The Future Energy Exports Cooperative Research Center (FEnEx CRC) and GenH2 Corp have entered into an agreement to engineer and demonstrate a high-efficiency hydrogen liquefier with a production capacity of up to 100 kilograms per day.
The collaboration aims to lower the cost of hydrogen production, storage, and export through advanced research in mixed refrigerant cycles for hydrogen liquefaction, FEnEx said in a news release.
The hydrogen liquefier will be installed at the Kwinana Energy Transformation Hub (KETH) in Western Australia.
Funding for the project is provided by the Cooperative Research Centres (CRC) Program, the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA), and the Western Australian Government’s Investment Attraction Fund.
Eric May, CEO of FEnEx CRC, emphasised the importance of the collaboration.
“Our intention is to use the liquefier we build with GenH2 to validate the process simulations and thermodynamic models we have developed; then we will be in a better position to design improved, high e?ciency mixed refrigerant cycles to operate at much larger scales than the one used to validate it,” he explained.
GenH2 will contribute its proprietary reverse Brayton cycle refrigerator technology to achieve industry-leading liquefaction efficiency.
The collaboration will focus on designing and implementing modifications to test the application of mixed refrigerants, aiming to further enhance process efficiency.
Greg Gosnell, CEO of GenH2, expressed enthusiasm for the partnership.“We are very proud to participate in this important initiative to advance research focused on improving e?ciencies in hydrogen liquefaction.
“It is indeed an honor to provide our world-class hydrogen liquefier to this innovative research organization to support an important project with the potential to advance the global industry.”
