Life Cycle Assessment of Hydrogen Production from Coal Gasification as an Alternative Transport Fuel

The gasification of Polish coal to produce hydrogen could help make the country independent oil and gas imports assist in rational energy transition from gray green hydrogen. When taking strategic economic or legislative decisions, one should be guided not only by level CO2 emissions production process, but also other environmental impact factors obtained comprehensive analyses. This paper presents an analysis life cycle its application a vehicle powered FCEV cells. All main stages fuel Shell technology, as well compression transport distribution point, are included In total, two scenarios were considered: with without sequestration carbon dioxide captured process. Life was performed according procedures assumptions proposed FC-Hy Guide, Guidance Document for performing LCAs on Fuel Cells H? Technologies CML baseline method. By applying operation, GHG rate assumed functional unit can reduced approximately 44% 34.8 kg CO2-eq 19.5 CO2-eq, this involves concomitant increase acidification 3.64·10?2 SO2-eq 3.78·10?2 SO2-eq, eutrophication index 5.18·10?2 PO3?4-eq 5.57·10?2 abiotic depletion 405 MJ 414 1.54·10?5 Sbeq 1.61·10?5 Sbeq.