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Frames designs first industrial scale LOHC Storage Plant

Angelique de Jong-Rijk — Tue, 23 Nov 2021 08:26:13 +0000

In collaboration with Hydrogenious LOHC Technologies and MAN Energy Solutions, Frames is undertaking the design of a modular and skid-mounted LOHC Storage Plant for what will be the first industrial scale LOHC plant in Europe.

Based on Hydrogenious’ LOHC (Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carrier) technology, the plant in Cologne, located at CHEMPARK Dormagen, Germany, will have the capacity to store 5 tons of hydrogen per day. Typically, 5 tons of hydrogen can fuel half a million vehicle kilometres for a hydrogen powered car.

In 2019, Hydrogenious LOHC Technologies, Frames Group, MAN Energy Solutions formed a partnership for the design, supply and start-up of industrial scale Hydrogen storage plants based on Hydrogenious’ LOHC technology. The plant’s reactor will be designed by MAN Energy Solutions.

In the LOHC Storage Plant, hydrogen is chemically bonded to the LOHC material benzyl toluene, a thermal oil. This carrier oil can be transported under ambient conditions in conventional and existing logistics infrastructures comparable to the delivery of petroleum or diesel. From the plant in the CHEMPARK Dormagen, the LOHC loaded with hydrogen will be loaded to a truck for road transport to LOHC Release Plants and hydrogen offtakers in Europe, among others in Rotterdam.

“Frames has a proven track record in implementing innovative systems for processing various gases, also within the field of novel hydrogen technologies”, says Stefan Naser, Chief Operating Officer of Hydrogenious LOHC Technologies. “Their vast experience could be of great support to the roll-out of turnkey, stationary Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carrier (LOHC) plant infrastructure based on Hydrogenious’ proprietary technology.”

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Frames participated in H2Challenge

Angelique de Jong-Rijk — Fri, 19 Nov 2021 08:45:28 +0000

From Friday 1PM until Saturday 1PM the Frames team drove nearly 2000 km in 24hrs in a hydrogen powered car.

During the 24 hour Hydrogen challenge the team drove all the way to Aalborg Denmark and back to the Netherlands. Various assignments had to be completed including planting of a tree. It was a great event showing Frames' commitment to the hydrogen ecosystem

Jordi Zonneveld said; "For Frames, the 24h Hydrogen Challenge is not only a platform to gain exposure and network. We see this challenge as a way to showcase our relentless drive, commitment and energy. And why not have some fun along the way as well! "

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FRAMES RENEWABLES COMPLETES HYDROGEN REFUELING STATION INFRASTRUCTURE FOR GREEN PLANET

Frames Group — Mon, 22 Feb 2021 03:37:00 +0000

Frames Renewables has successfully completed the installation of the infrastructure for the Hydrogen refueling station at Green Planet, Pesse (NL). We have also performed additional services such as strength and leak testing, pre-commissioning, purging and drying to the full satisfaction of our customer and the Inspection Authorities.

Frames Renewables has been well known for the design and delivery of its plug & play systems and packages, and now a full service team is also at your disposal for fieldworks as well. We have all the tools, skills and competencies in house to install your high-pressure hydrogen gas lines, utilities, cabling and all that is required to safely realize your hydrogen refueling station. We can also provide a turn-key solution.

“I am very pleased with the professional attitude, pragmatic approach and flexibility that Frames showed to complete this job successfully” says Edward Doorten, owner of Green Planet and initiator of the hydrogen refueling station.

Safety, efficiency and pro-active problem-solving is what makes us unique. At Frames we have been finding solutions for energy challenges since our inception, taking into account the most strict safety and quality requirements. Do get in touch with Frames if you are thinking about realizing your hydrogen refueling station. We’ve got you covered!

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Frames Group B.V. acquires stake in Twinning Energy B.V.

