GenH₂ launched the LS20 Mobile Liquid H₂ System, an end-to-end liquefication and storage system. The mobile liquefaction unit offers a space-optimized, fully integrated liquid H₂ solution to be used in a range of applications from transportation to energy backup to accelerating the use of liquid H₂ through pilot projects and testing. It will also be utilized as a lab setting for testing material, insulation, thermodynamic properties, and use cases for their applications.

With a mission to provide light-scale infrastructure solutions for liquid H₂, GenH₂ designed the LS20 with the capability of producing small amounts of liquid H₂ to provide access to more H₂ researchers and H₂ industry players. The LS20 can produce between two and 20kg of liquid H₂ per day, to provide liquid H₂ at-the-ready, when and where it is needed. Twenty kg of liquid H₂ contains nearly 2400 Megajoules of energy and can be readily stored and used within GenH2’s ultralight utility tank systems.

“The development of the LS20 has been a culmination of decades of experience and engineering within and in conjunction with NASA,” said Jong Baik, Chief Technology Officer of GenH₂. “Providing researchers and developers of H₂ infrastructure with a modular, efficient way of getting their hands on liquid H₂ is a vital requirement to advance the H₂ economy.”

The smallest liquid H₂ mobile unit currently commercially available, the LS20 is self-sustaining and can run independently with a portable generator or plug into a building’s power source. This makes the LS20 ideal for dispensing fuel to multi-purpose drones and providing an emergency power supply to first responders. Additionally, the LS20 units are manufacturing ready to keep up with the increasing demand for H₂ and enable faster infrastructure build-out and adoption. According to Baik, with its flexibility, compact size, and speed-to-market capabilities, the LS20 is a game-changer for a rapidly growing H2 industry.

The LS20 is designed for those areas where relatively compact systems are necessary to enable H₂ viability. As a complete system, the LS20 can liquefy, store, and dispense liquid H₂ from any gaseous H₂ source, such as a storage tank or an electrolyzer. This compact, flexible system offers the user the ability to provide liquid H₂ when and where it is needed. The key features of LS20 technology are:

• Convenient and safe liquid H₂ production on demand between two and 20 kg per day
• O.T. approved 400 Liter capacity liquid H₂ storage tank with zero-boil-off storage feature
• Fully automated liquid H₂ production/storage level control and monitoring system
• Zero-loss, liquid-to-liquid transfer system with H₂ gas recovery bag
• Detachable liquid H₂ storage tank for separate liquid H₂ transport
• Innovative quick-connect vacuum jacketed receptacles
• Ultra-light liquid H₂ tanks for H₂ mobilities such as cars, drones, UAVs, trucks, etc.
• H₂ detection sensor, Oxygen monitoring, IR H₂ flame detectors
• Multiple pressure relief devices and advanced emergency venting system