Determining the Production and Transport Cost for H2 on a Global Scale

Hydrogen (H 2 ) produced using renewable energy could be used to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in industrial sectors such as steel, chemicals, transportation, and storage. Knowing the delivered cost of H is essential decision-makers looking utilize it. The cheapest location source it from, well transport method medium, are also crucial information. This study presents a Monte Carlo simulation determine for any usage globally, most cost-effective production route from nearly 6,000 global locations. Several industrially dense locations selected case studies, primary two being Cologne, Germany Houston, United States. minimum Cologne 9.4 €/kg small scale (no pipelines considered), shipped northern Egypt liquid organic hydrogen carrier (LOHC), 7.6 piped directly southern France large (pipelines considered). For small-scale 8.6 trucked western Gulf Mexico, large-scale demand California. south-west States Chile, Middle East north Africa, north-west Australia identified regions with lowest potential, costs ranging 6.7—7.8 these regions. Each able supply differing dominant areas. Furthermore, effect parameters year construction, electrolyser, analysed. studies Houston expected about 7.8 by 2050 considered, PEM electrolyser) 6.8 Houston.