Hydrogen Industry Fundamentals

About the Course

Hydrogen replaces fossil fuels in power generation and transport. Hydrogen is widely used in the process industries and is a fuel that produces no carbon dioxide emissions. It is typically produced at a considerable scale and often transported through pipelines from producers to users.

Our Hydrogen Industry Fundamentals training can provide you with a comprehensive perspective and understanding of the hydrogen economy. The coverage and level of detail make it one of the best hydrogen courses online.

The first modules of our hydrogen training program will review the current production and uses of hydrogen in the process industries, which may be used as a basis for an emerging hydrogen economy.

The modules on hydrogen production from renewable sources will outline the technology and costs of alternative approaches to the production of hydrogen. The cost will be critically compared to conventional production methods as they presently stand and with the incorporation of carbon capture and storage.

A hydrogen course module will address storage options and costs for small and large-scale storage as gas or liquid hydrogen.

Modules will address the approach to the transport of hydrogen and the unit cost of the various options over short and long distances. The principal options considered will be by pipelines, as compressed gas or liquid, or via an intermediate product such as ammonia or naphthene. The costs of transporting hydrogen over long shipping distances to markets in North Asia will be estimated for various options.

The use and productivity of hydrogen fuel used in fuel cells for stationary and vehicle applications will be explained and the competitive advantages for hydrogen identified.

The cost position of hydrogen versus conventional fuels will be estimated to set an outline price for a target landed price of Australian produced hydrogen in NE Asia. Scenarios to meet this target will be discussed.

A final hydrogen training module will develop case studies for hydrogen versus conventional fuels in various locations of interest for a fully developed hydrogen economy.

Who Will Benefit

The main aim of a hydrogen economy is to replace fossil fuels with hydrogen as the fuel source. This hydrogen course is aimed at:

• Persons with an interest in fostering and developing a large-scale hydrogen industry in Australia and, potentially, in promoting and developing international trade in hydrogen

• Industry and government commercial managers, economists and engineers interested in gaining and understanding the costs of the hydrogen economy and the relative costs of various production, storage and transport costs to local and distant markets

• Business professionals interested in developing commercial opportunities in any emerging hydrogen industry

• Research and development engineers and scientists interested in identifying key hurdles,  which could benefit from further R&D activities to reduce costs to the consumer

Key Learning Objectives

• How hydrogen is currently produced and its cost of production
• How hydrogen may be produced from renewable sources – electrolysis, bio fuels, photolysis and estimated cost of production
• How hydrogen can be stored and estimated storage costs
• Understand possible future transport methods and international trade costs – as compressed gas, as liquid or via ammonia or naphthenes
• How hydrogen is transported by pipeline and the cost of transport
• Learn how hydrogen is used in fuel cells for stationary and vehicle applications
• Analyse the cost of hydrogen to a consumer from different production, storage and transport scenarios
• Analyse how hydrogen will compete with conventional fuels for stationary and vehicle applications
• Develop an understanding of the key hurdles in developing a hydrogen economy

Course Information

Instructional Delivery Method: In Person and Live Digital
Prerequisite & Advanced Preparation: Reading material will be sent prior to the course 

Delivered by Dr. Duncan Seddon

Dr. Duncan Seddon industrial career started with ICI on Teesside in the UK where he worked on the production of plastics and fibres. He moved to the Billingham Works where he was responsible for the energy management of a large integrated chemical complex. He moved to ICI Australia in 1980 and worked on the conversion of natural gas to methanol and olefins. In 1983, he moved to BHP and worked on gas to liquids (GTL).

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