DEEE0011104

Mitigating hydrogen losses throughout all stages of transfer operations is critical to enabling liquid hydrogen (LH2) as a high use and high-capacity energy storage reservoir, both in terms of cost and in limiting the environmental impact of hydrogen as an indirect greenhouse gas.

Points throughout the LH2 transfer pathway where losses occur are well known and include cooldown of lines, flashing of liquid hydrogen into low-pressure dewars, cooling of dewar walls, transfer from a manufacture site to supply trailer, transfer from trailer to the on-site storage tank, on-site tank to tank transfers, transfer from storage tank to end application, and intentional venting events (e.g. to relieve pressure after transfers or at the end application).

Demonstrated solutions to mitigate losses at scale are currently lacking with most boil-off hydrogen being vented to the atmosphere or flared. This project’s objective is to design, engineer and construct a critically needed, materials-based solution for the capture of H2 from loss events. This design will include a subsequent H2 release to a re-liquefication unit or direct use in power generation (e.g. fuel cell), whereby net energy loss is mitigated.

Trustees Of The Colorado School Of Mines

MODIFICATION 0001: THE PURPOSES OF THIS MODIFICATION ARE TO: 1.) UPDATES TO TOPIC 1 AS HIGHLIGHTED IN FOA DOCUMENT. 2.) UPDATED MAXIMUM FILE SIZE TO 50MB IN SECTIONS IV.B AND IV.D.I. 3.) CHANGES MADE TO THE LIST OF FFRDC MEMBERS OF HYMARC IN FOOTNOTE 42 ON PAGE 28. THE OFFICE OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND RENEWABLE ENERGY (EERE) IS ISSUING FUNDING OPPORTUNITY ANNOUNCEMENT (FOA) DE-FOA-0002920 ON BEHALF OF THE HYDROGEN AND FUEL CELL TECHNOLOGIES OFFICE (HFTO), WHICH COORDINATES HYDROGEN ACTIVITIES WITH OFFICES ACROSS DOE AS DESCRIBED IN THE DOE HYDROGEN PROGRAM PLAN. THESE ACTIVITIES ALIGN WITH THE DOE NATIONAL CLEAN HYDROGEN STRATEGY AND ROADMAP AND SPECIFIC DOE INITIATIVES. BUILDING A CLEAN AND EQUITABLE ENERGY ECONOMY AND ADDRESSING THE CLIMATE CRISIS IS A TOP PRIORITY OF THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION. THIS FOA WILL ADVANCE THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION’S GOALS TO ACHIEVE CARBON POLLUTION-FREE ELECTRICITY BY 2035 AND TO “DELIVER AN EQUITABLE, CLEAN ENERGY FUTURE, AND PUT THE UNITED STATES ON A PATH TO ACHIEVE NET-ZERO EMISSIONS, ECONOMY-WIDE, BY NO LATER THAN 2050“ TO THE BENEFIT OF ALL AMERICANS. THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY IS COMMITTED TO PUSHING THE FRONTIERS OF SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING, CATALYZING CLEAN ENERGY JOBS THROUGH RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, DEMONSTRATION, AND DEPLOYMENT (RDD&D), AND ENSURING ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND INCLUSION OF UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. THE RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION (RD&D) ACTIVITIES TO BE FUNDED UNDER THIS FOA WILL SUPPORT THE GOVERNMENT-WIDE APPROACH TO THE CLIMATE CRISIS BY DRIVING THE INNOVATION THAT CAN LEAD TO THE DEPLOYMENT OF CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES, WHICH ARE CRITICAL FOR CLIMATE PROTECTION. SPECIFICALLY, THIS FOA WILL SUPPORT THE GOALS OF THE H2@SCALE INITIATIVE, WHICH AIMS TO ADVANCE AFFORDABLE HYDROGEN PRODUCTION, TRANSPORT, STORAGE, AND UTILIZATION TO ENABLE DECARBONIZATION AND REVENUE OPPORTUNITIES ACROSS MULTIPLE SECTORS. THESE OBJECTIVES ALIGN WITH DOE’S HYDROGEN SHOT, WHICH TARGETS AFFORDABLE CLEAN HYDROGEN PRODUCTION AT $1/KG WITHIN THE DECADE. ADVANCING TECHNOLOGIES THAT WILL FACILITATE THE ADOPTION OF CLEAN HYDROGEN TECHNOLOGIES WILL SUPPORT THE GOAL OF NET ZERO GHG EMISSIONS BY 2050. PLEASE SEE THE FULL ANNOUNCEMENT DOCUMENT AT HTTPS://EERE-EXCHANGE.ENERGY.GO

81.087 - Renewable Energy Research and Development

Golden Field Office (GFO) [DOE - EERE]

Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) [DOE]

Golden, Colorado United States

City-Wide

Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Office Funding Opportunity Announcement in Support of Hydrogen Shot (DE-FOA-0002920)

Amendment Since initial award the End Date has been extended from 12/31/24 to 10/02/25.