LCRI Update TMCES 2021: August 2021

LCRI Update
TMCES 2021
August 2021
Joe Stekli
Program Manager, LCRI, EPRI
jstekli@epri.com
www.lowcarbonLCRI.com
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Outline
LCRI Motivation
Research Areas
LCRI Research Vision
Work To-Date
Global Collaboration
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LCRI Motivation
Examining U.S. Carbon Reduction Goals
2005 2010 2015 2020 2025 2030 2035 2040 2045 2050
0%
Project 3X to 2030 LCRI: U.S. Low-Carbon Resources Assessment
-10%
-20%
-30%
-40%
-50%
-60%
-70%
-80%
-90%
-100%
Economy-Wide Electric Sector Transportation Industry & Buildings

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42UqxqCCYs4
Two Major Decarbonization Trends are Emerging Worldwide
Commitments from electric & gas Decarbonizing the energy economy
sectors to significantly may require significant
reduce CO2 emissions by 2050 deployment of low-carbon fuels
 Renewables and nuclear power  Transitions are underway to

generation, battery/grid storage, incorporate bioenergy and
and energy efficiency to achieve renewable fuels, replace fossil fuels
significant reductions with alternate molecules, and
deploy CCUS
 Pathways may include carbon
capture, utilization, and storage  Consumers want options --
(CCUS); hydrogen (and other integrated primary and final energy
WITH energy carriers); and systems could support the transition
CAPTURE
negative carbon approaches to a future energy economy
Achieving economy-wide net zero emissions will require low-carbon energy resources
LCRI Research Areas
The Low-Carbon Resources Initiative (LCRI) is a five-year R&D commitment focused
on the advancement of low-carbon technologies for large-scale deployment
across the energy economy. This initiative is jointly led by EPRI and GTI.
FOCUS VALUE
RESEARCH AREAS
Independent, objective
Multiple options and Synthetic/ Biofuels
Hydrogen Ammonia research leveraged by global
Derivative Fuels
solutions to establish viable engagement and
low-carbon pathways collaboration
Production Integrated
Pathways Energy Systems
H2
Technologies for hard-to- Comprehensive value chain
decarbonize areas of the NH3
Syn approach across adjacent
energy economy sectors
High-impact results
Affordable, reliable, and Storage & End Use
that accelerate technology
resilient integrated energy Delivery Applications
systems for the future time to market
Low-Carbon Energy Ecosystem
Primary Energy Conversion Storage and Delivery Energy End-Use
Distributed Resources
Electricity Buildings
Storage
Electricity
Renewables
Electricity
Generation Hydrogen Co-Gen/CHP
Nuclear Ammonia
Industry
Hydrogen Ammonia Synthesis
Production
Natural Gas
RNG
SNG
Gas Transportation
Storage Non-Road
Re-Fueling
Petroleum & Refining Captured CO2
Infrastructure
Coal
On-Road
Conventional
Synthetic
Fuel Biofuel Liquid Fuels
Bioenergy & Synthesis
Waste Capture
Bio-Refining Natural Climate
Direct Air Capture Solutions
Rev. Dec. 8, 2020
LCRI Technical Subcommittees
PRODUCTION DELIVERY & END USE CROSS-CUTTING
Electrolytic Processes Storage & Delivery Safety and
▸ Power-to-X technologies Environmental Aspects
▸ Gas and liquid fuel infrastructure, storage and
▸ Technology integration with renewable and ▸ Lifecycle environmental impact assessments
distribution (e.g., pipeline blending)
nuclear energy systems ▸ Safety standards and protocols
▸ Metal hydrides, liquid organic hydrogen carriers
▸ Safety and codes/standards ▸ Decision support tools
▸ Underground & aboveground storage
Hydrocarbon-Based
Processes Integrated Energy
▸ Hydrogen production from steam-methane Systems Analysis
Power Generation
reformation, gasification ▸ Economic model to understand
▸ Hydrogen production from methane cracking ▸ Low-carbon fuels (pure or blended forms)
decarbonization pathways across the energy
▸ Fischer Tropsch and Haber-Bosch low-carbon ▸ Gas turbines, boilers, RICE, fuel cells
ecosystem
alternatives ▸ Integrated plant impacts
▸ Impact assessment of low-carbon energy on
▸ Carbon capture and utilization, DAC reliability
▸ Scenarios and sensitivities covering energy
Transportation, Industrial usage, economic considerations,
Renewable Fuels & Buildings environmental aspects, and consumer
▸ Biochemical processes ▸ Light duty, medium/heavy duty, off-road, aviation, preferences
▸ Renewable natural gas maritime, rail
▸ Biofuel feedstocks and conversion ▸ Combustion and heating applications
▸ Methane capture, Green Hydrogen ▸ Feedstocks for chemicals and processing
LCRI Sponsorship Expanding the Collaboration
Current Status Sponsorship Goals

