Innovative Partnership to Tackle Boil-Off Losses in Liquid Hydrogen Storage
Key Ideas
- Taylor-Wharton and GenH2 are collaborating to integrate technologies to reduce boil-off losses in liquid hydrogen storage.
- While the aim is to eliminate boil-off losses, the broader challenges of production scale, cost, and infrastructure investment in hydrogen must be addressed.
- The technology uses cryogenic refrigeration and heat removal to tackle boil-off losses, aiming to set a new standard in renewable energy systems.
- The partnership's goal is to revolutionize liquid hydrogen storage, making it more cost-effective and efficient for customers in the renewable energy sector.
Taylor-Wharton and GenH2 have announced a partnership to integrate their liquid hydrogen bulk storage and transfer technologies to address boil-off losses during storage, transfer, and dispensing. The companies aim to eliminate boil-off losses by incorporating GenH2's controlled storage technology into Taylor-Wharton's storage tanks. While some argue that infrastructure investments and production costs are more significant barriers to adoption than boil-off losses, the companies emphasize the need to reduce losses for cost competitiveness. GenH2's CEO believes their technology, based on cryogenic refrigeration and heat removal, will become the new standard in renewable energy systems. On the other hand, the broader challenges of hydrogen production scale, cost, and infrastructure investment must also be tackled to establish hydrogen as a global fuel. Despite the ambitious goal of eliminating boil-off losses, this innovative partnership is a significant step towards improving liquid hydrogen storage efficiency and cost-effectiveness in the renewable energy industry.