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Projections of the price of hydrogen fuel
Author(s) -
O'M Bockris J.
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
international journal of energy research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.808
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1099-114X
pISSN - 0363-907X
DOI - 10.1002/er.4440020104
Subject(s) - electricity , electrolysis , hydrogen , waste management , environmental science , fuel cells , photovoltaic system , engineering , process engineering , electrical engineering , chemistry , chemical engineering , organic chemistry , electrode , electrolyte
The concept of remote solar plant giving piped hydrogen fuel is gaining strength with the likelihood of realization. Electricity (in 1977 U.S. $) for use in electrolysis with a 50 per cent load factor at the producing plant would be 1 cent/kWh now, and 1.5 cents (still 1977$) in 1985. Potential will be 1.5 V. Cost of 1 MBTU will be in the region of $5 (electrolysis). Photovoltaic electricity using Fresnel concentration and heat exchangers should cost 1 cent/kWh. H 2 transport costs should be some 1 mill/1000 km. Examination of ten approaches gives a maximum hydrogen cost of $9/MBTU, a likely value of $5, and speculative laboratory possibilities which could give $1/MBTU.