Our 15th Annual Conference
October 31 & November 1, 2018 • Pittsburgh, PA
DAY 1: NH3 Energy+ Topical Conference
A day of technical presentations, scheduled as part of the AIChE Annual Meeting
DAY 2: NH3 Energy Implementation Conference
A full-day workshop for our Industry Members and invited participants
NH3 ENERGY TOPICAL CONFERENCE (OCT 31)
NH3 Energy+ Topical Conference, part of the 2018 AIChE Annual Meeting
October 31, 2018 • Pittsburgh, PA
8.00–9.30am, Room 318
Opening Session:
“Ammonia Energy Technology Roadmap”
Chaired by Grigorii Soloveichik, US Department of Energy, ARPA-E
8.00am The Battolyser as a tool to overcome production problems by the intermittancy of green energy
Hans Vrijenhoef*, Proton Ventures, Netherlands; Fokko Mulder, TU Delft, Netherlands
8.15am Power-to-Ammonia-to-Power (P2A2P) for Local Electricity Storage in 2025
Kevin Rouwenhorst*, Louis van der Ham, Guido Mul, Sascha Kersten, University of Twente, Netherlands
8.30am Cost Evaluation Study on CO2-Free Ammonia and Coal Co-Fired Power Generation Integrated with Cost of CCS
Kazutaka Hiraoka*, Yasushi Fujimura, Yoshiyuki Watanabe, Mototaka Kai, JGC Corporation, Japan; Ko Sakata, Yuki Ishimoto, Yuji Mizuno, The Institute of Applied Energy, Tokyo, Japan
8.45am Ammonia-Hydrogen Power for Combustion Engines
Agustin Valera-Medina*, Phil Bowen, Daniel Pugh, Cardiff University, UK
9.00am Ship Operation Using LPG and Ammonia As Fuel on MAN B&W Dual Fuel ME-LGIP Engines
René Sejer Laursen, MAN Diesel & Turbo, Denmark
9.15am Roadmap to All Electric Ammonia Plants
John B. Hansen*, Pat A. Han, Haldor Topsøe, Denmark
9.45–11.15am, Room 317
Split Session (Electrochemical / Consumption)
“Ammonia Fuel and Energy Storage: Cracking & Fuel Cells”
Chaired by Amgad Elgowainy, Argonne National Laboratory
9.45am Ammonia As a Hydrogen Carrier for PEM Fuel Cells
Yoshitsugu Kojima, Hiroshima University, Japan
10.00am Catalytic Membrane Reactors for Efficient Delivery of High Purity Hydrogen from Ammonia Decomposition
Zhenyu Zhang*, Simona Liguori, J. Douglas Way, Colin A. Wolden, Colorado School of Mines, USA
10.15am Development of a Highly Efficient COx-Free Ammonia Dehydrogenation System for Fuel Cell Applications
Young Suk Jo1*, Junyoung Cha1,2, Hyuntae Sohn1, Suk Woo Nam1,2 and Chang Won Yoon1,3; [1] Fuel Cell Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), South Korea, [2] Green School, Korea University, South Korea, [3] Kyunghee University, South Korea
10.30am Material Discovery and High Throughput Exploration of Ru Based Catalysts for Low Temperature Ammonia Decomposition
Katie McCullough*, Travis Williams, Benjamin Ruiz, Jochen Lauterbach, University of South Carolina, USA
10.45am Functionalized Ordered Mesoporous Silica Composites As Potential Ammonia Storage Materials
Zhu Ming*, Pan Xingxiang, Mei Hua, NJtech, Nanjing, China
11.00am Development of Catalytic Reactors and Solid Oxide Fuel Cells Systems for Utilization of Ammonia
Koichi Eguchi*, Kyoto University, Japan, Yosuke Takahashi, Noritake Co., Japan, Takahiro Matsuo, IHI Corporation, Japan, Hayahide Yamasaki, Nippon Shokubai Co., Japan, Hidehito Kubo, Toyota Industries, Japan, Akihiro Okabe, Mitsui Chemicals, Japan, Takenori Isomura, Tokuyama Corp., Japan
9.45–11.15am, Room 318
Split Session (Thermochemical / Production)
“Sustainable Ammonia Synthesis: Better & Beyond Haber-Bosch”
Chaired by Maxim Lyubovsky, US Department of Energy, Fuel Cell Technologies Office
9.45am Importance of Reaction Mechanism Involved in Design of the Catalyst and the Reactor for Future Ammonia Synthesis