Frames Group — Fri, 29 Jan 2021 12:33:00 +0000

Frames Group B.V. and Twinning Energy B.V. have entered into a close cooperation to offer hydrogen mobility solutions including local, green hydrogen generation options. The cooperation has been formalized by the acquisition of a 50% ownership stake by Frames Group in Twinning Energy.

The transition from fossil fuels to green energy is increasing momentum, with hydrogen having the potential to transform the way we currently think about transportation and mobility. Hydrogen driven vehicles or FCEV’s (Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles) are an essential building block in decarbonizing the transportation and mobility sectors. The combination of mobility solutions offered by Twinning Energy, including fleet-owner refuelling equipment, with the local green hydrogen generation systems designed and delivered by Frames will allow fleet-owners to begin phasing out fossil fuels today.

In light of these developments and the strong desire to promote the potential of hydrogen for the energy and mobility sector, Frames Group B.V. and Twinning Energy B.V. have joined forces to focus on the delivery of total solutions. Both companies have an established and long-standing reputation in the hydrogen sector. “We are pleased to be able to bring Twinning Energy and Frames together”, states Jordi Zonneveld, General Manager at Frames Group B.V.

“We firmly believe that the sum of our experience and expertise will allow us to offer better and more cost-effective hydrogen solutions to our customers.”

The new partners are ready to meet the needs for the future hydrogen market. “We have experienced an increasing demand from our customers, both local and public, for hydrogen solutions and the possibilities for local hydrogen production. Frames Group has many years’ experience and know-how in the gas processing sector and thus fits well with the hands-on approach of Twinning Energy when it comes to meeting the demand for this and our other services,” says Wim Peels, General Manager at Twinning Energy.

Frames Group B.V. and Twinning Energy B.V. are the right partners for the next phase in the transition to cleaner energy. As more and more projects need to be realized, the companies are well positioned to ensure the smooth introduction of hydrogen solutions.

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Frames delivers 25kW Hydrogen Electrolyzer for Plug Power

Frames Group — Fri, 23 Oct 2020 07:45:00 +0000

Key building block in electricity distribution from renewable energy

Marking the sale of another commercial electrolyzer, we have supplied a 25kW hydrogen electrolyzer to Plug Power, a leading provider of clean hydrogen and zero-emission fuel cell solutions. Working in collaboration with Plug Power, the Frames Electrolyzer design has been integrated into the 25kW GenFuel electrolyzer recently delivered to Japan.

Green hydrogen production from renewable sources is pivotal to overcoming the challenge of integrating solar energy electricity sources into traditional electricity grid networks. Hydrogen provides a means of efficiently storing large quantities of energy for extended periods of time. Frames PEM electrolyzer systems provide a robust and turn-key solution to generate hydrogen from water and electricity. Typically, a 25kW PEM electrolyzer will produce 0.5kg of hydrogen per hour for energy storage or fuel cell applications.

For this project, the Frames electrolyzer is integrated in a customized enclosure. The self-contained unit features demineralised water generation including continuous anode water conditioning. Hydrogen generated in the unit’s Merrimack stack is then treated and conditioned to achieve 99.999% purity.

Frames is also capable of providing storage solutions in the form of compression or Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carriers for storing and transporting multiple tonnes of hydrogen per day.

“The combination of Frames 25kW Balance-of-Plant and Plug Power’s electrolyzer stack is an important milestone in the collaboration between Frames and Plug Power,” says Hector Maza, VP Electrolyzer Sales, Plug Power. “The 25kW GenFuel electrolyzer is a crucial development in the renewable portfolio of Frames and serves as the foundation for their MW-scale electrolyzers and endeavours in renewable energy”.

Frames - Growing Hydrogen Processing Expertise

As a leading systems developer and integrator of energy systems, Frames has a growing range of hydrogen processing technologies including electrolyzers, purification, underground storage, liquid organic hydrogen carrier (LOHC), compression and green hydrogen process integration.