46 Sponsors
Electric & Gas Utilities
50 Sponsors
Energy Producers
Equipment Manufacturers
Value Chain Diversity
$124M Funding
80:1 14
Avg Sponsor Active R&D Global Perspectives
Leverage Projects
40+ 20+
Technology Preliminary
Reports & Techno-Economic Relationship Expansion
Assessments Cases
LCRI Research Vision
Low-Carbon Focused on technologies
that will be commercially
Resources Initiative deployed beyond 2030 to
Research Vision scale through 2050
Addressing the
challenges and gap in
achieving deep Input &
Development
decarbonization across
the energy economy
500+ ADVISORS
TECHNOLOGY LANDSCAPING
Living Document LCRI REQUEST FOR INFORMATION
annual real-time GLOBAL INSIGHTS
updates learnings EXISTING AND EMERGING ROADMAPS
LCRI Research Vision Framework
Low-Carbon Resource Value Chain
Electrolytic Hydrocarbon- Renewable Storage & Power Transportation, Safety and Integrated
Processes Based Fuels Delivery Generation Industrial Environmental Energy
Processes & Buildings Aspects Systems
Analysis
R,D&D Approach Technology Spectrum

Goals – Strategies – Actions Track – Participate – Lead
Technology Spectrum
TRACK PARTICIPATE LEAD
TECHNOLOGY WATCH PROJECT ENGAGEMENT PROJECT LEADERSHIP

Substantial efforts underway High interest to LCRI with Substantial interest to LCRI
outside of LCRI, early stage shorter term impacts and and of critical importance to
and/or unlikely to make scaled established engagement the initiative’s goals/targets
impact by 2050 across the global R&D
LCRI intends to lead efforts
community
No significant funding and design R&D activities
commitments are anticipated Engagement through R&D that align to the initiative’s
activities either designed by goals/targets
Opportunistic project
LCRI or through contribution
participation only
to other efforts
Up to 10% Up to 20% Up to 25%+

Project Cost Share Guidelines Project Cost Share Guidelines Project Cost Share Guidelines
Work To-Date
Project Highlights
Integrated Hydrogen, Battery, and Gas Turbine Feasibility Study
 Evaluate on-site electrolysis process

integrated with grid and battery storage
 Investigate modifications of aeroderivative
gas turbine to support 30%v hydrogen blend
 Perform feasibility study to develop
conceptual design and budgetary cost estimates
Study Complete, Final Report Pending
Project Highlights
Gas Turbine Operational Flexibility Using Hydrogen Fuel Mixtures
 Blend up to 35%v H2 in aeroderivative

gas turbine
 Evaluate gas turbine performance
and operational flexibility
 Investigate impacts on NOx emissions
Anticipate completion by December 2021

Government Awards
 HyBlend Collaborative Research Partnership: Blending hydrogen into the natural gas
infrastructure ($15.3M)
 Integrated Hydrogen Energy Storage System (IHESS) for Power Generation (DOE FOA 2332)
 Hydrogen Storage for Load-Following and Clean Power (DOE FOA 2332)
Hydrogen Storage for Flexible Fossil Fuel Power Generation (DOE FOA 2332)
$140M*

