formerly University of Missouri-Rolla

Contact Info
331 Toomey Hall
Rolla, MO 65409
(573) 341-6073
sheffld@mst.edu

Hydrogen Fueling Station

H2_Station

Missouri University of Science and Technology (Missouri S&T) is working towards making the hydrogen-powered society of the future a reality by evaluating the entire process of hydrogen production, compression, storage and dispensing. In addition, Missouri S&T is currently implementing a hydrogen-powered rural transit test bed under an initial grant provided by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) with additional support being provided by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), Ford Motor Company, Gas Technology Institute (GTI), and the Missouri S&T National University Transportation Center. There is a potential that in the future each region may use a different combination of resources to produce hydrogen depending on local resource availability. The station consists of several leading technologies including an on-site steam methane reformer and electrolyzer, steel and carbon composite storage tanks, a 350 bar hydrogen dispenser and a stationary polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cell. Further, by integrating on-site solar and wind energy into the test bed, this site demonstrates that hydrogen is not just a clean-fuel, but that it can be produced through renewable, energy-efficient means.
 

Previous                                                                                                                                           Next