Hydrogen fired residential boiler

– solution for the retrofit market, starting in Hoogeveen

Joàn Teerling – Research & Innovation Manager

Bekaert Combustion Technology

EGATEC November 2019

Bekaert Heating | in brief

• Over 50 years of experience started in 1966 under the

name of Furigas and acquired by Bekaert in 2001

• Pioneer in the development and supply of steel and

NIT fiber premix gas burners

• Expanded portfolio with aluminum heat exchangers in

2006 with the acquisition of Aluheat

• Presently market leader for premix condensing

burners and commercial aluminum heat exchangers

• Installed base of >20 million premix burners

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Bekaert Heating | in brief

Field of Play - Heating

Heating takes a leading position in gas premix

combustion for the heating industry to increase

efficiency and reduce emissions by offering high

quality burner solutions in combination with

aluminum heat exchangers

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Bekaert Heating | Geographic footprint

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Build up a reputation in the renewable energy market

lowest

environmental

impactheating

hydrogen

combustion

specialist

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Why? Mitigate climate change : reduce CO2 emissions

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Example: Energy consumption in The Netherlands

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Electricity

Oil

Gas

Peak consumption

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Energy Storage Technologies

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latest news in The Netherlands

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heat pumps

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Consequences of Groningen natural gas production

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Energy transition: Gas transitions over the last century

Natural gas

CH4 N2

Town gas

H2 CH4 N2

Hydrogen

H2

180g CO2/kWh 0 g CO2/kWh240-340g CO2/kWh

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Korte terugblik / status tm vandaag!

Waar staan we nu?

Biomassa en biovergisting Joren

Wind Ferry

Geothermie Willem / Rene

Waterstof Willem / Harnold

LNG / Bio LNG Rene

Opleidingen Harnold

Subsidie Joren

STORK: Be the industry reference. Every day. Everywhere!

Waterstofwijk Hoogeveen

Erflanden 1130 homes

Nijstad-

Oost 80

homes

Hydrogreen consortium

Social acceptance

Legal, Safety and standards (NEN)

Public acceptance

Landscape integration

Social acceptance business case

/MKBA

Technology

H2 CV-burner, House

Fuel-cel house

Infrastructure

Measurements

Storage and Compression

External transport

Conversion / Production H2

Power plant

Plotplan

System test installation

Utilities

Fall-back scenario

Central processcontrol

SIL safety devices and

controller

Implementation

Communication and public acceptance

Report “Role of

Hydrogen”

Project CAPEX – OPEX/ financing

project implementation

Role of Hydrogen

Project Management

Project Control

dominant design

Hoogeveen: dominant design: phase 1

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2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023

status Sep 2019

residential 24/28kW lifetime tests

EnTranCe

field trial – existing / 1000 boilers

field trial H2-boiler – new built / 80 boilers

HYDROGREENN – Hoogeveen (NL): 100% hydrogen

demonstration P2G Rotterdam (Rozenburg)

hy4heat (UK)

demo trial – 5 boilers

community trial

H2-boiler: why?

H2-boiler

cheap

high efficiency

existing technology

existing

infra

installers

heat on demand

test

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hydrogen-boiler

boiler design, certification & manufacturing

heat cell

burner flame detection

/ignition heat exchanger

burner hood & sump &

gaskets design

burner control interfaces /

pipinggas-air

components

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H2 boiler technology

H2 + air

H2O + heat

combi-boiler

• residential heat cell

• cylindrical burner

• input 24/28 kW

• NOx class lower

• efficiency regular

• safety flame detection

future development

• other burner designs

• upscaling

• improved test facilities

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Open questions

Safety

•Will an odorant be accepted?

• Is an sulphur-free

Costs

•What will consumer pay for hydrogen?

•What will government(s) do to stimulate?

Availability

•Will there be sufficient green hydrogen?

•Will blue hydrogen be accepted as an intermediate solution?

Legal

• will there be a market for consumers?• Will home insurances change?