hydrogen fuel cell economy.”
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