Ken-ichi Aika, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan
10.00am Ammonia Absorption and Desorption in Ammines
Collin Smith, Mahdi Malmali, Chen-Yu Liu, Alon McCormick, E L Cussler*, University of Minnesota, USA
10.15am–10.45am Rapid-fire presentations: “Better Haber-Bosch”
- Scale up and Scale Down Issues of Renewable Ammonia Plants: Towards Modular Design
Antonio Sánchez, Mariano Martin*, University of Salamanca, Spain - Advances in Making High Purity Nitrogen for Small Scale Ammonia Generation
David Toyne*, Solutions for Automation, USA; Jay Schmuecker, Pinehurst Farm, USA - Vanadium As a Potential Catalytic Membrane Reactor Material for NH3 Production
Simona Liguori*, Jennifer Wilcox, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, USA - Advanced Catalysts Development for Small, Distributed, Clean Haber-Bosch Reactors
Adam Welch*, Jonathan Kintner, Joseph Beach, Starfire Energy, USA; Jason Ganley, Christopher Cadigan, Ryan O’Hayre, Colorado School of Mines, USA
10.45am–11.15am Rapid-fire presentations: “Beyond Haber-Bosch”
- Ammonia Synthesis Via Radiofrequency Plasma Catalysis
Javishk Shah*, Maria Carreon, University of Tulsa, USA; Weizong Wang, Annemie Bogaerts, University of Antwerp, Belgium - Terrestrial Energy, National Lab, Southern Company – Partnership Overview Using Integral Molten Salt Reactor Technology with HyS Acid for Hydrogen Production
John Kutsch, Terrestrial USA, USA - Creating a Redox Materials Database for Solar-Thermochemical Air Separation and Fuels Production
Josua Vieten*, Dorottya Guban, Martin Roeb, Christian Sattler, Institute of Solar Research, DLR (German Aerospace Center), Germany; Patrick Huck, Matthew Horton, Kristin Persson, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, USA; Brendan Bulfin, ETH Zurich, Switzerland - Microwave Catalysis for Ammonia Synthesis Under Mild Reaction Conditions
Jianli Hu*, Hanjing Tian, Yan Luo, Xinwei Bai, West Virginia University, USA; Dushyant Shekhawat, Christina Wildfire, Victor Abdelsayed, Michael J. Spencer, National Energy Technology Laboratory, USA; Robert A. Dagle, Stephen Davidson, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, USA; Albert E. Stiegman, Florida State University, USA
1.15–3.15pm, Room 317
Split Session (Thermochemical / Consumption)
“Ammonia Combustion: Turbines, Furnaces, Engines”
Chaired by Eric Miller, US Department of Energy, Fuel Cell Technologies Office
1.15pm Basic Co-Firing Characteristics of Ammonia with Pulverized Coal in a Single Burner Test Furnace
Akira Yamamoto*, Masayoshi Kimoto, Yasushi Ozawa, Saburo Hara, Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry (CRIEPI), Japan
1.30pm Development of Low-NOx Combustor of Micro Gas Turbine Firing Ammonia Gas
Osamu Kurata*, Norihiko Iki, Takahiro Inoue, Takayuki Matsunuma, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Japan; Taku Tsujimura, Hirohide Furutani, Fukushima Renewable Energy Institute, AIST (FREA), Japan; Masato Kawano, Keisuke Arai, Toyota Energy Solutions, Japan; Ekenechukwu C. Okafor, Akihiro Hayakawa, Hideaki Kobayashi, Tohoku University, Japan
1.45pm Two Stage Ammonia Combustion in a Gas Turbine like Combustor for Simultaneous NO and Unburnt Ammonia Reductions
Akihiro Hayakawa*, K.D. Kunkuma A. Somarathne, Masaaki Tsukamoto, Taku Kudo, Hideaki Kobayashi, Tohoku University, Japan
2.00pm–2.30pm Rapid-fire presentations: “Ammonia Combustion”
- Simulation Analysis of NH3 Mixed Combustion in Clinker Manufacturing Process