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KICK‐OFF FOR DESIGNING A GIGAWATT ELECTROLYSIS PLANT

Frames Group — Thu, 15 Oct 2020 07:25:00 +0000

Much needs to be done in order to provide the Dutch industry with sustainable hydrogen. Sustainable hydrogen can be generated by means of water electrolysis, utilizing electricity from wind and sun. Bringing that to an industrial level requires a thousand fold scale‐up of existing technology. This is in fact the aim of the ‘Gigawatt Electrolysis Factory’ project that recently kicked-off at the Institute for sustainable Process Technology.

In the project, a consortium of companies, universities and knowledge institutions paved the way for the design of an industrially relevant electrolysis plant. At the industrial scale, the gigawatt (GW) is the measure of things. Around 2030, wind farms in the Netherlands and the North Sea will produce several dozen GWs of renewable electricity. On the other hand, current industrial plants producing hydrogen from natural gas have a capacity comparable to an electrolysis plant of GW size.

Current hydrogen production in The Netherlands amounts to some 800,000 metric tons per year, with the hydrogen being used in the production of ammonia and fertilizer, in the oil refining sector, and in the chemical industry. To be able to provide the Netherlands with future CO₂ ‐free hydrogen, several GW‐size electrolysis plants would be needed. Their significance, however, extends beyond the production of sustainable hydrogen for industry. They can also contribute to a future robust infrastructure for sustainable energy in which hydrogen is an energy carrier.

A thousand times larger

It’s a huge challenge. At present, industrial installations for the electrolysis of water ‐ the electrolysers ‐ are no larger than a few megawatts. A factory with a capacity of a gigawatt would thus operate a hundred to a thousand such electrolysers. The partners in the Gigawatt Electrolyser project will jointly investigate what it takes to build such an electrolysis plant in the Netherlands around 2025‐2030.

The project is coordinated by the Institute for Sustainable Process Technology (ISPT), the Amersfoort based intermediary between industry, SMEs, knowledge institutions and government, focused on the development of innovative process technology. The project is supported by TKI Energie & Industrie and partners include Nouryon, Shell, Yara, OCI Nitrogen, Gasunie, DOW Chemical, Ørsted, Frames, ECN part of TNO, Utrecht University and Imperial College London.

The project is part of the ISPT Hydrohub program, aimed at the scaling up of green hydrogen production. This also includes the Hydrohub test center for testing new electrolysis technology on a megawatt scale, and an analysis of the future value chain in hydrogen production (HyChain).

Technical design

The Gigawatt Electrolyser project will identify the key barriers to overcome when the numbers of electrolysis cells (so‐called ‘stacks’) in an integrated factory are hugely increased. With this ‘numbering up’ it is important that the factory is able to operate in a dynamical fashion. After all, it will operate on electricity from wind or solar parks and will therefore have to cope with a varying electricity supply. It will have to be able to adapt to declining or increasing power supply.

Another important aspect of the gigawatt factory is the production of heat and oxygen which are potentially valuable ‘by‐products’ of the water electrolysis. The technical design of the factory should take into account the capturing and delivery of hydrogen, heat and oxygen in a way that goes hand in hand with the operational strategy of the large‐scale facility.

Competitive alternative

The ultimate goal of the project is to achieve an optimal design at minimal cost. With the current state of technology and current market prices, the investment for a GW electrolysis plant would amount to about one billion Euros. The partners in the Gigawatt Electrolyser project aim at a three-or fourfold cost reduction. A competitive alternative for the conventional ‘fossil’ hydrogen technology would arise, with an investment of around 350 million Euros for a GW electrolysis plant.

An important project aim is to determine how the cost of electrolysers and components can decrease as a result of the scaling up of the electrolysis technology. This entails a study of the expected learning effects in the manufacturing industry which might be comparable to those that have led to cost reductions in wind and solar energy equipment. The project is expected to stimulate innovation in the field of electrolysis technology, thus creating opportunities for the Dutch manufacturing industry in the production of electrolyser modules and components.

