Hydrogen

With a commitment to engineering excellence, and a history of delivering hydrogen projects, we offer a comprehensive suite of services tailored to meet the evolving needs of industries transitioning to a cleaner future. From pilot plant operations to meticulous maintenance documentation and conceptual design, we provide end-to-end support across the hydrogen value chain.

HRL provides independent services to the hydrogen industry including:

Hydrogen pilot plant operation and maintenance
Pilot plant and commercial plant commissioning
Plant operations and maintenance documentation
Laboratory scale testing of processes
Process design, modelling and development
Risk assessments / HAZOP / HAZID
Hydrogen purity analysis (AS 14687)
Carbon intensity assessment and calculations
Techno-economic evaluations
Materials evaluations for hydrogen compatibility
Component failure investigations e.g. hydrogen embrittlement
Feasibility studies
Front End Engineering Design (FEED) studies
Process flowsheet development

HRL assists the hydrogen industry in overcoming many challenges including:

Transition of assets and resources to a hydrogen economy and towards net zero emissions
Project economics
Obtaining government support and interpreting policies and regulatory requirements
Matching supply capacity and demand, i.e. it is early in the hydrogen market development cycle and demand is not yet firm.
Selecting the best infrastructure for transport of hydrogen, e.g. pipelines, trucks, ships, etc
Understanding and managing the unique properties of each hydrogen project which individually require specialised processes and procedures to be developed and applied
Isolating and consistently producing high purity hydrogen is difficult to achieve and validate due to the very low levels of contaminants tolerated, e.g. less than 10ppm for 99.999% purity.
Hydrogen research and manufacture is an emerging industry, and regulations are not in place or clearly applicable
Lack of relevant experience in the industry. HRL is the leader in this field of science

Solutions HRL provides are based on past experience and in-house expertise:

Extensive knowledge base of processes and analytical methods
Experienced in developing new processes
Thorough understanding of statutory requirements and regulations
Support of Development Approvals to meet government and statutory authority requirements
Extensive and comprehensive in-house analytical laboratory
Advanced desktop modelling (e.g. Fluent for CFD, Thermoflow for process)
Greenhouse and environmental consulting
Specialised plant inspection, failure investigation and life assessment services
Integrated range of metallurgy, materials, welding, structural and mechanical engineering services as well as gas testing and analytics, to provide a holistic technical solutions package

HRL provides the following benefits to our clients: