Techno-economic assessment of hydrogen production processes for the hydrogen economy for the short and medium term
| Autor: | F. Mueller-Langer, E. Tzimas, M. Kaltschmitt, S. Peteves |
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| Rok vydání: | 2007 |
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Renewable Energy
Sustainability and the Environment business.industry Natural resource economics Energy Engineering and Power Technology Condensed Matter Physics Renewable energy Steam reforming Fuel Technology Natural gas Hydrogen economy Environmental science Coal gasification Coal Energy supply business Hydrogen production |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 32:3797-3810 |
| ISSN: | 0360-3199 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2007.05.027 |
| Popis: | Hydrogen is expected to play a significant role in the future energy system. A key enabler to a hydrogen-including economy will be the development and deployment of processes that can produce hydrogen whilst satisfying the criteria for sustainability, i.e. economic competitiveness, environmental protection and security of energy supply. This paper evaluates selected hydrogen production processes based on natural gas steam reforming, coal and biomass gasification and water electrolysis. These options are expected to play a significant role in the short to medium term. Industrial large-scale processes, using natural gas and coal, will constitute the most important routes. However, increasing prices for natural gas are likely to make coal gasification more competitive. Biomass gasification could become important if present technological barriers are overcome. Electrolytic hydrogen, however, will likely be practical for niche applications in the short term due to the high electricity costs, especially when electricity is generated by renewable energy sources. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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