Storage, transmission and distribution of hydrogenCurrent practices and future requirements for the storage, transmission and distribution of hydrogen are reviewed in order to identify inadequacies to be corrected before hydrogen can achieve its full potential as a substitute for fossil fuels. Consideration is given to the storage of hydrogen in underground solution-mined salt caverns, portable high-pressure containers and dewars, pressure vessels and aquifers and as metal hydrides, hydrogen transmission in evacuated double-walled insulated containers and by pipeline, and distribution by truck and internal distribution networks. Areas for the improvement of these techniques are indicated, and these technological deficiencies, including materials development, low-cost storage and transmission methods, low-cost, long-life metal hydrides and novel methods for hydrogen storage, are presented as challenges for research and development.
Document ID
19800038933
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Proceedings
Authors
Kelley, J. H. (Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Hagler, R., Jr. (California Institute of Technology, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena Calif., United States)