Hydrogen Compressors

From Walt Pyle

"Would you say that the compressor route is a preferred route to the 33 bar electrolyzer - on grounds of practicality for the off-grid homestead?"

No, I think a medium or high pressure electrolyzer with no moving parts is the way to go.

You will not like the compressor prices either.

However, I will give you a list of vendors past and present for one of your possible reviewers to use. Maybe there is something new, that is less costly with vendors at this juncture. At least one of these manufacturers may be defunct, or acquired by another company, or been renamed over the years.

Here is a link to the different types of hydrogen compressors to get an over-view https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrogen_compressor

These manufacturers are from my files; some are too large to consider for your application, however I included them to make the list complete:

Analysis of Industry Standards

• MaxPro Technologies [air-driven gas boosters to 15,000 psig]
• Nuvera electrochemical hydrogen compressor
• Hydro-Pak Inc. LX series [one and two stage for 3000, 6000, 10,000 psig hydraulically driven by electric motor pump] FC series [up to 200,000 psig!!]
• PDC Machine Inc. [double and triple diaphragm pumps up to 65,000 psig !]
• RIX Industries
• Ergenics metal hydride compressor
• Ground Flight Inc. Futurecraft intensifier
• Corken horizontal and vertical compressors
• Air Products cryogenic hydrogen compressor
• Premium Engineering reciprocating hydrogen compressors
• Eliott Group [Ebara Corporation] centrifugal compressors
• Ariel reciprocating compressors
• Com-Pac Systems compressors
• Linde Ionic compressor
• Johnson Controls York centrifugal compressors
• Ingersol-Rand compressors
• Clark Brothers
• Cooper Besemer
• Worthington
• Gardner Denver
• Dresser Rand rotary screw compressors
• PPI diaphragm compressor
• Mayekawa compressors
• Nash hydrogen compressors
• Sundyne

This is another list I found from Engineering 360 which overlaps my list: https://www.globalspec.com/industrial-directory/hydrogen_gas_compressors

Here is another list that is a good place to start: http://www.directindustry.com/industrial-manufacturer/hydrogen-compressor-149209.html

If a review is made I would like to be copied on the results that your group obtains.

Best Regards...Walt at H-Ion