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Project Title:

ARGEMUC – Munich airport hydrogen project

Ref.No.: 53

Project Type and Category:

Hydrogen demonstration project

Project Duration:

1997 – 2000 (after 2000 regular operation)

Project Participants:

ARGEMUC (ArbeitsGEmeinschaft Flughafen MUenChen):
ARAL AG, BMW AG, Flughafen München GmbH,
GHW-Gesellschaft für Hochleistungselektrolyseure zur Wasserstofferzeugung mbH, Hamburgische Electricitäts-Werke AG (HEW),
Grimm Labortechnik GmbH & Co. KG, Hamburgische Electricitäts-Werke AG,
Howaldswerke-Deutsche Werft AG, Isar Amper Werke AG,
Linde AG, Mannesmann Demag Energie- und Umwelttechnik AG,
MAN Nutzfahrzeuge AG, MAN Technologie AG,
Gottlob Auwärter GmbH & Co. Neoplan, Siemens AG.

Sponsor:

(BayStWVT) 50%

Project Budget and
Funding:

Approx. 34 Mio DM

Project Description and Objectives:

For the new international airport of Munich, Bavaria, opened in May 1992, it was identified as promising to convert the airfield service, catering, aircraft tractors, waste removal trucks and passenger transport vehicles (minivans, buses, passenger cars) to hydrogen propulsion step by step, as existing vehicles are to be replaced. All vehicles have defined operating range requirements and are centrally refueled. In many cases they provide a viable alternative to presently operated hybrid vehicles while reducing emissions significantly. In a feasibility study carried out by DASA, several scenarios for the production of hydrogen were investigated: LH2 delivery from existing refinery surplus H2, plasma arc splitting of natural gas into H2 and carbon black by use of electricity (Kværner process) and ambient and high pressure electrolysis units for H2 production from off peak grid electricity, and PV electricity. The Kværner process showed the highest overall energy efficiencies but was not regarded as flexible enough for a step by step project build-up.
The hydrogen produced on-site in gaseous form to be used in vehicles with compressed storage shall be stored in gaseous form in stationary pressurized storages at between 40 bar and 400 bar. Liquid hydrogen required for some vehicle applications shall be delivered from a liquefaction plant in Bavaria (or probably via imported liquid hydrogen from Québec at a later time).
The most recent project planning by the consortium ARGEMUC (Aral, BMW, Grimm, HDW, HEW, Linde, MAN, Mannesmann, Neoplan, GHW) starts out from a two stage approach:
Phase I: starting with LH2 and using it in a BMW passenger car (later on several cars) directly (refueling via worldwide first cryogenic LH2 robot refueling station open to the public) and gasifying it for three articulated buses (2 MAN and 1 Neoplan) with internal combustion engines and compressed gaseous hydrogen storage.
Phase II: building up of hydrogen production infrastructure via advanced high performance electrolyzer using economic surplus grid electricity and feeding consumers via compressed gaseous hydrogen.

Technical Goals:

Opperating hydrogen vehicles and infastructure including the hydrogen production by natural gas.

Project Status

The fueling station is in construction. The vehicles should be tested in 1999.

Preliminary or Final Results:

Not yet.

Related Reference Papers and Other Publications:

Feasibility study for this project is ref.no.: 207
www.hyweb.de/h2muc

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Project Title: ARGEMUC – Munich airport hydrogen project		Ref.No.: 53
Project Type and Category:	Hydrogen demonstration project
Project Duration:	1997 – 2000 (after 2000 regular operation)
Project Participants:	ARGEMUC (ArbeitsGEmeinschaft Flughafen MUenChen): ARAL AG, BMW AG, Flughafen München GmbH, GHW-Gesellschaft für Hochleistungselektrolyseure zur Wasserstofferzeugung mbH, Hamburgische Electricitäts-Werke AG (HEW), Grimm Labortechnik GmbH & Co. KG, Hamburgische Electricitäts-Werke AG, Howaldswerke-Deutsche Werft AG, Isar Amper Werke AG, Linde AG, Mannesmann Demag Energie- und Umwelttechnik AG, MAN Nutzfahrzeuge AG, MAN Technologie AG, Gottlob Auwärter GmbH & Co. Neoplan, Siemens AG.
Sponsor:	(BayStWVT) 50%
Project Budget and Funding:	Approx. 34 Mio DM
Project Description and Objectives:	For the new international airport of Munich, Bavaria, opened in May 1992, it was identified as promising to convert the airfield service, catering, aircraft tractors, waste removal trucks and passenger transport vehicles (minivans, buses, passenger cars) to hydrogen propulsion step by step, as existing vehicles are to be replaced. All vehicles have defined operating range requirements and are centrally refueled. In many cases they provide a viable alternative to presently operated hybrid vehicles while reducing emissions significantly. In a feasibility study carried out by DASA, several scenarios for the production of hydrogen were investigated: LH2 delivery from existing refinery surplus H2, plasma arc splitting of natural gas into H2 and carbon black by use of electricity (Kværner process) and ambient and high pressure electrolysis units for H2 production from off peak grid electricity, and PV electricity. The Kværner process showed the highest overall energy efficiencies but was not regarded as flexible enough for a step by step project build-up. The hydrogen produced on-site in gaseous form to be used in vehicles with compressed storage shall be stored in gaseous form in stationary pressurized storages at between 40 bar and 400 bar. Liquid hydrogen required for some vehicle applications shall be delivered from a liquefaction plant in Bavaria (or probably via imported liquid hydrogen from Québec at a later time). The most recent project planning by the consortium ARGEMUC (Aral, BMW, Grimm, HDW, HEW, Linde, MAN, Mannesmann, Neoplan, GHW) starts out from a two stage approach: Phase I: starting with LH2 and using it in a BMW passenger car (later on several cars) directly (refueling via worldwide first cryogenic LH2 robot refueling station open to the public) and gasifying it for three articulated buses (2 MAN and 1 Neoplan) with internal combustion engines and compressed gaseous hydrogen storage. Phase II: building up of hydrogen production infrastructure via advanced high performance electrolyzer using economic surplus grid electricity and feeding consumers via compressed gaseous hydrogen.
Technical Goals:	Opperating hydrogen vehicles and infastructure including the hydrogen production by natural gas.
Project Status	The fueling station is in construction. The vehicles should be tested in 1999.
Preliminary or Final Results:	Not yet.
Related Reference Papers and Other Publications:	Feasibility study for this project is ref.no.: 207 www.hyweb.de/h2muc