Tatsurou Izumi*, Hiroki Kujiraoka, Yuya Yoshizuru, Takeshi Suemasu, Makoto Ueda, Toyoaki Niki, Takayasu Itou, Masayuki Nishio, UBE Industries, Japan; Ryuichi Murai, Fumiteru Akamatsu, Osaka University, Japan - Optimization of the NOx Reduction Condition in the Combustion Furnace for the Combustion of “Heavy-Oil – NH3 System” Using CFD
Yuya Yoshizuru*, Takeshi Suemasu, Masayuki Nishio, UBE Industries, Japan; Ryuichi Murai, Fumiteru Akamatsu, Osaka University, Japan - Ignition of an Aqueous Ammonia/Ammonium Nitrate Fuel
Bar Mosevitzky*, Gennady E. Shter, Gideon S. Grader, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Israel - Improved Method of Using Hydrogen and Ammonia Fuels for an Internal Combustion Engine
David Toyne*, Solutions for Automation, USA; Jay Schmuecker, Pinehurst Farm, USA
2.30pm Auto-Ignition Kinetics of Ammonia at Intermediate Temperatures and High Pressures
Xiaoyu He, Bo Shu, Kai Moshammer, Ravi Fernandes*, Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt, Germany; David Nascimento, Mario Costa, Instituto Superior Técnico – Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
2.45pm Experimental and Computational Study for Reduction of NOx Emissions in the Ammonia / Methane Co-Combustion in a 10 KW Furnace
Ryuichi Murai*, Ryohei Omori, Takahiro Kitano, Hidetaka Higashino, Noriaki Nakatsuka, Fumiteru Akamatsu, Osaka University, Japan; Yuya Yoshizuru, UBE Industries, Japan; Jun Hayashi, Kyoto University, Japan
3.00pm Exploring ammonia’s potential as a marine fuel
Niels de Vries, C-Job Naval Architects, Netherlands
1.15–3.15pm, Room 318
Split Session (Electrochemical / Production)
“Sustainable Ammonia Synthesis: Electrochemical Production”
Chaired by Mark Ruth, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
1.15pm A Low Pressure Membrane Based Renewable Ammonia Synthesis
Sarbjit Giddey, CSIRO, Australia
1.30pm–2.00pm Rapid-fire presentations: “Electrochemical I”
- Identifying the Prospects of Electrochemical Ammonia Synthesis on Mxenes Using First Principles Calculations
Gurjyot Sethi*, Venkatasubramanian Viswanathan, Carnegie Mellon University, USA - Highly-Selective Electrochemical Reduction of Dinitrogen to Ammonia at Ambient Temperature and Pressure
Qiang Zhang*, Xiaoyang Cui, Cheng Tang, Tsinghua University, China - Electrochemical Synthesis of Ammonia Using Metal Nitride Catalsyts
Jared Nash*, Xuan Yang, Jacob Anibal, Yushan Yan, Bingjun Xu, University of Delaware, USA - Electrochemical Nitrogen Reduction Reaction on Transition Metal Nitride Nanoparticles in Proton Exchange Membrane Electrolyzers
Xuan Yang*, Jared Nash, Jacob Anibal, Marco Dunwell, Yushan Yan, Bingjun Xu, University of Delaware, USA
2.00pm–2.30pm Rapid-fire presentations: “Electrochemical II”
- DFT Analysis of Elementary N2 Electro-Reduction Kinetics on Transition Metal Surfaces
Sharad Maheshwari*, Yawei Li, Michael Janik, Pennsylvania State University, USA; Gholamreza Rostamikia, University of North Carolina, USA; Lauren F. Greenlee, University of Arkansas, USA; Julie N. Renner, Case Western Reserve University, USA - Enhanced Electrochemical Ammonia Production Via Peptide-Bound Metal
Charles Loney*, Julie N. Renner, Case Western Reserve University, USA; David Suttmiller, Lauren F. Greenlee, University of Arkansas, USA; Michael Janik, Pennsylvania State University, USA - New Insights into Electrocatalysis of Nitrogen Reduction to Ammonia
Alex Schechter*, Revanasiddappa Manjunatha, Ariel University, Israel - Electrochemical Reduction of Nitrogen to Ammonia over Transition Metals
Victoria Smith, Aditya Prajapati*, Meenesh R. Singh, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA
