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Novel insulation concepts for LH2 storage tanks

HORIZON JU Research and Innovation Actions

Basic Information

Identifier: HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2023-02-03
Programme: HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2023-1
Programme Period: 2021 - 2027
Status: Closed (31094503)
Opening Date: January 31, 2023
Deadline: April 18, 2023
Deadline Model: single-stage
Budget: €195,000,000
Min Grant Amount: €4,000,000
Max Grant Amount: €4,000,000
Expected Number of Grants: 1
Keywords: HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2023-02-03HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2023-1Energy collection, conversion and storage, renewable energyHydrogen

Description

Expected Outcome:

An important element of the European Hydrogen Strategy is to support the deployment of LH₂ for heavy duty applications and to allow energy transportation over longer distances. A further important element of the strategy is to decrease the cost of hydrogen by development of an international hydrogen trade, which will allow the import into the EU of renewable hydrogen from regions with low-cost renewable power. Ultimately this will benefit the EU's competitiveness, manufacturing capabilities and secure renewable energy supply.

Shipping of LH₂ will represent a flexible means for transport of larger quantities of hydrogen over longer distances, as well as for regional distribution without a gas-grid. The associated LH₂ import terminals will make LH₂ readily available as a green fuel for shipping, heavy duty mobility and aviation, which is essential for the decarbonisation of these hard to abate sectors. The storage of LH₂ in the import terminal has also the potential to serve as a buffer (back-up) in the overall H₂ and power supply system.

Cryogenic liquefied gases such as LNG or LH₂ differ from each other in some aspects, which is also reflected in the technologies required for their storage. For LNG, which has been in use for decades, capacities of 100,000 to 150,000 m³ are easy to hold today. In comparison, the largest LH₂ tank constructed today is about 5,000 m³. LH₂storage presents several new challenges that greatly impact scalability. EU suppliers of cryogenic storage systems are well positioned to close the gap. KHI^[1] has announced a design of 11,000 m³ and CB&I^[2] has announced a design up to 40,000 m³.

The insulation concepts developed so far are rather complex and costly. At present, nearly one year is spent on site erection for a 150 tonnes LH₂ storage, exposing the project to unpredictable weather and manpower fluctuations. Furthermore, the existing technology is proposed only by non-EU suppliers (namely USA and Japan), while EU is yet to develop an independent innovative solution to preserve its competitive position.

Project results are expected to contribute to all of the following expected outcomes

Contribute to the development of safe, cost- and energy efficient storage of large quantities of LH₂. For the import of LH₂ at energy system scale, in the order of GW hydrogen energy flux, large scale LH₂ storage tank concepts need to be developed. An important aspect is to utilise the techno-economic advantage of scale. Targeted dimensions will be in the range of those implemented for LNG import today, e.g., 150,000 m³ per tank, corresponding to 10,000 tonnes of hydrogen.
Development of novel concepts enabling reduced costs, while maintaining low boil-off rates is therefore expected.
Foster the basis for large scale trade of LH₂ by 2030 being a supplement and an alternative to the current world-wide LNG trade.

Project results are expected to contribute to the following objectives and KPIs of the Clean Hydrogen JU SRIA for large-scale shipping of bulk liquid hydrogen and should be considered as a reference to meet the desired performance requirements for the new insulation concepts.

Onshore LH₂containment tank capex (70 €/kg in 2024, < 20 €/kg in 2030)
LH₂ boil-off (0.1 %/day in 2024, < 0.1 %/day in 2030)

Scope:

The scope of this topic is to develop and validate novel insulation concepts for storage of liquid hydrogen. The concepts developed should be suitable for a later scale-up to dimension similar to LNG storage tanks for shipping and or onshore storage.

The scope for the proposed project should include:

Definition of insulation concept suitable for LH₂ storage, including novel support structures and/or architecture;
Material selection and integrity evaluation for LH₂ exposure, e.g., strength, ductility, toughness, thermal expansion and compatibility;
Thermomechanical evaluation of the insulation concept;
Evaluation of consequences of fires;
Insulation application evaluation for large scale tanks and support structure (including the construction methodologies for pre-fabrication, concrete base limitation, innovative supports, reduced schedule for construction/erection…);
Risk analysis for safe operation (evaluation of hazardous scenarios);
Concept design and cost estimation for large scale LH₂ tanks;
Tests at laboratory scale, at least, should be performed to support the viability of the concept at relevant conditions, e.g., with respect to temperature and stress conditions;
The circularity/sustainability of the solution (material and operation) should be demonstrated.

Activities are expected to start at TRL 2 and achieve TRL 3 by the end of the project - see General Annex B.

The JU estimates that an EU contribution of maximum EUR 2.00 million would allow these outcomes to be addressed appropriately.