Climate agreements

The ambition of the Gigawatt Electrolyser project goes beyond the drafting of a conceptual design. The next step is to assess how an industrial GW electrolysis plant can be fitted into an industrial environment, and how a specific environment affects the cost of the plant. In the next project phase that is currently under development, case studies will be carried out in collaboration with industry. The focus is on the industrial regions around Vlissingen ‐ Terneuzen, Rotterdam, Amsterdam, Delfzijl and Geleen. The project is in line with the ambitions and objectives set out in the climate agreements drafted for these regions. Important partners in this next phase of the project include Deltalinqs, Port of Rotterdam, Groningen Seaports, North Sea Port, Port of Amsterdam, the Provinces of Groningen and North and South Holland, Tennet, Stedin, SDR / Impulse Zeeland, USG / Chemelot and Tata Steel.

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Frames Hydrogen Recovery System for MOL Danube Refinery

Frames Group — Tue, 15 Sep 2020 07:24:00 +0000

We are proud to announce that we are awarded a contract to supply a hydrogen recovery and purification system for the MOL Danube Refinery at Százhalombatta near Budapest. The purification system will recover hydrogen from vent recycled gas, improving the overall efficiency of the refinery’s hydrogen recovery and reducing operation costs.

MOL Group is committed to making efficiency improvements in its refinery processing; this includes recovery of hydrogen from vent gas and utilizing this hydrogen to reduce the quantity of makeup hydrogen produced by hydrogen plants. The Frames system will be used for hydrogen recovery and purification of vent recycled gas produced by the Mild Hydrocracker Unit (MHC). In addition to enabling refinery operational cost savings, the Frames Hydrogen Recovery System contributes to utilization reduction in the hydrogen plants’ natural gas feed and related operational costs.

The Frames Hydrogen Recovery and Purification System features highly sensitive membrane technology from Frames’ strategic partner, Membrane Technology and Research, Inc. (MTR), allowing MOL Group to optimise the required hydrogen purity and recovery levels. It is supplied as a complete skid mounted unit ready for installation in the existing plant. Frames is also responsible for the site interface engineering and will provide on-site supervision during installation, commissioning and system start-up.

“We are delighted to be working with the MOL Group on another project to enhance the efficiency of their refinery operations,” says Denny van Hoof Regional Sales Manager, Frames. “The combination of Frames systems engineering, and MTR membrane technology, ensures our hydrogen recovery and purification units are a cost-effective way for oil refineries to convert low purity hydrogen by-product into a high-purity gas stream for subsequent processing.”

In 2019, Frames was awarded a contract for the supply of two desalters (electrostatic coalescers) to the Danube Refinery, enable MOL to process a broader range of crude oils more cost effectively.

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Cooperation agreement between Frames and Hydrogenious

Frames Group — Sat, 06 Apr 2019 10:33:00 +0000

Erlangen, 25 July 2019 – Hydrogenious LOHC Technologies GmbH, Frames Group B.V. and MAN Energy Solutions SE have entered a close cooperation in order to build large-scale hydrogen storage systems based on the innovative LOHC technology. The partners have developed 5 and 12 tons per day solutions as first step.

The energy market is increasingly requesting hydrogen as an energy carrier. Since hydrogen can be produced on a large scale from renewable energies, it is the ideal medium for decarbonizing the energy, mobility and industrial sectors. However, the question of efficient hydrogen distribution remains open. The Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carrier (LOHC) technology developed by Hydrogenious LOHC Technologies offers a safe and efficient solution for storing and distributing hydrogen on a large scale.

