CREATING A HYDROGEN INFRASTRUCTURE: BC HYDRO'S CANADIAN HYDROGEN INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM (CHIP)

摘要

As a part its goal to become a sustainable energy company, while at the same time diversifying its portfolio of energy products, BC Hydro is embarking on a Hydrogen Business Strategy. A key initiative of the strategy is the Canadian Hydrogen Infrastructure Program (CHIP). Working with several partners, CHIP will create a program of demonstration projects to show the technical and commercial feasibility of high pressure, gaseous hydrogen production and fueling infrastructure. These projects will help BC Hydro and its partners to understand the logistics, risks and business issues associated with the production and distribution of hydrogen, as well as influencing the transportation market to move to the utilization of on-board, gaseous hydrogen as a fuel, rather than reformed hydrocarbons. The first project within this program will be a 10,000 psi/700 BAR hydrogen vehicle fueling station at BC Hydro's Powertech Labs facility in Surrey, British Columbia. This will be the first station in the world to fuel vehicles at 10,000 psi/700 BAR, a pressure considered necessary for hydrogen-fueled vehicles to achieve driving ranges equal to or better than those of gasoline-fueled vehicles. If this initial project is successful, future projects are planned at other locations.