Hydrogen Sensing Technologies for the Safe and Reliable Decarbonization of Electric Power: A Review

Naguy Moussa (), Michel Molière (), Sophie Costil, Hanlin Liao, Pierre Montagne, Pierre Biehler, Eric Impellizzeri, Jean-Luc Fabre, Alexandre Serpollier and Térence Guillien
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Naguy Moussa: Institut Carnot Bourgogne, CNRS, Université de Technologies de Belfort-Montbéliard, 90010 Belfort cedex, France
Michel Molière: Institut Carnot Bourgogne, CNRS, Université de Technologies de Belfort-Montbéliard, 90010 Belfort cedex, France
Sophie Costil: Institut Carnot Bourgogne, CNRS, Université de Technologies de Belfort-Montbéliard, 90010 Belfort cedex, France
Hanlin Liao: Institut Carnot Bourgogne, CNRS, Université de Technologies de Belfort-Montbéliard, 90010 Belfort cedex, France
Pierre Montagne: General Electric Vernova, 90000 Belfort, France
Pierre Biehler: General Electric Vernova, 90000 Belfort, France
Eric Impellizzeri: General Electric Vernova, 90000 Belfort, France
Jean-Luc Fabre: GRTGaz, 92390 Villeneuve-La-Garenne, France
Alexandre Serpollier: McPhy, 38100 Grenoble, France
Térence Guillien: STEIM, 90340 Chèvremont, France

Energies, 2024, vol. 17, issue 18, 1-30

Abstract: A reduction in greenhouse gases has become an inescapable requirement. An effective scenario for achieving carbon neutrality is to develop a hydrogen economy. Its success, however, requires strict control of the different processes involved in planned hydrogen chains. The energy chain considered in this paper is a stationary application which involves the production of hydrogen by electrolysis (a power-to gas process) and its combustion in gas turbine combined cycles to generate electricity (a gas-to-power process). In such applications, the need is twofold: (i) to control the risk of explosive atmospheres by performing safe gas detection in the presence of hydrogen and (ii) to secure the reliability of all chain processes using hydrogen-rich gases by achieving reliable analyses of these gases. This paper is dedicated to the development of hydrogen energy to decarbonize the thermal production of electricity. We will first describe the hydrogen chain that would best suit the power generation sector. Then, we will highlight the properties of hydrogen that are critical for its reliable operation. Finally, we will review the sensing technologies suitable for hydrogen-containing fuels. This review paper was published as part of a Joint Industrial Project (JIP) aimed at enabling the safe and reliable deployment of hydrogen energy.

Keywords: hydrogen; decarbonization; hydrogen safety; reliability; electricity; electrolyzer; gas transportation; gas turbine combined cycle; inflammation risk prevention; plant safety (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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