111 Development of compact hydrogen production systems for H_2 refueling stations

Abstract

Hydrogen is expected to play an important role in the transportation sector for fuel cell vehicles (FCVs). The infrastructure of hydrogen refueling stations from convenient and low-cost sources is necessary to the successful transition toward hydrogen-based society. Osaka Gas has developed the on-site hydrogen refueling station based on steam methane reforming (SMR) under National Project. We have been developing a new compact hydrogen production system (HYSERVE series) for hydrogen infrastructure as well as industrial use. Our development effort realized to reduce 50% installation area, 50% capital cost and 30% operating cost compared with our conventional system. The 30Nm^3/h and 100Nm^3/h capacity units have just been brought to the market.