Hawaii Energy and Environmental Technologies (HEET) Initiative
Abstract
This report covers efforts by the Hawaii Natural Energy Institute of the University of Hawaii under the ONR-funded HEET Initiative that addresses critical technology needs for exploration/utilization of seabed methane hydrates and development/testing of advanced fuel cells and fuel cell systems. Methane hydrates work included: laboratory and analytical investigations of hydrate destabilization phenomena; characterization of the microbial community in marine hydrate beds; development of models to predict the fate of methane released from the seafloor into the water column; and the promotion of international R&D partnerships. In the fuel cell area, accomplishments included: addition of two fuel cell test cells to the Hawaii Fuel Cell Test Facility; improved capabilities for fuel/oxodizer impurity testing; and improved performance of the dynamic HiL test stand. Under the hydrogen production area, efforts were focused on sulfur removal from fuel gas and construction of a reformer system for seafloor methane work. Further work was also carried out with novel fuel cell concepts including biocarbons and bio-fuel cells.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Nov 01, 2007
- Accession Number
- ADA481211
Entities
People
- Bor-yann Liaw
- Michael J. Antal Jr.
- Michael J. Cooney
- Richard E. Rocheleau
- Robert M. Moore
- Scott Q. Turn
- Stephen M. Masutani
Organizations
- University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa