GCC and NEOEx Under AFRL Contract Develop Ground Support Equipment for Generating Liquid Hydrogen for Portable Transport
Global Connective Center (GCC) and NEOEx are excited to announce that they have successfully developed Ground Support Equipment (GSE) for generating liquid hydrogen (LH2) in a Department of Transportation (DOT) rated Dewar for portable transport. The GSE was developed under a two-year Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) effort led by GCC to develop the Hydrogen Fuel Cell Microgrid (H2MG) and advance operational resilience for the Department of War. Building on the PEARL microgrid at Joint-Base Pearl Harbor Hickam in Hawaii, the program’s goals are to integrate solar-powered hydrogen production, storage, and offtake to demonstrate a scalable, island-able H2MG and assess its technical and economic feasibility. The patented NEOEx GSE is used for hydrogen liquefaction and is designed to be containerized and deployable using a regular shipping container. Liquid hydrogen that is generated by the GSE is stored in a 100-liter (7 kg) DOT rated liquid hydrogen Dewar. This Dewar can then be transported over the road by certified commercial transport services to where the liquid hydrogen is needed for refueling aerial or underwater drones. The pictures below show the GSE operational in Elyria, Ohio and the Dewar filled with LH2 generated by the GSE.
Pictured Left: Liquid Hydrogen DOT Dewar
Pictured Right: Ground Support Equipment for Hydrogen Liquefaction