In the light of these advantages and the strong desire to promote the potential of hydrogen for the energy market, Hydrogenious LOHC Technologies, Frames Group B.V. and MAN Energy Solutions have signed a cooperation agreement , focusing on the development and global delivery of large-scale hydrogenation plants to store hydrogen in the LOHC material. As a first step, the partners have developed systems with hydrogen capacities of 5 and 12 tons per day. Such large hydrogen processing capacities will be crucial for the decarbonization of Europe’s energy needs. Since the LOHC technology uses the existing infrastructure for conventional fuels, it makes import and transportation of large amounts of green hydrogen, for example from Scandinavian wind parks to Central Europe, feasible. The new partnership will thereby contribute to creating a simple and efficient transport network for green energy at European and global level. “We are very satisfied to have gained such important players from the plant engineering sector for this cooperation”, states Daniel Teichmann, CEO of Hydrogenious LOHC Technologies. “We firmly believe that the expertise of Frames and MAN Energy Solutions will further advance our LOHC technology and make it a key factor for the global large-scale distribution of hydrogen.”

The new partners are ready to meet the needs for the future hydrogen market in respect to bulk hydrogen storage and transportation. Hydrogenious LOHC Technologies is specialized in the development of the LOHC technology and thus contributes its core process know-how to the cooperation. Frames designs and builds solutions for renewable energy and oil and gas processing equipment, and will be responsible for the overall realization of the hydrogenation plant. “We see an increased demand for green fuels and are investing in the development of hydrogen solutions, like electrolysers and hydrogen storage. Hydrogen is the vital link in the energy transition”, says Frans Roozendaal – CEO at Frames. “At Frames, we convert process and control concepts into skid-mounted solutions. Although the oil & gas industry has historically been the target market, we have also seen a strong expansion of our renewables activities.” Jordi Zonneveld, Product Specialist – Hydrogen at Frames is very pleased with the collaboration between Hydrogenious LOHC Technologies, MAN Energy Solutions and Frames: “With this partnership we are able to translate our customer’s sustainability ambitions into skid-mounted solutions.”

MAN Energy Solutions completes the consortium with its experience in design and fabrication of reactor systems for chemical and petrochemical applications. The company will deliver the reactor and related steam generator equipment to the projects. “We strongly believe that the global goal to build a climate neutral economy largely depends on the future use of green hydrogen and other gases produced from renewable energy”, says Dr. Uwe Lauber, CEO of MAN Energy Solutions. “Hydrogen will play a crucial role in the decarbonization of those sectors that cannot be electrified directly. The LOHC technology is a game changing and powerful innovation by a great company and this partnership is an important step to further build our profile with regards to a future hydrogen economy.”

Frames Group B.V., MAN Energy Solutions and Hydrogenious LOHC Technologies are the right partners for scaling up the LOHC process and hence implementing the LOHC technology even more cost-effectively. As all three companies operate on a global level, this strong European consortium is well positioned for a worldwide realization of large-scale LOHC plants.

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The world’s first commercial CO2 capture installation for horticulture applications

Frames Group — Sat, 06 Apr 2019 08:59:00 +0000

Frames is pleased to announce the first carbon neutral system for heating and supplying CO₂ for industrial-scale, greenhouse growers. Successfully demonstrated by DES B.V. a cooperative association of growers including VOF Prominent Grevelingen, DT van Noord tomatoes and Van Duijn aubergines, the biomass system will save the growers more than 6.5 million m3 of natural gas, and 12 million kilos of fossil CO₂ emissions per year.

The Frames biomass fueled system uses advanced carbon capture and cleaning technology to produce high quality CO₂ used to promote plant growth. Carbon dioxide (CO₂) enrichment is commonly used in greenhouses to encourage crops to maximize their photosynthesis. Until now, greenhouse growers have relied on using a combination of fossil fuel (natural gas) combustion with air heaters and liquid CO₂. However, with the Dutch government committed to reducing CO₂ emissions by 2030 to 49% of 1990 levels, the horticultural industry needs to find more environmentally friendly alternatives. Previous attempts to use CO₂ from biomass have been inhibited by the high level of pollutants in the flue gases.

The Frames’ carbon neutral CO₂ system comprises an installation which captures CO₂ from flue gases of chipped natural wood burning in a biomass boiler. After further polishing, the captured CO₂ is stored in two large gas tanks for later use. When the wood is burned, the CO₂ rich flue gases pass through an absorption tower where they are dissolved in GALLOXOL^® – an environmentally friendly solvent specifically designed to selectively pick CO₂ from the flue gasses. The other flue gasses exit the absorber into the atmosphere as normal.