 Sierra Northern Hydrogen Locomotive
 Characterizing Emissions from Biomethane Facilities: Quantitative pre- and post-implementation
 Developing a Workforce for a Hydrogen Technology Economy DOE FOA 2229 – ($2.65M)
 Flexible Gasification to Generate Electric Power and a Carbon-Free Hydrogen Co-Product
($11.7M) DOE FOA 2180
 Engineering-Scale Test of a Water-Lean Solvent for Post-Combustion Capture ($5.2M) DOE FOA-
2187
 Wabash Hydrogen Negative Emissions Technology Demonstration ($55M) DOE FOA 2180 –
 Texas Hydrogen Demonstration Project H2@Scale
 UK Demo of Compact Hydrogen Generator HYPER*
 Performance Testing of a Moving-Bed Gasifier Using Coal, Biomass, and Waste Plastic Blends to
Generate White Hydrogen, DOE FOA-2376 ($625k)
 Carbon Capture R&D: Bench Scale Testing of Direct Air Capture (DE-FOA-0002402) – 2 separate
awards for novel direct air capture technology with Silicon Kingdom and University of Kentucky)
Integrated Energy
Evaluating pathways to decarbonization
System Analysis
Framework for understanding drivers of change across the energy ecosystem
Energy-Economy Model
US-REGEN
MODEL Model
FEATURES Outputs
» Integrated modeling of electric » Economic equilibrium for energy

