by admin | Mar 29, 2021 | Economic of H2 Production
All of these things are costs. The most significant of them are likely to be compressor maintenance and parts and replacement of electrodes for alkaline electrolyzers and membranes in proton exchange membrane electrolyzers. Regular maintenance may be one day per year,...
by admin | Mar 29, 2021 | Economic of H2 Production
The economic play for hydrogen today is not in producing electricity. The wholesale value of electricity is at near historical lows. Once hydrogen is produced from electricity, its highest value use is likely as a transportation fuel. The cost per BTU of...
by admin | Mar 29, 2021 | Economic of H2 Production
Modest maintenance costs and the cost of feedstock water. Electricity is by far the highest cost...
by admin | Mar 29, 2021 | Economic of H2 Production
Costs most sensitive to several factors: Cost of the electricity feedstock Capital cost of the electrolyzer Usage factor of the device (i.e., is it operating at full capacity all year, or operating over a small number of hours per year). Cherry picking the lowest...
by admin | Mar 29, 2021 | Economic of H2 Production
Roughly 70% Efficient. It takes between 55-60 kWh of electricity to make a kilogram of hydrogen, which has about the same energy content as a gallon of...