SBIR Phase I: A Hydrogen Fuel Demonstration Project at Chena Hot Springs Resort, Alaska

SBIR 第一阶段：阿拉斯加切纳温泉度假村的氢燃料示范项目

• 批准号: 0741121
• 负责人: Gwen Holdmann
• 金额: $ 10万
• 依托单位: Chena Hot Springs Resort
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2008
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2008-01-01 至 2008-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0741121&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: SBIR; Phase; Hydrogen; Fuel; Demonstration

This Small Business Innovation Research Phase I project will build on an existing 400 kilowatt binary geothermal power plant. This power plant can supply more electricity than is needed during normal business operations, and because the grid is completely isolated due to its remote location (North Pole, Alaska), there is no use for this excess power. This project will use the excess electricity which would otherwise go to waste; to generate hydrogen on a continual basis. Stranded geothermal energy is an ideal renewable resource to tap for hydrogen production due to its high availability and relatively low cost of power generation equipment. Additionally, small scale, remote hydrogen production and use in arctic climates present unique technical challenges which will be quantified and addressed as part of this project. This project will further enable the transfer of technology to native Alaskans in other rural communities in Alaska. The broader impact/commercial potential of this project will be the ability to significantly address the increasing cost of power generation in remote communities; such as those in Alaska. According to the Alaska Energy Authority, the cost of power generation in rural villages can approach 90 cents per kilowatt/hour (kWhr) using diesel generators, and averages 46 cents per kWhr. High fuel costs and evidence of global climate change are strong motivators for seeking alternatives to traditional generation technology, and create an opportunity for Alaska to become a leader in renewable energy and fuel storage technology. There is growing consensus about the importance of developing renewable resources for long term economic well-being in the face of declining oil production and rising fuel costs. Alaska is an energy producing and exporting state, and while today this energy is primarily derived from fossil fuels, Alaska has the resources available to transition into becoming a vital player in a future world renewable energy and hydrogen economy.

这个小企业创新研究第一阶段项目将建立在现有的400千瓦的二元地热发电厂。该发电厂可以提供比正常业务运营所需更多的电力，并且由于其位置偏远（北极，阿拉斯加），电网完全隔离，因此这些多余的电力没有用处。该项目将利用多余的电力，否则将被浪费;在持续的基础上产生氢气。搁浅的地热能是一种理想的可再生资源，由于其高可用性和相对较低的发电设备成本，可用于制氢。此外，在北极气候条件下进行小规模、远程氢气生产和使用也带来了独特的技术挑战，这些挑战将作为本项目的一部分进行量化和解决。该项目将进一步促进向阿拉斯加其他农村社区的阿拉斯加土著人转让技术。该项目更广泛的影响/商业潜力将是能够显著解决偏远社区（如阿拉斯加）发电成本不断增加的问题。据阿拉斯加能源管理局称，使用柴油发电机，农村的发电成本可接近每千瓦时90美分，平均每千瓦时46美分。高燃料成本和全球气候变化的证据是寻求替代传统发电技术的强大动力，并为阿拉斯加成为可再生能源和燃料储存技术的领导者创造了机会。面对石油产量下降和燃料成本上升，人们越来越多地认识到开发可再生资源对长期经济福祉的重要性。阿拉斯加州是一个能源生产和出口州，虽然今天这种能源主要来自化石燃料，但阿拉斯加拥有资源，可以过渡成为未来世界可再生能源和氢经济的重要参与者。