Grant: Engage Plus Grants Program

The proliferation of hydrogen fueling stations is critical for the successful materialization of hydrogen-powered*electric vehicles. Storage-based hydrogen fueling stations could, in part, utilize the renewable/ inexpensive*electricity-that would otherwise be curtailed-to generate hydrogen and straightforwardly yield profit for the*operator of the stations. In order to further enhance the economic viability of these fueling stations, the full*benefit of the investment through joint applications should be aimed via providing ancillary services to the*power grid. The economic efficiency of jointly scheduled hydrogen storage, however, is seriously undermined*if its capacity is not optimally allocated for each application. This project aims to develop an optimization*model for hydrogen generation, storage scheduling, and storage capacity allocation for multiple applications.*The model will be specifically developed for the liquid organic hydrogen carriers (LOHC)-based plants that*would enable huge amount of hydrogen storage in smaller footprints compared to the conventional hydrogen*storage solutions. The proposed model in this project would take into account various operating constraints to*ensure that the hydrogen generation and storage meets both the demand by the transportation sector and the*ancillary services' requirement of the power grid.