2.30pm–3.00pm Rapid-fire presentations: “Electrochemical III”
- A Study on Electrochemical Ammonia Synthesis with Proton-Conducting Solid Oxide Electrolytic Cells Based on La0.8Sr0.2Ga0.8Mg0.2O3-D
Kangyong Lee*, SeungJin Jeong, WooChul Jung, Joongmyeon Bae, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), South Korea - Low-Pressure Electrolytic Ammonia Synthesis Via High-Temperature Polymer-Based Proton Exchange Membrane
Ted Aulich, Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC), University of North Dakota, USA - Atmonia: Sustainable Ammonia Production Using Electrocatalysis at Ambient Temperature and Pressure
Helga Dogg Flosadottir, Arnar Sveinbjörnsson*, Atmonia, Iceland; Egill Skúlason, Fatemeh Hanifpour, Friðrik Magnus, Younes Abghoui, Jian Yang, University of Iceland, Iceland - Electrochemical Synthesis of Ammonia Using Nitrogen and Water in Alkaline Electrolytes Under Ambient Conditions
Shreya Mukherjee*, Gang Wu, University at Buffalo — SUNY, USA
3.00pm Analysis of influence of operating pressure on dynamic behavior of ammonia production over ruthenium catalyst under high pressure condition
Hideyuki Matsumoto*, Javaid Rahat, Yuichi Manaka, Mika Ishii, Tetsuya Nanba, Renewable Energy Research Center, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Japan
3.30–5.30pm, Room 318
Closing Session:
“Ammonia Energy Global Demonstrations”
Chaired by Madhav Acharya, US Department of Energy, ARPA-E
3.30pm Test Results of the Ammonia Mixed Combustion at Mizushima Power Station Unit No.2 and Related Patent Applications
Hiroaki Tanigawa, Chugoku Electric Power Company, Japan
3.45pm Performance of Ammonia-Natural Gas Co-Fired Gas Turbine for Power Generation
Shintaro Ito*, Masahiro Uchida, Shogo Onishi, Soichiro Kato, Toshiro Fujimori, IHI Corporation, Japan; Hideaki Kobayashi, Tohoku University, Japan
4.00pm Rapid Ramp NH3 Prototype Reactor Update
Joseph Beach*, Jonathan Kintner, Adam Welch, Starfire Energy, USA
4.15pm Demonstration of CO2-Free Ammonia Synthesis Using Renewable Energy-Generated Hydrogen
Mototaka Kai*, Yasushi Fujimura, Takayoshi Fujimoto, JGC Corporation, Japan; Hideyuki Takagi, Yuichi Manaka, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Japan; Tetsuya Nanba, Fukushima Renewable Energy Institute, AIST (FREA), Japan
4.30pm Realisation of Large-Scale Green Ammonia Plants
Markus Will, thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions, Germany
4.45pm Design Optimization of an Ammonia-Based Distributed Sustainable Agricultural Energy System
Matthew J. Palys*, Anatoliy Kuznetsov, Joel Tallaksen, Michael Reese, Prodromos Daoutidis, University of Minnesota, USA
5.00pm Evaluation of the Cement Clinker Fired in the Combustion Furnace of Heavy-Oil and NH3
Hiroki Kujiraoka*, Tatsurou Izumi, Yuya Yoshizuru, Takeshi Suemasu, Makoto Ueda, Toyoaki Niki, Takayasu Itou, UBE Industries, Japan; Ryuichi Murai, Fumiteru Akamatsu, Osaka University, Japan
5.15pm Ammonia-to-Hydrogen System for FCEV Refuelling
Michael D. Dolan, CSIRO, Australia
EVENING RECEPTION (OCT 31)
Emile Herben from the Corporate Innovation team at Yara, our 2018 Platinum Member, spoke about the global opportunity for ammonia energy before introducing regional updates from our ambassadors around the world, including Hans Vrijenhoef from the Netherlands, Ken-ichi Aika from Japan, John Mott from Australia, and Bill David from the UK. In addition, we were glad to include a special presentation by Yuegu Wang, Mei Zhou, and Yuchun Chu from Xiamen University, who spoke about Ammonia Progressing in China.
