CAN HYDROGEN PLAY A KEY ROLE IN THE ENERGY MIX OF ARUBA?

This was the title of the presentation given by Miguel Quirino Cabrita on Thursday the 25th of May 2023 at the University of Aruba. And his answer on this question was certainly or yes Hydrogen can play a key role in the energy mix of Aruba. But this Hydrogen has to be green or produced by renewable energy sources like wind and sun. And these sources are abundant in Aruba. So implementation of these sources should be considered. Phase out of the use of Heavy Fuel Oil or HFO is recommended while applying LNG wisely. However, hydrogen produced by LNG are not GREEN.

Apply a stakeholders approach to create acceptance in all communities. Besides that local industries should be approached to assess their interests and feasibility. Establish long term partnership for technology transfer and trade routes.

To read all the slides presented during the talk please use this link

KIVI KRING CARIBBEAN – ARUBA organizes its next activity with the following title:

“CAN HYDROGEN (H2) PLAY A KEY ROLE IN THE ENERGY MIX OF ARUBA?”

Quite recently, in a press release the Minister of Energy of Aruba announced his new vision for the development of a so-called hydrogen valley on the site of the former refinery at San Nicolas Aruba. The objective of this valley is still unclear however the Minister also mentioned in his press release that Aruba Hydrogen Valley is a location where investments in hydrogen components for future energy will be made. This valley will be functioning as a hydrogen hub which means a cluster for production and storage of hydrogen to meet the future energy demand.

Therefore the question: can Hydrogen play a key role in the energy mix of Aruba?

Reference:  Advantages of green hydrogen: A fuel for the clean energy transition (innovationnewsnetwork.com)

Van Dorp Installations and hydrogen

Van Dorp Installations is involved in several hydrogen projects in the Netherlands, i.e. the GROHW project (see One To Zero Emission | GROHW ) or the Green Oxygen, Hydrogen and Wasteheat project with the objective of reaching Zero-emission by applying green hydrogen. Another hydrogen project is the Innovahub project (see How to boost the energy self-sufficiency of your neighbourhood up to 90% with green hydrogen

Ir. Miguel Quirino Cabrita is a Dutch / Portuguese engineer,  living in the Netherlands but is temporary on Aruba and assigned to Protec Aruba, which recently became part of the Van Dorp Group. He graduated in mechanical engineering (BsC) and Sustainable Energy Technology (MSc) at the Technical University of Delft in the Netherlands. He worked as Energy Engineer at a steel factory and is now Energy Advisor at Van Dorp Installations. His experience with hydrogen is through the Innovahub project in the Netherlands.

Hydrogen is somewhat of a buzz word in the debate on renewable energy. The presentation by ir. Miguel Quirino Cabrita is meant to put the application of Hydrogen on Aruba in perspective and give a review of the (im)possibilities  of the #1 element in the energy transition.  The presentation will also give some insight into the Innovahub project: the problem it tends to solve, the overall system design and the engineering challenges.

KIVI KRING Caribbean - Aruba invites all engineers and others interested to attend this presentation to get more insight in hydrogen as an energy source in the transition phase toward zero-emission of CO2. This activity will take place at the University of Aruba in room A at Juancho Irausquin Plein 4, Oranjestad on Thursday May 25, 2023 at 7 to 8 p.m. followed by a network meeting from 8 – 9:00 p.m. while enjoying a drink and a snack. An entrance fee of 20 AWG florins is charged to KIVI members to cover the costs while non-members are charged 25 AWG fls. There is a free entrance for students at the University of Aruba while the entrance fee for the PhD candidates is 10 AWG fls. You can register via the KIVI website.

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