The conditions related to this topic are provided in the chapter 2.2.3.2 of the Clean Hydrogen JU 2023 Annual Work Plan and in the General Annexes to the Horizon Europe Work Programme 2023–2024 which apply mutatis mutandis.

[1] Kawasaki Heavy Industries

[2] Chicago Bridge & Iron Company

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Eligibility & Conditions

General conditions

1. Admissibility conditions: described in Annex A and Annex E of the Horizon Europe Work Programme General Annexes

Proposal page limits and layout: described in Part B of the Application Form available in the Submission System

2. Eligible countries: described in Annex B of the Work Programme General Annexes

A number of non-EU/non-Associated Countries that are not automatically eligible for funding have made specific provisions for making funding available for their participants in Horizon Europe projects. See the information in the Horizon Europe Programme Guide.

3. Other eligibility conditions: described in Annex B of the Work Programme General Annexes

Additional eligibility condition: Maximum contribution per topic

For some topics, in line with the Clean Hydrogen JU SRIA, an additional eligibility criterion has been introduced to limit the Clean Hydrogen JU requested contribution mostly for actions performed at high TRL level, including demonstration in real operational environment and with important involvement from industrial stakeholders and/or end users such as public authorities. Such actions are expected to leverage co-funding as commitment from stakeholders. It is of added value that such leverage is shown through the private investment in these specific topics. Therefore, proposals requesting contributions above the amounts specified per each topic below will not be evaluated:

- HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2023 -01-05: The maximum Clean Hydrogen JU contribution that may be requested is EUR 10.00 million

- HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2023 -01-06: The maximum Clean Hydrogen JU contribution that may be requested is EUR 10.00 million

- HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2023 -01-07: The maximum Clean Hydrogen JU contribution that may be requested is EUR 15.00 million

- HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2023 -02-01: The maximum Clean Hydrogen JU contribution that may be requested is EUR 20.00 million

- HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2023 -02-04: The maximum Clean Hydrogen JU contribution that may be requested is EUR 5.00 million

- HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2023 -02-05: The maximum Clean Hydrogen JU contribution that may be requested is EUR 5.00 million

- HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2023 -03-01: The maximum Clean Hydrogen JU contribution that may be requested is EUR 5.00 million

- HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2023 -04-03: The maximum Clean Hydrogen JU contribution that may be requested is EUR 6.00 million

- HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2023 -04-04: The maximum Clean Hydrogen JU contribution that may be requested is EUR 6.00 million

- HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2023 -06-01: The maximum Clean Hydrogen JU contribution that may be requested is EUR 20.00 million

- HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2023 -06-02: The maximum Clean Hydrogen JU contribution that may be requested is EUR 9.00 million

- HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2023 -07-01: The maximum Clean Hydrogen JU contribution that may be requested is EUR 10.00 million

- HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2023 -07-02: The maximum Clean Hydrogen JU contribution that may be requested is EUR 10.00 million

Additional eligibility condition: Membership to Hydrogen Europe / Hydrogen Europe Research

For some topics, in line with the Clean Hydrogen JU SRIA, an additional eligibility criterion has been introduced to ensure that one partner in the consortium is a member of either Hydrogen Europe or Hydrogen Europe Research. This concerns topics targeting actions for large-scale demonstrations, flagship projects and strategic research actions, where the industrial and research partners of the Clean Hydrogen JU are considered to play a key role in accelerating the commercialisation of hydrogen technologies by being closely linked to the Clean Hydrogen JU constituency, which could further ensure full alignment with the SRIA of the JU. This approach shall also ensure the continuity of the work performed within projects funded through the H2020 and FP7, by building up on their experience and consolidating the EU value-chain. This applies to the following topics:

- HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2023 -01-05

- HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2023 -01-06

- HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2023 -01-07

- HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2023 -02-01

- HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2023 -02-04

- HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2023 -02-05

- HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2023 -03-01

- HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2023 -04-03

- HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2023 -04-04

- HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2023 -06-01

- HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2023 -06-02

- HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2023 -07-01

- HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2023 -07-02

4. Financial and operational capacity and exclusion: described in Annex C of the Work Programme General Annexes

Award criteria, scoring and thresholds are described in Annex D of the Work Programme General Annexes

Submission and evaluation processes are described in Annex F of the Work Programme General Annexes and the Online Manual

Exemption to evaluation procedure: complementarity of projects

For some topics in order to ensure a balanced portfolio covering complementary approaches, grants will be awarded to applications not only in order of ranking but at least also to one additional project that is / are complementary, provided that the applications attain all thresholds.

- HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2023 -01-01

- HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2023 -03-01

Seal of Excellence

For the two topics in the Call addressing Hydrogen Valleys, the ‘Seal of Excellence’ will be awarded to applications exceeding all of the evaluation thresholds set out in this Annual Work Programme but cannot be funded due to lack of budget available to the call. This will further improve the chances of good proposals, otherwise not selected, to find alternative funding in other Union programmes, including those managed by national or regional Managing Authorities. With prior authorisation from the applicants, the Clean Hydrogen JU may share information concerning the proposal and the evaluation with interested financing authorities. In this Annual Work Programme ‘Seal of Excellence’ will be awarded for the following topic(s):

- HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2023 -06-01

- HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2023 -06-02

Indicative timeline for evaluation and grant agreement: described in Annex F of the Work Programme General Annexes

6. Legal and financial set-up of the grants: described in Annex G of the Work Programme General Annexes

In addition to the standard provisions, the following specific provisions in the model grant agreement will apply:

Intellectual Property Rights (IPR), background and results, access rights and rights of use (article 16 and Annex 5 of the Model Grant Agreement (MGA)).

An additional information obligation has been introduced for topics including standardisation activities: ‘Beneficiaries must, up to 4 years after the end of the action, inform the granting authority if the results could reasonably be expected to contribute to European or international standards’. These concerns the topics below:

- HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2023 -02-02

- HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2023 -05-03

Ownership of results

For all topics in this Work Programme Clean Hydrogen JU shall have the right to object to transfers of ownership of results, or to grants of an exclusive licence regarding results, if: (a) the beneficiaries which generated the results have received Union funding; (b) the transfer or licensing is to a legal entity established in a non-associated third country; and (c) the transfer or licensing is not in line with Union interests. The grant agreement shall contain a provision in this respect.

Full capitalised costs for purchases of equipment, infrastructure or other assets purchased specifically for the action

For some topics, in line with the Clean Hydrogen JU SRIA, mostly large-scale demonstrators or flagship projects specific equipment, infrastructure or other assets purchased specifically for the action (or developed as part of the action tasks) can exceptionally be declared as full capitalised costs. This concerns the topics below:

- HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2023 -01-05

- HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2023 -01-06

- HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2023 -01-07

- HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2023 -02-01

- HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2023 -02-04

- HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2023 -02-05

- HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2023 -03-01

- HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2023 -04-03

- HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2023 -04-04

- HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2023 -06-01

- HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2023 -06-02

Subcontracting:

For all topics: an additional obligation regarding subcontracting has been introduced, namely that subcontracted work may only be performed in target countries set out in the call conditions.

The beneficiaries must ensure that the subcontracted work is performed in the countries set out in the call conditions.

The target countries are all Member States of the European Union and all Associated Countries.

Specific conditions

7. Specific conditions: described in the chapter 2.2.3.2 of the Clean Hydrogen JU 2023 Annual Work Programme

Documents

Call documents:

Application form — As well available in the Submission System from January 31st 2023

- Application form - Part B (HE CleanH2 RIA, IA)

- Application form - Part B (HE CleanH2 CSA)

Evaluation form

- Evaluation form (HE RIA, IA)

- Evaluation form (HE CSA)

Model Grant Agreement (MGA)

- HE General MGA v1.0

Clean Hydrogen JU - Annual Work Programme 2023 (AWP 2023)

- AWP 2023

- SRIA - Clean Hydrogen JU

Additional documents:

HE Main Work Programme 2023–2024 – 1. General Introduction

HE Main Work Programme 2023–2024 – 13. General Annexes

HE Programme Guide

HE Framework Programme and Rules for Participation Regulation 2021/695

HE Specific Programme Decision 2021/764

EU Financial Regulation

Rules for Legal Entity Validation, LEAR Appointment and Financial Capacity Assessment

EU Grants AGA — Annotated Model Grant Agreement

Funding & Tenders Portal Online Manual

Funding & Tenders Portal Terms and Conditions

Funding & Tenders Portal Privacy Statement

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Latest Updates

Last Changed: July 31, 2023

CALL UPDATE:

An overview of the evaluation results for the call HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2023-1 is now available. More information can be found in this document: Flash call info

Last Changed: July 31, 2023

CALL UPDATE:

An overview of the evaluation results for the call HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2023-1 is now available. More information can be found in this document: Flash call info

Last Changed: April 19, 2023

PROPOSAL NUMBERS

Call HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2023-1 has closed on the 18/04/2023.

132 proposals have been submitted.