The CO₂ rich GALLOXOL^® then passes through a condenser to release the pure CO₂ before being recycled back to the absorption tower. Only the produced pure CO₂ is used for fertilizing and not the flue gasses themselves, making the Frames process a significant improvement compared to typical gas fired boiler or combined heat and power (CHP) fertilization systems.

The Frames installation will generate 2.2 T CO₂ per hour. It also includes a gas analyzer to check the quality of the CO₂ for levels of NOx and ethylene which are by-products of combustion process and a well know concern to growers. The analysis is done as a final quality check and provides an additional reassurance to growers. In the unlikely event the CO₂ quality is outside specification, the CO₂ will be vented and not used in the greenhouses.

Combination of techniques

The heat and green CO₂ from the Frames process is used by the growers in their production processes. “Unique about the project is the capture of the green CO₂ from the flue gases. The CO₂ is used to promote plant growth in cultivation,” says Pleun van Duijn, one of the founders of DES B.V. In Europe, this combination of techniques has not been used on this scale before, partly due to the complex integration of the different technologies. The cooperation between the three horticultural companies provides economies of scale, making it an environmentally and economically carbon neutral solution.

Sustainability and savings

By using heat from biomass, more than 6.5 million m3 of natural gas is saved per year. In addition, the use of biomass as fuel saves 12 million kilos of fossil CO₂ emissions per year. “We want to make our cultivation more sustainable,” says van Duijn. “That’s why we now opt for an innovative and sustainable replacement of a large part of the CO₂ and fossil heat used in the plant production process.” Other companies involved in the DES BV project include: Comgoed from Dirksland as a supplier for the local biomass. The biomass boiler has been supplied by Flanders based, Vyncke and the CO₂ capture installation by Frames. Hanse Staalbouw is responsible for the construction of the storage shed and the boiler house.

Other companies involved in the DES BV project include: Comgoed from Dirksland as a supplier for the local biomass. The biomass boiler has been supplied by Flanders based, Vyncke and the CO₂ capture installation by Frames. Hanse Staalbouw is responsible for the construction of the storage shed and the boiler house.

Carbon Capture with GALLOXOL® technology

Frames’ experience of CO₂ goes back a number of years, being located on the premises of the University of Twente campus in Enschede. We first designed CO₂ capture units for the oil and gas industry by applying GALLOXOL^® technology originally developed in the Netherlands, to the needs of an industrial-scale process. Five years ago, Frames began adapting its GALLOXOL^® technology for CO₂ removal in the biogas market.

“Our breakthrough for greenhouse CO₂ recovery came when we realized that both heat production and CO₂ emissions are features of the same system, so why not tackle both at the same time,” says Nick ten Asbroek, Product Specialist, Frames. “We contacted Vyncke biomass boiler maker and worked with them to develop the complete system.”

“To our knowledge this is the first demo designed to produce greenhouse quality CO₂ that includes all the required process steps: automation, heat integration and CO₂ storage. It is also of significant size compared to earlier pilots that focused only on the capture of CO₂ and did not demonstrate a commercially viable pilot solution.”

Dutch Government Expands SDE+ Carbon Reduction Initiative

Since 2020, the Dutch government is has been providing subsidies on technologies that reduce CO₂ emissions. To enable this, the current Sustainable Energy Production Incentive Scheme (SDE +) is being upgraded. The scheme will be called the Sustainable Energy Transition Stimulation Scheme (SDE ++) from 2020 and focuses on more than just sustainable energy.

The SDE ++ is intended to contribute in a cost-effective way to reducing CO₂ emissions. By 2030 emissions must be reduced by 49 percent compared to 1990. All coal-fired plants must also be closed. Techniques that reduce CO₂ and are cost-effective are the first to be eligible for a subsidy, according to the government.

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