Solutions to green hydrogen gas transport – quantifying and qualifying existing material restrictions and issues, metallurgical requirements, transport studies, and pipeline conversion

R&D Focus Areas:
Pipeline materials and performance, Pipeline design and integrity management, Hydrogen embrittlement

Lead Organisation:
Curtin University

Funding:
Future Energy Exports CRC

Status:
Active

Start date:
July 2021

Project summary description:
The ability to safely and economically store and transport hydrogen is essential to enable the green energy transition. Pipelines are the most convenient choice for transporting large quantities of fuels across long distances, with the most relevant example being that of natural gas.

This project aims to study hydrogen solubility and diffusivity in different materials used in the production of pipelines and pressure vessels and apply a range of macro and micro-structural characterization techniques to identify the properties of materials and composites with the potential to improve the performance of existing and newly developed pipeline infrastructure for safe and efficient hydrogen transportation, distribution, and storage

Further information:
PhD Thesis, contact Future Energy Exports CRC for further information

 

Reviewed: December 2022