U.S. Geographic Analysis of the Cost of Hydrogen from Electrolysis

Exergetic cost evaluation of hydrogen production powered by combined flash-binary geothermal power plant

“…When grid electricity is used in a water electrolysis process, the unit hydrogen production cost is estimated to be between 2.0 and 3.5 $/kg H 2 . The base hydrogen cost ranges between 3.74 and 5.86 $/kg H 2 when wind electricity is used in the electrolysis process [34]. It is estimated that high volume untaxed cost of hydrogen production from polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) electrolysis ranges from 4.0 to 5.80 $/kg H 2 [35].…”

Energy Storage Technology for Decentralised Energy Management: Future Prospects

“…The cost of hydrogen from wind electrolysis depends on the wind electricity generation price in a particular region, but it can typically vary from 3.58 to 5.86 $/kg with other sources estimating higher costs of 6-7 $/kg [10]. PV electrolysis is more expensive than wind electrolysis with expected current values of 28.19 $/kg and future values of 6.18 $/kg due to expected rapid cost decrease of PV energy [10,11].…”

“…PV electrolysis is more expensive than wind electrolysis with expected current values of 28.19 $/kg and future values of 6.18 $/kg due to expected rapid cost decrease of PV energy [10,11]. Among different processing methods, microwave plasma processing of natural gas is a 'low-emission' (zero CO 2 ) production method.…”

Dynamic operation and feasibility study of a self-sustainable hydrogen fueling station using renewable energy sources

“…On the other hand, using a 360 kW PV array and operated using control strategy 3, the cost of hydrogen is $20.22 per kg. According to the U.S. Department of Energy, the cost of centralized or distributed hydrogen production from wind has 2015 targets of $3.10/kg and $3.70/kg, respectively [25]. However, the costs of hydrogen produced by the self-sustainable hydrogen fueling station simulated in this study using the lower end costs of Table 7 lead to$6.71/kg-H 2 for the wind powered station and $9.14/kg-H 2 for the solar powered station.…”

“…In terms of cost and safety issues, Saur et al [25,26] of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) described a hydrogen production cost analysis on a collection of optimized central wind-based water electrolysis production facilities. The study was part of NREL's Wind2H2 project that characterized the technical and economic implications of a large-scale wind electrolysis system.…”