The breakdown per topic is:

RENEWABLE HYDROGEN PRODUCTION

· HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2023-01-01: 24 proposals

· HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2023-01-02: 3 proposals

· HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2023-01-03: 7 proposals

· HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2023-01-04: 11 proposals

· HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2023-01-05: 8 proposals

· HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2023-01-06: 0 proposal

· HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2023-01-07: 1 proposal

HYDROGEN STORAGE AND DISTRIBUTION

· HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2023-02-01: 4 proposals

· HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2023-02-02: 2 proposals

· HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2023-02-03: 2 proposals

· HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2023-02-04: 3 proposals

· HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2023-02-05: 1 proposal

HYDROGEN END USES: TRANSPORT APPLICATIONS

· HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2023-03-01: 1 proposal

· HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2023-03-02: 7 proposals

· HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2023-03-03: 1 proposal

HYDROGEN END USES: CLEAN HEAT AND POWER

· HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2023-04-01: 2 proposals

· HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2023-04-02: 8 proposals

· HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2023-04-03: 2 proposals

· HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2023-04-04: 4 proposals

CROSS-CUTTING

· HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2023-05-01: 2 proposals

· HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2023-05-02: 4 proposals

· HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2023-05-03: 1 proposal

HYDROGEN VALLEYS

· HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2023-06-01: 8 proposals

· HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2023-06-02: 20 proposals

STRATEGIC RESEARCH CHALLENGES

· HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2023-07-01: 3 proposals

· HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2023-07-02: 3 proposals

Evaluation results are expected to be communicated in July 2023.

Last Changed: April 19, 2023

PROPOSAL NUMBERS

Call HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2023-1 has closed on the 18/04/2023.

132 proposals have been submitted.

The breakdown per topic is:

RENEWABLE HYDROGEN PRODUCTION

· HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2023-01-01: 24 proposals

· HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2023-01-02: 3 proposals

· HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2023-01-03: 7 proposals

· HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2023-01-04: 11 proposals

· HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2023-01-05: 8 proposals

· HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2023-01-06: 0 proposal

· HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2023-01-07: 1 proposal

HYDROGEN STORAGE AND DISTRIBUTION

· HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2023-02-01: 4 proposals

· HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2023-02-02: 2 proposals

· HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2023-02-03: 2 proposals

· HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2023-02-04: 3 proposals

· HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2023-02-05: 1 proposal

HYDROGEN END USES: TRANSPORT APPLICATIONS

· HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2023-03-01: 1 proposal

· HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2023-03-02: 7 proposals

· HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2023-03-03: 1 proposal

HYDROGEN END USES: CLEAN HEAT AND POWER

· HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2023-04-01: 2 proposals

· HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2023-04-02: 8 proposals

· HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2023-04-03: 2 proposals

· HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2023-04-04: 4 proposals

CROSS-CUTTING

· HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2023-05-01: 2 proposals

· HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2023-05-02: 4 proposals

· HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2023-05-03: 1 proposal

HYDROGEN VALLEYS

· HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2023-06-01: 8 proposals

· HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2023-06-02: 20 proposals

STRATEGIC RESEARCH CHALLENGES

· HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2023-07-01: 3 proposals

· HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2023-07-02: 3 proposals

Evaluation results are expected to be communicated in July 2023.

Last Changed: February 1, 2023

The submission session is now available for: HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2023-07-01(HORIZON-JU-RIA), HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2023-02-03(HORIZON-JU-RIA), HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2023-01-02(HORIZON-JU-RIA), HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2023-05-03(HORIZON-JU-RIA), HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2023-01-05(HORIZON-JU-IA), HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2023-04-04(HORIZON-JU-IA), HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2023-01-03(HORIZON-JU-RIA), HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2023-03-02(HORIZON-JU-RIA), HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2023-03-01(HORIZON-JU-IA), HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2023-06-02(HORIZON-JU-IA), HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2023-05-02(HORIZON-JU-CSA), HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2023-04-02(HORIZON-JU-RIA), HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2023-01-07(HORIZON-JU-IA), HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2023-02-02(HORIZON-JU-RIA), HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2023-03-03(HORIZON-JU-RIA), HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2023-07-02(HORIZON-JU-RIA), HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2023-04-03(HORIZON-JU-IA), HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2023-02-04(HORIZON-JU-IA), HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2023-02-01(HORIZON-JU-IA), HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2023-01-06(HORIZON-JU-IA), HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2023-05-01(HORIZON-JU-CSA), HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2023-02-05(HORIZON-JU-IA), HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2023-06-01(HORIZON-JU-IA), HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2023-04-01(HORIZON-JU-RIA), HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2023-01-01(HORIZON-JU-RIA), HORIZON-JTI-CLEANH2-2023-01-04(HORIZON-JU-RIA)

Last Changed: January 31, 2023

In section "Topic conditions and documents", the documents Application form - Part B (HE CleanH2 RIA, IA) and Application form - Part B (HE CleanH2 CSA) have been updated.