Comprehensive Evaluation of NH3 Production and Utilization Options for Clean Energy Applications

Presented on November 1, 2017 during the NH3 Fuel Conference 2017

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Abstract

The project proposes a comprehensive investigation on the analysis, assessment and optimization of ammonia synthesis processes under renewable energy portfolio, including low-cost hydro, wind, solar, geothermal, ocean, biomass, etc. Furthermore, ammonia production via hydrocarbon decomposition, which will be investigated in the study, is a promising option to utilize fossil fuels in a cleaner and environmentally benign way. Case studies for various locations and applications in communities, cities and provinces to develop and implement clean solutions are performed. The objectives of this project include energy and exergy analyses, environmental impact assessments, thermo-economic analyses and evaluations, optimization studies, experimental investigation, scalability and feasibility analyses. The analyses results will show the optimized solutions for the ammonia synthesis depending on different locations in Canada. Moreover, emerging ammonia synthesis methods will be investigated which can bring additional cost and efficiency benefits.

Topics DAFC (Direct Ammonia Fuel Cell) Electrochemical Ammonia Solar Ammonia Transportation Fuel

Authors gvezina@nh3fuel.com ibrahim.dincer@uoit.ca yusuf.bicer@uoit.ca