NH3 ENERGY IMPLEMENTATION CONFERENCE (NOV 1)
November 1, 2018 • Pittsburgh, PA
KEYNOTE ADDRESS:
Shigeru Muraki, Director of the Energy Carriers office within Japan’s Strategic Innovation Promotion (SIP) Program and Chairman of the Green Ammonia Consortium. Download presentation: Development of Technologies to Utilize Green Ammonia in Energy Market.
PANEL DISCUSSIONS: Ammonia in Electricity Markets
SESSION 1:
Ammonia Production: a grid-supporting energy storage solution
Moderator: John Bøgild Hansen, Haldor Topsoe
Mark Ruth, US Department of Energy, NREL. Download presentation: Ammonia: Opportunities for Grid Support
Sarbjit Giddey, CSIRO
John Kutsch, Terrestrial Energy USA
SESSION 2:
Ammonia Consumption: a carbon-free fuel for electricity generation
Moderator: Eric Ingersoll, LucidCatalyst/EON
Toshiyuki Suda, IHI Corporation. Download presentation: Technologies to use carbon free ammonia in power plant
Jonathan Lewis, Clean Air Task Force. Download presentation: Ammonia as an energy sector fuel
Shaun Mann, Tri-State Generation and Transmission. Download presentation: Ammonia in electricity generation
PANEL DISCUSSIONS: Ammonia in Transportation Markets
SESSION 3:
Ammonia as a Hydrogen Carrier: fueling the installed fleet of PEM fuel cells
Moderator: Bill David, University of Oxford. Download presentation: Ammonia as a Carrier of Hydrogen Fuel
Dave Edwards, Air Liquide. Download presentation: Hydrogen: Transition to Scale
Steve Szymanski, Nel Hydrogen. Download presentation: Electrolysis for Renewable Ammonia: How do we get to a relevant scale?
Michael Dolan, CSIRO
SESSION 4:
Ammonia as a Direct Fuel: fueling the decarbonized maritime industry
Moderator: Agustin Valera-Medina, Cardiff University
Niels de Vries, C-Job Naval Architects
René Sejer Laursen, MAN ES
Emile Herben, Yara
Download session presentation: Ammonia as a Marine Fuel
PANEL DISCUSSIONS: Ammonia in Commodity Markets
SESSION 5:
Ammonia Markets: moving from brown to green ammonia
Moderator: Joe Beach, Starfire Energy
Rob Stockwell, Casale. Download presentation: Moving from Brown to Green Ammonia
Daniel Morris, KBR
Markus Will, ThyssenKrupp
SESSION 6:
Ammonia Markets: introducing a new traded energy commodity
Moderator: Hans Vrijenhoef and Jacco Mooijer, Proton Ventures
Yasushi Fujimura, JGC Corporation. Download presentation: International Cooperation for Implementation of Green Ammonia
Jostein Pettersen, Equinor. Download presentation: Ammonia (Hydrogen) Markets
Ken-ichi Aika, Tokyo Institute of Technology. Download presentation: How is the “green” evaluated for NH3?
CLOSING REMARKS: Grigorii Soloveichik, REFUEL Program Project Director at US Department of Energy ARPA-E
A summary of the event is available at Ammonia Energy, NH3 Energy Implementation Conference: A Brief Report. Full Proceedings from the NH3 Energy Implementation Conference will be made available at a later date.
