The icelandic-german hydrogen project

摘要

Iecland has a great amount of indirect solar energy in the form of hydropower. With this energy, hydrogen is produced by electrolysis, pressurised to 200 bar and transported to hamburg (Germany) in standard trailers. In Hamburg, six vans, originally equipped with gasoline engines are converted for operation with hydrogen, the tuel tanks being replaced by hydrogen as tanks. The vans are used for urgan distribution. These vehicles are suitable for ordinary operations, comply with the necessary safety requirements and can be driven and fuelled by drivers without any special skills or permits. The project is the world's first public hydrogen vehicle system for private utilisation. The paper describes the performance and the experience gained with the whole hydrogen system from the source to vehicle operation. The technical data of the daily operation is presented.