SUPPLY CHAIN RESEARCH APPLIED TO CLEAN HYDROGEN (SCRATCH)

Completed

Hydrogen and Fuel Cells(Hydrogen, Hydrogen end uses (incl. combustion; excl. fuel cells))
Hydrogen and Fuel Cells(Hydrogen, Hydrogen production)
Hydrogen and Fuel Cells(Hydrogen, Hydrogen storage)
Hydrogen and Fuel Cells(Hydrogen, Hydrogen transport and distribution)
Hydrogen and Fuel Cells(Hydrogen, Other infrastructure and systems R&D)

Basic and strategic applied research
Applied Research and Development
Final stage Development and Demonstration

SOCIAL SCIENCES (Economics and Econometrics)
SOCIAL SCIENCES (Sociology)
BIOLOGICAL AND AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES (Biological Sciences)
PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS (Metallurgy and Materials)
ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (Chemical Engineering)

Sociological economical and environmental impact of energy (Policy and regulation)
Sociological economical and environmental impact of energy (Consumer attitudes and behaviour)
Sociological economical and environmental impact of energy (Technology acceptance)

Professor K Kendall
Chemical Engineering
University of Birmingham

Standard

EPSRC

01 May 2007

31 October 2010

42 months

£1,482,028

Energy

West Midlands

Energy : Engineering

Professor K Kendall, Chemical Engineering, University of Birmingham

Prof D Book, Metallurgy and Materials, University of Birmingham
Professor RJ Green, Business School, Imperial College London
Professor LE MacAskie, Sch of Biosciences, University of Birmingham

Project Contact, Advantage West Midlands
Project Contact, Johnson Matthey Plc
Project Contact, Tempus Computers
Project Contact, Process Industries Centre for
Project Contact, Black Country Housing Group
Project Contact, Shell Global Solutions UK
Project Contact, Baxi Group Ltd

By 2050, it is expected that the hydrogen economy will play a significant role in the UK energy portfolio. The hydrogen economy is gradually emerging but the supply chain of companies producing hydrogen, distributing it, utilising and marketing it has not yet been established. Hydrogen mini-economies exist on petrochemical sites, and the objective of this project is to spread these more generally across the country, starting with Birmingham University campus. This project will focus on 20 companies which produce components for the hydrogen economy, which is viewed as three linked technologies:- hydrogen from biomass; hydrogen distribution and storage; and hydrogen utilisation by fuel cell chp. The project will produce new research results to facilitate the hydrogen economy, overcoming economic and technical barriers. If this project were successful, then up to half the UK fuel bill could be saved, emissions much reduced and the need for large power stations minimised

26/03/07