generation, fuels production, production, capacity, & end-use
infrastructure, & energy end-use
» Emissions (GHG, CO2, etc.),
» Spatial, temporal, sectoral, & air quality, water & land use
technology detail
» Least-cost deployment mix of
» State & federal policy targets More information at https://esca.epri.com energy subject to inputs &
» Economic trade-offs constraints
Example Technology Cost Insight
Energy Cost (USD/MMBTU and USD/kgH eq.) 2 For discussion purposes only.
$/MMBTu
H2 Hydrogen
Future – low cost power
ELECTROLYSIS
Hydrogen
2020 costs
Hydrogen
With 90% CCS STEAM METHANE
REFORMING
Hydrogen
Without CCS
Gasoline
$100/ton
Natural Gas CO2 penalty
$/MMBTu
$/kgH equivalent
2
Source: EPRI analysis, based on data from: IEA, “The Future of Hydrogen” (2019); EPRI, “Prospects for Large-Scale Production of Hydrogen by Water Electrolysis” (2019); commodity price data.
In-Progress State of Technology Reports
Low-Carbon Fuels Production End-Use
 Electrolyzer Technology  Low-Carbon Fuels for Light-Duty Transport
 PUBLISHED: Naturally Occurring Hydrogen Technology Update  Low-Carbon Fuels for Medium and Heavy-Duty Transport
 Synthetic fuels produced from green H2 and captured CO2  Rail Applications
 Blue Hydrogen Production using natural gas feedstock
 Marine Applications
 Methane Pyrolysis
 Petroleum and Chemical Sector Applications
 Low-Carbon Ammonia Production using Haber-Bosch process at different scale
 Residential and Commercial Space Heating & Cooling Primary Metals
Transport & Storage  Warehousing, Logistics, Construction and Agriculture Applications
 Current State of Natural Gas and Hydrogen Gas Storage
Technology Insights
Power Generation  Technology Insights: The Role of Water in Hydrogen Production
 Fuel Cell for Utility Scale Low-Carbon Power Generation  Technology Insights: Critical Aspects of Hydrogen Blending in Gas
 Gas Turbines for Carbon-Free Power Generation Transmission and Distribution
 Hydrogen Fuel Conversion for Power Generation and Industrial Steam Boilers  Technology Insights: Ammonia and Hydrogen Fuel Blends for Gas Turbines
 PUBLISHED: Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engines for Low-Carbon Power
Generation  Technology Insights: Cost Considerations for Low-Carbon Resources
 Hydrogen Fuel Conversion for Heat Recovery Steam Generators
Executive Summary
Cross-Cutting Topics  PUBLISHED: Executive Summary: Naturally Occurring Hydrogen
 Post and pre-combustion capture technologies applied to all energy processes  PUBLISHED: Executive Summary: Reciprocating Internal Combustion
 Environmental, Health and Safety Aspects of the Introduction of Alternative Engines for Low-Carbon Power Generation
Energy Carriers for Decarbonization
Other Deliverables
PUBLISHED: Electrolysis Technology Assessments In Progress: Carbon Negative Technology Assessments
 Low-Carbon Technology Assessment: Electrolysis – ThyssenKrupp  Low-Carbon Technology Assessment: Carbon Negative Technology – Climeworks
 Low-Carbon Technology Assessment: Electrolysis – Haldor Topsoe  Low-Carbon Technology Assessment: Carbon Negative Technology – Carbon Engineering
 Low-Carbon Technology Assessment: Electrolysis – Sunfire  Low-Carbon Technology Assessment: Carbon Negative Technology – Svante
 Low-Carbon Technology Assessment: Electrolysis – Siemens  Low-Carbon Technology Assessment: Carbon Negative Technology – Newlight
 Low-Carbon Technology Assessment: Electrolysis – Nel  Low-Carbon Technology Assessment: Carbon Negative Technology – Blue Planet
 Low-Carbon Technology Assessment: Electrolysis – McPhy  Low-Carbon Technology Assessment: Carbon Negative Technology – Ecoera
 Low-Carbon Technology Assessment: Electrolysis – ITM Power  Low-Carbon Technology Assessment: Carbon Negative Technology – Skytree
 Low-Carbon Technology Assessment: Electrolysis – Fuel Cell Energy
Other
In Progress: Technology Insight Briefs  An Introduction to Low-Carbon Fuels
 Technology Insights: The Role of Water in Hydrogen Production  LCRI Research Vision: An Outline for Research, Development, and Demonstration Activities
to Enable Economy-Wide Decarbonization by Midcentury
 Technology Insights: Critical Aspects of Hydrogen Blending in Gas
Transmission and Distribution  LCRI Research Vision: Executive Summary — An outline for research, development, and
demonstration activities to enable economy-wide decarbonization by midcentury
 Technology Insights: Cost Considerations for Low-Carbon Resources
 LCRI Digital Portal
 Technology Insights: Evaluation of High Removal Rate for CO2 Capture
Using Aqueous MEA  Low-Carbon Resources Initiative: Enabling the Pathway to Economy-Wide Decarbonization
 PUBLISHED: Technology Insights: Ammonia and Hydrogen Fuel Blends for  Low-Carbon Resources Initiative: Advancing Technologies that Enable a Low-Carbon Future
Today’s Gas Turbines – Combustion Considerations  Low Carbon Resource Initiative: Accelerating Technologies that Enable Deep Carbon
Reductions
In Progress: Global Insights
 In Progress: U.S. Low-Carbon Resources Assessment (Integrated Energy System
 European Alternative Fuels Landscape Analysis Report)
 Australian Alternative Fuels Landscape  In Progress: 4 Alternative Fuels Briefings: Hydrogen, Ammonia, Synthetic Fuels, Biofuels
 Japanese Alternative Fuels Landscape  In Progress: Design Considerations for Co-Firing Hydrogen in an Aeroderivative Gas Turbine
Visit the LCRI Digital Library to view all publications or subscribe to LCRI’s monthly newsletter to stay up-to-date
Important LCRI Dates
2021 Remaining Calendar
June to September October

LCRI Sponsors allocate funding to Technical Subcommittees Technical Subcommittees finalize research prioritization
Members direct funding to TSCs Begin planning 2022 projects
Integrated Energy System Analysis released

Technical Subcommittees begin prioritization discussions
July
Global Collaboration
Strategic and Technical Engagement
Industry Consortia Global Research Community
Part of LCRI Technical

Collaboration Network
Hydrogen Council |Green Ammonia
Consortium | World Energy Council – Hydrogen Universities – MIT Energy Institute, GT Strategic
Global Initiative | Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Energy Institute | National Labs |Research
Energy Association Institutes – GTI, Fraunhofer Institute
Leveraging Knowledge through Strategic and Technical Engagement

