Technoeconomics of large-scale clean hydrogen production – A review

Hydrogen is widely used in many industries, yet its role in the clean energy transition goes beyond being an element of these industries. Near-term practical large-scale clean hydrogen production can be made available by involving nuclear, solar, and other renewable energy sources in the process of...

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Published in:International journal of hydrogen energy 2022-08, Vol.47 (72), p.30788-30798
Main Authors: Gabriel, Kamiel S., El-Emam, Rami S., Zamfirescu, Calin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Electrolysis
Hydrogen
Nuclear
Solar
Technoeconomics
Thermochemical cycles
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Summary:Hydrogen is widely used in many industries, yet its role in the clean energy transition goes beyond being an element of these industries. Near-term practical large-scale clean hydrogen production can be made available by involving nuclear, solar, and other renewable energy sources in the process of hydrogen production, and coupling their energy systems to sustainable carbon-free hydrogen technologies. This requires further investigation and assessment of the different alternatives to achieve clean hydrogen using these pathways. This paper assesses the technoeconomics of promising hydrogen technologies that can be coupled to nuclear and solar energy systems for large-scale hydrogen production. It also provides an overview of the design, status and advances of these technologies. •Assessment of promising clean large-scale hydrogen technologies is presented.•Review on technoeconomics of nuclear and solar hydrogen is conducted.•Nuclear hydrogen is found to be a feasible route for sustainable hydrogen production.•Thermochemical nuclear hydrogen production is a cost effective path.
ISSN:0360-3199
1879-3487
DOI:10.1016/j.ijhydene.2021.10.081