Enabling Efficient, Affordable & Robust Use of Renewable Hydrogen
Enabling Efficient, Affordable & Robust Use of Renewable Hydrogen
This research project seeks to demonstrate the performance and value of high-efficiency medium to heavy-duty reciprocating engines operating on renewable hydrogen.
| Lead participants:
University of Melbourne |
Classification:
Research and development
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Status:
In progress |
Estimated cost:
AUD$8.61 million |
| Research partners:
University of New South Wales, MAN Diesel & Turbo SE, Energy Power Systems Australia Pty Ltd, Continental Automotive Systems Inc., Meridian Energy Australia Pty Ltd, Caterpillar USA |
Main supply chain category:
End use (engines) |
Location:
Victoria, Australia |
Announced funding:
AUD$2.59 million – Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) |
Research description
This research project seeks to demonstrate the performance and value of high-efficiency medium to heavy-duty reciprocating engines operating on renewable hydrogen.
The research intends to develop hydrogen-fuelled engines with world-leading efficiency, with supporting research enabling this goal. The research will also analyse how these engines are an important part of different, integrated systems that generate, transport or use renewable hydrogen.
A number of experimental facilities and modelling tools will be used. Fundamental experiments will be conducted to assess hydrogen combustion at engine-relevant conditions. Shared, high-performance computational resources will be used to develop new, predictive tools that are informed by the fundamental experiments.
Several experimental engine setups will provide data to confirm the efficiency of the innovative, hydrogen-fuelled reciprocating engines developed. A suite of techno-economic modelling tools will be employed to determine the economic benefit of these engines.
More details on the research, including contact information, can be found at the ARENA webpage for this project.
This research project was part of a suite of projects for which ARENA announced AUD$22.1 million of funding in September 2018.
This description was reviewed by the lead research participant in July 2020.