Regional and National Networks Other Stakeholder Groups
Hydrogen Europe | Australian Hydrogen EUTurbines | European Turbine

Council |Hypos East Germany | Fuel Cells and Network | HYBRIT |SALCOS
Hydrogen Joint Undertaking (EU)
LCRI Technical Collaboration Network
Establishing connections with laboratory communities, other research
organizations, academia, federal/stat/local government agencies, international
energy ministries, and non-governmental organizations
Knowledge sharing Journal Future LCRI

through technical publication conference
meetings opportunities participation
Learn more about the LCRI TCN here, formal relaunch webcast will be Tuesday, Oct. 26th @ 11AM ET.
Building a network of broad, diverse set of expertise for idea sharing and collaboration
Potential Pilot & Demonstration Projects
“Green” Hydrogen Production Natural Gas Pipeline Transportation and Stationary

Integration/Conversion Fuels Use
Power Generation and Power Generation and

Industrial Fuels Use Industrial Carbon Capture
Pilot & demonstration project opportunities will be determined by research area

Learn More About LCRI
Technical Areas
Integrated Energy Systems Analysis https://lcri- LCRI@epri.com
Renewable Fuels
Hydrocarbon-Based Processes
vision.epri.com
Email
Electrolytic Processes
LCRI
Storage, Delivery, & Transport Research www.LowCarbonLCRI.com
End Use Applications Vision Public Webpage
Power Generation
Safety
Environmental Aspects
LCRI References
LCRI Launch Document Low-Carbon Fuels White Paper
Quick Links & LCRI Introductory Videos
Information  LCRI Advisory Structure
 LCRI Roadmap Approach
LCRI General Info  LCRI Technology Pipeline
 LCRI 1 Pager  LCRI Roadmap Reviews
 LCRI Scope  Colors of Hydrogen
 LCRI FAQ  Who is EPRI – Who is GTI
Enabling the Pathway
to Economy-Wide Decarbonization
www.lowcarbonLCRI.com
© 2021 Electric Power Research Institute, Inc. All rights reserved.
LCRI Sponsorship
Low-Carbon Resources Initiative Governance
LCRI Advisory Structure Strategic Guidance

Governance & BOARD
Oversight
Executive Council
WORKING
GROUP
Technical Scope Technical Advisory Group BOARD
& Execution OF
Technical Subcommittees
DIRECTORS
Electrolytic Power Generation
Processes Storage
& Delivery
Transportation,
Technical Input
Hydrocarbon-
Based Processes Industrial, &
Buildings
Renewable Fuels
TECHNICAL
Integrated Energy Systems Analysis COLLABORATION
Safety and Environmental Aspects NETWORK

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LCRI Research Vision

Economy-Wide Electric Sector Transportation Industry & Buildings

 Renewables and nuclear power  Transitions are underway to

Current Status Sponsorship Goals

Low-Carbon Resource Value Chain

R,D&D Approach Technology Spectrum

TECHNOLOGY WATCH PROJECT ENGAGEMENT PROJECT LEADERSHIP

Up to 10% Up to 20% Up to 25%+

Integrated Hydrogen, Battery, and Gas Turbine Feasibility Study

 Evaluate on-site electrolysis process

Gas Turbine Operational Flexibility Using Hydrogen Fuel Mixtures

 Blend up to 35%v H2 in aeroderivative

Anticipate completion by December 2021

Framework for understanding drivers of change across the energy ecosystem

» Integrated modeling of electric » Economic equilibrium for energy

June to September October

Integrated Energy System Analysis released

Part of LCRI Technical

Leveraging Knowledge through Strategic and Technical Engagement

Hydrogen Europe | Australian Hydrogen EUTurbines | European Turbine

Knowledge sharing Journal Future LCRI

“Green” Hydrogen Production Natural Gas Pipeline Transportation and Stationary

Power Generation and Power Generation and

Pilot & demonstration project opportunities will be determined by research area

LCRI Advisory Structure Strategic Guidance

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