Hydrogen plays an important role in the social discussion about the energy transition. Using hydrogen in existing and new processes and producing hydrogen in a sustainable manner is associated with technical challenges. On Thursday, September 26, more than 50 attendees, member companies and relations of the FHI trade association for industrial automation, discussed the technical (im)possibilities at the TU Delft campus location The Green Village.
A number of names were invited at the invitation of FHI speakers the stage to present concrete problems to the audience. Hugo Groenemans from HYGRO, developer of wind turbines that can directly convert wind energy into hydrogen through electrolysis, shared various challenges they encounter in practice. They expect the industry to contribute ideas about the further development of various types of sensors and valves, from gas detection sensors to electrically driven solenoid valves that perform reliably under high pressure.
The second presentation was provided by Peter Remie from Pitpoint, an international supplier of clean fuels, including hydrogen. He indicated that the need is growing for a greater range of instrumentation with, if possible, lower installation and maintenance costs and a lower purchase price. Consider, for example, pressure meters, leak detection, dew point sensors and mass flow meters. In the future, he predicted, there will be more and more demand for inline sensors for quality control and for measurements of, for example, oil contamination.
The afternoon ended with a tour of the campus past various sustainability projects. One of these projects is the Waterstofstraat, where network companies Alliander, Enexis and Stedin have built a conventional natural gas network to conduct research into the application of hydrogen.
If you are interested in viewing one of the above presentations, please contact Susanne van Boxtel. Keep the industry website and stay fully informed of the latest activities.
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