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| Reference Number | NIA_WWU_02_39 | |
| Title | Transitioning and Repurposing Oil Pipelines for Hydrogen (TROPHy) | |
| Status | Started | |
| Energy Categories | Hydrogen and Fuel Cells (Hydrogen, Hydrogen transport and distribution) 100%; | |
| Research Types | Applied Research and Development 100% | |
| Science and Technology Fields | ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (Mechanical, Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering) 100% | |
| UKERC Cross Cutting Characterisation | Not Cross-cutting 100% | |
| Principal Investigator |
Project Contact No email address given Wales and West Utilities |
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| Award Type | Network Innovation Allowance | |
| Funding Source | Ofgem | |
| Start Date | 01 May 2024 | |
| End Date | 31 December 2024 | |
| Duration | ENA months | |
| Total Grant Value | £123,167 | |
| Industrial Sectors | Energy | |
| Region | Wales | |
| Programme | Network Innovation Allowance | |
| Investigators | Principal Investigator | Project Contact , Wales and West Utilities (100.000%) |
| Industrial Collaborator | Project Contact , Wales and West Utilities (0.000%) |
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| Web Site | https://smarter.energynetworks.org/projects/NIA_WWU_02_39 |
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| Objectives | The core of this work will be desktop based, although some stakeholder engagement will be required to inform a case study. The first part of the project will undertake a literature review to understand the extent of work to date in both academic and industrial fields, and what learning can be applied within this study. It will then assess the scale of the opportunity and forecast the redundancy of oil pipelines, (including those for crude oil kerosene, and other products as identified in the literature review) in the UK to serve anticipated hydrogen demand from airports, Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) production facilities, and industrial clusters. Following these work packages the project will then map existing oil pipelines alongside WWU"s existing LTS to highlight key opportunities for system integration alongside developing production and demand projects.The project will also review the SGN led project "LTS Futures" blueprint, which details the methodology for repurposing the LTS in Great Britain"s network for hydrogen. This will inform a gap analysis to understand what additional parameters will be needed to repurpose oil pipelines for future hydrogen distribution and apply this as case study to a known oil pipeline.Measurement Quality Statement and Data Quality StatementROSEN will conduct a literature review based on available literature, industry studies, codes, standards, and ROSEN project experience. An assessment of the literature will be performed on the basis of several key factors:RelevanceRecencyNumber of citationsRelated authors / institutionsPublication locationWhere publicly available data is used as an input, an assessment will be performed of that data to identify unusual or non-physical values. Experience and engineering judgment will used to guide this assessment and if possible and useful, a comparison will be performed against another similar data source. Data will be taken only from reputable sources such as Ofgem, government websites, or well-known and highly regarded 3rd party websites, or other such sources. The project is rated low in the common assessment framework detailed in the ENIP document after assessing the total project value, the progression through the TRL levels, the number of project delivery partners and the high level of data assumptions. No additional peer review is required for this project. WP1 - Literature ReviewROSEN will conduct a literature review based on available literature, industry studies, codes, standards, and ROSEN project experience. The technical review will focus on the following topics:Requirements for safe repurposing of pipelines to hydrogen service, based on consolidation of requirements specified in current codes and standards, and ROSEN knowledge of developing requirements in the industry.Functional and operational requirements including modifications that may be required, such as addition of block valves, AGIs, compressors, metering and odorisers.Challenges resulting from integrity threats specific to oil-based product pipelines and how these differ from natural gas pipelines.Challenges resulting from likely or possible differences in the properties, attributes and risks resulting from design, manufacture and construction of liquids pipelines as compared to gas transmission or distribution.Commentary on the state of liquids pipelines in the UK where previous projects, testing and inspection have assessed assets identified as potentially relevant under scope item 3. Note this may only be possible with consent of the relevant asset owners.WP2 - Assess Scale of OpportunityROSEN will identify the scale of the opportunity, based on 3 keys areas:Industrial Clusters - Focus will be given to the key industrial clusters planned in the UK. Following the oil pipeline mapping exercise (WP3) any further clusters or locations of interest will be added to the review.Airports - From the mapping exercise airports with and without direct oil-based product pipeline access will be identified.SAF - A review of proposed SAF locations will be undertaken. Pipelines within the vicinity of these locations with potential to link to airports will be identified.WP3 - Map Existing Oil Products PipelineROSEN will complete the mapping concurrently with WP2 to support the assessment of oil-pipeline redundancy and repurposing opportunities. ROSEN will use WWU"s Regional Decarbonisation Pathways project as a basis to identify relevant assets and opportunities in Wales and the South-West.WP4 - Review LTS Futures BlueprintThe LTS futures "blueprint" will be reviewed and its applicability to oil pipelines determined. The blueprint will be summarised and a gap analysis will be conducted.The gap analysis will identify additional parameters, threats or knowledge gaps that may require further appraisal to understand the capability for repurposing an oil pipeline for future hydrogen distribution. Where gaps are identified, ROSEN will comment on the implications with respect to viability of repurposing and the scale of any activities required to fill the gap.WP5 - Extension of the LTS Futures BlueprintAn extension to the LTS futures blueprint will be proposed and applied to an oil pipeline of interest identified in the during the work completed in WP2 & 3. ROSEN will also consider the latest industry repurposing methodologies defined in the Energy Policy Research Group (EPRG) white paper published in 2023 and those being developed in the Pipeline Research Council International (PRCI) project to replace standard B31.12 (Hydrogen Piping and Pipelines), which ROSEN is leading.WP6 - Reporting and DeliverablesA final report documenting the findings of all work packages will be produced. To understand the scale of the opportunity and forecast the redundancy of oil pipelines, as well as mapping existing oil pipelines alongside WWU"s existing LTS to highlight key opportunities for system integration alongside developing production and demand projects. | |
| Abstract | This project will investigate what further work may be required to repurpose a pipeline designed for transporting oil-based products to instead transport hydrogen. | |
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| Added to Database | 02/10/24 | |
