Techno-economic Assessment of Solar Hydrogen Production Using CPV-electrolysis Systems

Interest in developing hydrogen production technologies stems from the need to develop another source of energy that is sustainable and environmentally friendly. This interest results also from the growth in energy needs for hydrogen as a feedstock. Water electrolysis is the sustainable and clean hy...

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Published in:Energy procedia 2016-08, Vol.93, p.96-101
Main Author: Boudries, Rafika
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
CPV
hydrogen production cost
Hydrogen production potential
solar concentration
water electrolysis
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Summary:Interest in developing hydrogen production technologies stems from the need to develop another source of energy that is sustainable and environmentally friendly. This interest results also from the growth in energy needs for hydrogen as a feedstock. Water electrolysis is the sustainable and clean hydrogen production process that has reached the industrial maturity. In the present work, a techno-economic assessment of hydrogen production using an electrolyser- concentrating photovoltaic (CPV) system in Algeria is carried out. Different technologies of solar concentration and of photovoltaic modules are considered. The dependence of hydrogen production potential and of hydrogen production cost on these technologies is investigated. By comparison to common PV-electrolysis method, the CPV-electrolysis technique offers a much higher production rate at much more competitive cost.
ISSN:1876-6102
1876-6102
DOI:10.1016/j.egypro.2016.07.155