NEA - H2 Presentation

H2 System
January 31th 2022
1 © NEA GROUP
NEA GROUP – Business Unit Overview
Family owned company since 1830 with more than 100 years of H2 compression
experience
• ~1,200 Employees
• Globally active with
Sales & Service
Centers
• Bare machines
„Made in Germany“
• Core business are
compressor plant
solutions
• Horizontal, V- and
Vertical
Compressors
• Mostly API-618 for
high efficiency and
longevity
2 © NEA GROUP
NEA GROUP Worldwide
Moscow
Aachen Milan Beijing

Muelheim
Katy, TX Stassfurt
Unna Cairo Dubai
Wurzen Pune
Rayong
Belo Horizonte
Compression demand in the H2-
Economy
NEUMAN & ESSER GROUP
Reciprocating Compressors for Hydrogen
NEA’s portfolio for hydrogen compression out

of Refinery Business
COMPRESSOR SELECTION: Possible volume flows of the different positive
displacement compressors
• Three type of compressors come into question for non-lubricated hydrogen compression
• Hydraulically driven piston compressors
• Diaphragm compressors
• Mechanically driven (reciprocating) piston compressors
• Pressure limits:
≈ 400 bar for dry running reciprocating piston compressors
≈ 700 bar for lubricated reciprocating piston compressors
≈ 3,000 bar for hydraulically driven piston and diaphragm compressors
• Volume flow limits per compression chamber:

≈ 15 m³/h for hydraulically driven piston compressors
≈ 200 m³/h for diaphragm compressors
≈ 5,000 m³/h for reciprocating piston compressors
Non-Lubricated Compressors for Hydrogen
Reciprocating Piston Diaphragm compressors Hydraulically driven piston
HIGH FLOW MEDIUM FLOW & BOOSTER LOW FLOW & BOOSTER
DIAPHGRAM COMPRESSOR: Key features
• It is oil-free
• It is abrasion-free
• It is leakage-free
• It was historically the 1st choice for this

application!
• It will be the solution for the future due to more vehicles!

DIAPHGRAM COMPRESSOR: References
H2-filling station for public buses – Hamburg, Germany
Service conditions:
Suction pressure 12 – 16 bar(a)
Discharge pressure 441 bar(a)
Flow at 30 bar: 62 m³N/h at 14 bar

DIAPHGRAM COMPRESSOR: Optimal operating conditions
Diaphragm compressors don’t like

• interrupted operation
• expected lifetime of diaphragm about ½ year
• diaphragm exchange time-consuming (1 day)
• gas losses due to expansion for diaphragm exchange
• diaphragm fracture not plannable
Diaphragm compressors have higher space requirement

• crank drive and diaphragm head
Diaphragm compressors can be flow-controlled only by

• speed regulation with frequency converter (down to 50%)
• by-pass (inefficient)
HYDRAULIC PISTON DRIVEN COMPRESSOR:
• References for this technology since 1985
• Originally developed for argon, nitrogen, ethylene
• References up to 3000 bar (scientific application 8000 bar)
• Since 2005 also for hydrogen filling station

HYDRAULIC PISTON DRIVEN COMPRESSOR: Key features
• Oil-free
• Technically abrasion free
• Simple and quick maintenance
• Simple flow control by stroke rate (5…100%)
• Frequent start/stop without pressure release possible !
• Any number of stages possible
• 30 bar auf 1000 bar in 2 stages possible
• Low space requirements
• Idea for container installation
• Low flow requirements matching the current demand
HYDRAULIC PISTON DRIVEN COMPRESSOR: Hydraulic oil pump
1 drive shaft
2 pistons
3 piston surface
4 piston stroke
5 swash plate
6 adjustment angle
7 cylinders
8 drive through
9 control plate
10 Top dead center
11 Bottom dead center
12 control slot discharge
side
13 control slot suction side
HYDRAULIC PISTON DRIVEN COMPRESSOR: References
H2-filling station erected in 2007, Norway
• Suction pressure: 3.8 - 7.0 bar

• Discharge pressure: 476 bar
• 60 mN³/h at 3.8 bar
H2-filling station extended in 2009, Norway
• Suction pressure: 301 - 476 bar

• 470 mN³/h at 350 bar
References: TKH -compressor H2-filling station

H2-filling station for European Research Institution, the Netherlands in 2008
• Hydraulic unit for Ex-Zone 1


H2-filling station erected in 2010, Berlin, Germany
• Suction pressure: 13.5 - 16 bar

• 65 mN³/h at 13.5 bar
• Booster:
• 270 mN³/h at 300 bar

H2-filling station erected in 2013, Korea
• Flow: 80 mN³/h at 200 bar

H2-filling station erected since 2013, Europe and USA
• 50 units already shipped

• 81 mN³/h at 30 bar
• Booster
• 290 mN³/h at 200 bar
PISTON COMPRESSOR
NEUMAN & ESSER can supply piston compressor with all shape configuration:
• V-shape
• Horizontal
• Vertical
PISTON COMPRESSOR: Key features
• Compression is very efficient (from 1% to 5% if the transported or stored energy)
• Very high amounts of energy can be stored
• Proven technology (more than 100 year)
• Low CAPEX
• Easy maintenance
• Suitable for both continuos running and/or frequent start and stop
• N2 purging system is required
• API618 design is available
• Dry running (up to 400 bar) or lubricated (up to 700 bar)
• Abosrbed power from 30kW to 20 MW
• Tailor made compressor design to meet client requirment
PISTON COMPRESSOR: Applications
• Industrial use: when produced H2 is directly use by industries

