Hydrogen Storage for Zero Carbon Fleet Transport

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Currently, there are no zero-emission vehicles able to fulfil the specific duty cycles associated with the NGN and WWU business operations.

However, NGN, WWU and Cenex have identified hydrogen as a potential zero-emission technology that could meet the demands of their field-based work requirements. Hydrogen is a nascent vehicle technology, with potential to fulfil the high-power requirements of the NGN and WWU fleet operations.

Objectives

Stage 1: Historical telematics data analysis
• Provision of existing telematics data (e.g. vehicle location and driver performance) for NGN and WWU over a 24-month period, across all network operations.

Stage 2: Vehicle tracking and modelling
• Installation and data capture of a minimum of 24 vehicles (12 at NGN and 12 at WWU) for a minimum of 12 weeks. Provision of vehicle specification data and refuelling and mileage data for all NGN and WWU fleet vehicles over a 12-month period.Adaptation of the Cenex Fleet Advice Tool to simulate utilities vehicles and a theoretical hydrogen powertrain solution

Stage 3: Hydrogen demand feasibility study and vehicle/ HRS specification
• Hydrogen vehicle demonstration ‘mini-tender’ sent out to HRS and hydrogen vehicle suppliers
• HRS specification and proposed locations maps

Stage 4: Plan for vehicle and HRS demonstration trial
• HRS and hydrogen vehicle demonstration project planHydrogen briefing document

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NIA_NGN_263 Close Down Report 2021-09-28 11_16 (86.0 KB) 2021-09-28

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NIA Project Registration and PEA Document 2021-09-28 11_16 (10.6 KB) 2021-09-28

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NIA_NGN_263 Annual Progress Report 2021-07-19 4_56 (81.2 KB) 2021-07-19

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NIA Project Registration and PEA Document 2021-07-10 9_58 (10.6 KB) 2021-07-10

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NIA_NGN_263 (14-07-2020 12-46-56) (48.0 KB)

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NIA_NGN_263 (18-05-2020 11-10-17) (48.0 KB)

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NIA_NGN_263 (23-03-2021 13-46-29) (48.0 KB)

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Learnings

Outcomes

The project delivered a final report detailing the learning of the project, including breakdowns and suggested next steps for a full demonstration trial based on initial proposals received from vendors in response to the project ‘mini-tender’.

It produced a heat map based model based off real world data to estimate routes that would pose difficulties for Battery and Fuel Cell vehicles to complete, along with recommendations for locations to install fueling stations as part of full fleet conversion to hydrogen.

Lessons Learnt

The response to the project ‘mini-tender’ indicated that the market is not yet focusing on small work vans, especially those with PTO, meaning that there is a potential gap in the market for utility services work vans, which may stimulate further development in the near future.

Battery electric vehicles do not currently have the range or battery storage capabilities to meet the needs of gas networks, especially for vehicles requiring PTO.

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