Capture, storage, and re-use of liquid hydrogen boil-off for aviation and aerospace applications.

Peng Peng, Cullen Quine, Tanumoy Banerjee, Louis-Arthur Lahaye, Sarah Shulda, Thomas Gennett, Hanna Breunig

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Peng PengState Key Laboratory of Mesoscience and Process Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6554-2247

Cullen QuineNational Laboratory of the Rockies, Golden, CO, USA.

Tanumoy BanerjeeEnergy Analysis Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0862-6871

Louis-Arthur LahayeEnergy Analysis Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA.

Sarah ShuldaNational Laboratory of the Rockies, Golden, CO, USA.

Thomas GennettNational Laboratory of the Rockies, Golden, CO, USA.

Hanna BreunigEnergy Analysis Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA. hannabreunig@lbl.gov.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4727-424X

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Abstract

Despite major interest in the use of liquid hydrogen as a fuel for aviation and aerospace sectors, loss of hydrogen through boil-off continues to be a hurdle as it causes financial loss, indirect greenhouse gas emissions, and safety concerns. Herein, we perform techno-economic analysis, calibrated with experimental measurements, to assess the use of sorbents to capture and condition hydrogen boil-off events in the range of 1.5 to 70 tonnes per day at launch sites and airports. We evaluate the direct delivery of captured boil-off to combustion engines and fuel cells, comparing against boil-off re-liquification and compression. Results indicate probable cost-effectiveness at delivered liquid hydrogen prices above 0.9 U.S. dollar ($) per kg H

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PMID42270671

DOI10.1038/s41467-026-74294-4

PMCPMC13402585

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