• Steel production both H2 and O2 are needed
• Furnace feed with H2 or a mix of CH4 and H2 (Glass production, etc).
• Naval (yard tractor first phase ship second phase)
• Refinery, Chemical and Petrochemical plant (in combination with PSA unit)
• Fertilizer plant H2 converted in NH3 (H2 + N2 = NH3)
• Biomethane (recovered CO2 + H2 = CH4)
• Hydrogen production: with reforming of electrolyzer > 20MW
• Hydrogen pipeline: H2 injection and/or repumping
• Hydrogen storage: bottling or cavern

PISTON COMPRESSOR: 3 or 4 stages compressor
• Suction pressure: 25 barA

• Discharge pressure 400 barA
• Flow: 2700 Nm3/h
• Absorbed power: 350 kW
Typical Compressor Plant Components – Example
Medium Scale non Lube H2 Pipeline Compressor
Suction Pressure bar(a): 32
Discharge Pressure bar(a): 93
Volume Flow Nm3/h: 75000
Electrical Power kW: 3400
Energy Ratio: 1.5%
26 1-stage 3-crank dry running vertical Price Tag: 2-3 M€

Typical Compressor Plant
Components
Compressor & Drive Unit Cooling Water System
Process Gas System
Not explicitly shown: Instrumentation and (Capacity)

Control
Lube Oil System Purge & Vent Gas System
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Typical Compressor Plant
Components
Steel Construction & Platforms
Total Space Demand (m) : L x W x H: 15 x

12 x 8
Foundation & Building
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Typical Cavern Storage Compressor
Total Space Demand (m) : L x W x H: 25 x

30 x 8
More Information under:

https://www.neuman-
esser.de/en/company/media/blog/hydroge
n-storage-in-salt-caverns/
2-Stage 6-Crank horizontal, 10-20 MW Drive Power

29 Price Tag: 5-10 M€
Typical Small Scale Compressor Plant – e.g. Gas
Grid Feed in after 20 MW (PEM) Electrolyser
I&C Room Suction Pressure bar(a): 25
Discharge Pressure bar(a): 85
Ex-free Volume Flow Nm3/h: 4400
Electrical Power kW: 235
Energy Ratio: 1.8% (235 vs. 13200 kW)
Compressor
Room
Ex-Zone
Air - Water Cooling Rack

10 x 4 x 5 m
2-stage dry running V-type
More Information under:
https://www.neuman-esser.de/en/company/media/blog/hydrogen- Price Tag Compressor: 1-2M€
transport-with-pipelines/ Price Tag Electrolyzer: 20M€
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SUMMARY
• NEUMAN & ESSER Group can supply every type of compressor in H2 business
• H2 application can be as well as in industrial and/or mobility

• Hydrogen filling station  diaphragm and hydraulic driven piston
• Indrustial application  reciprocating or diaphgram
• All three compressors type can be used in any application, cost-convinence shall be
checked case by case
• Outlook
• Hydraulically driven piston compressors
• Diaphragm compressors
• Recip compressor (Hybrid compressors)
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January 31th 2022

Aachen Milan Beijing

NEA’s portfolio for hydrogen compression out

• Volume flow limits per compression chamber:

Reciprocating Piston Diaphragm compressors Hydraulically driven piston

• It was historically the 1st choice for this

• It will be the solution for the future due to more vehicles!

H2-filling station for public buses – Hamburg, Germany

Suction pressure 12 – 16 bar(a)

Discharge pressure 441 bar(a)

Flow at 30 bar: 62 m³N/h at 14 bar

Diaphragm compressors don’t like

Diaphragm compressors have higher space requirement

Diaphragm compressors can be flow-controlled only by

• References for this technology since 1985

• Originally developed for argon, nitrogen, ethylene

• References up to 3000 bar (scientific application 8000 bar)

• Since 2005 also for hydrogen filling station

• Suction pressure: 3.8 - 7.0 bar

H2-filling station extended in 2009, Norway

• Suction pressure: 301 - 476 bar

References: TKH -compressor H2-filling station

• Hydraulic unit for Ex-Zone 1

References: TKH -compressor H2-filling station

• Suction pressure: 13.5 - 16 bar

References: TKH -compressor H2-filling station

References: TKH -compressor H2-filling station

• 50 units already shipped

• Suction pressure: 30 - 50 bar

• Industrial use: when produced H2 is directly use by industries

• Hydrogen production: with reforming of electrolyzer > 20MW

• Hydrogen pipeline: H2 injection and/or repumping

• Hydrogen storage: bottling or cavern

• Suction pressure: 25 barA

26 1-stage 3-crank dry running vertical Price Tag: 2-3 M€

Compressor & Drive Unit Cooling Water System

Process Gas System

Not explicitly shown: Instrumentation and (Capacity)

Steel Construction & Platforms

Total Space Demand (m) : L x W x H: 15 x

Total Space Demand (m) : L x W x H: 25 x

More Information under:

2-Stage 6-Crank horizontal, 10-20 MW Drive Power

Air - Water Cooling Rack

• H2 application can be as well as in industrial and/or mobility

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