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

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  • Naguy Moussa

    (Institut Carnot Bourgogne, CNRS, Université de Technologies de Belfort-Montbéliard, 90010 Belfort cedex, France
    General Electric Vernova, 90000 Belfort, 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)

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.

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  • Naguy Moussa & Michel Molière & Sophie Costil & Hanlin Liao & Pierre Montagne & Pierre Biehler & Eric Impellizzeri & Jean-Luc Fabre & Alexandre Serpollier & Térence Guillien, 2024. "Hydrogen Sensing Technologies for the Safe and Reliable Decarbonization of Electric Power: A Review," Energies, MDPI, vol. 17(18), pages 1-30, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:17:y:2024:i:18:p:4532-:d:1474789
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