Enabling Efficient, Affordable and Robust Use of Renewable Hydrogen

December 17th, 2021

R&D Focus Areas:
Mobility

Lead Organisation:
University of Melbourne

Partners:
University of New South Wales, MAN Diesel & Turbo SE, Energy Power Systems Australia Pty Ltd, Continental Automotive Systems Inc, Energy Australia

Status:
Completed

Start date:
August 2018

Completion date:
March 2023

Key contacts:
Professor Michael Brear, Director of Melbourne Energy Institute: mjbrear@unimelb.edu.au

Funding:
AUD$2.6 million – Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA)

Project total cost:
AUD$8.6 million

Project summary description:
This project aims to demonstrate the performance and the value of highly efficient, reciprocating engines operating on renewable hydrogen. These engines are intended to be the most efficient, hydrogen fuelled engines ever developed, with supporting research enabling this goal. Further, the project examines how these engines are an important part of different, economically optimal, integrated systems that generate, transport, or use renewable hydrogen.

Further information:
2018/RND011: Enabling Efficient, Affordable & Robust Use of Renewable Hydrogen
Enabling Efficient, Affordable & Robust Use of Renewable Hydrogen – Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA)

Mid-term report – Enabling Efficient, Affordable & Robust Use of Renewable Hydrogen – Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA)

Final report – UNSW and Melbourne University – Enabling Use of Renewable Hydrogen – Knowledge Sharing Report – Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA)

 

Updated: December 2023 (addition of final report)