Solar-hydrogen energy system for Pakistan
A solar-hydrogen energy system has been proposed for Pakistan as the best replacement for the present fossil fuel based energy system. It has been suggested to produce hydrogen via photovoltaic-electrolysis, utilizing the available non-agricultural sunny terrain in Baluchistan region. There will be a desalination plant for sea water desalination. The area under the photovoltaic panels with the availability of water would provide suitable environment for growing some cash crops. This would change the cast useless desert land into green productive farms. In order to show the quantitative benefits of the proposed system, future trends of important energy and economical parameters have been studied with and without hydrogen introduction. The following parameters have been included: population, energy demand (fossil + hydrogen), energy production (fossil + hydrogen), gross national product, fossil energy imports, world energy prices, air pollution, quality of life, environmental savings due to hydrogen introduction, savings due to the higher utilization efficiency of hydrogen, by-product credit, agricultural income, income from hydrogen sale, photovoltaic cell area, total land area, water desalination plant capacity, capital investment, operating and maintenance cost, and total income from the system. The results indicate that adopting the solar-hydrogen energy system would eliminate the import dependency of fossil fuels, increase gross product per capita, reduce pollution, improve quality of life and establish a permanent and clean energy system. The total annual expenditure on the proposed system is less than the total income from the proposed system. The availability of water, the cash crop production, electricity and hydrogen would result in rapid development of Baluchistan, the largest province of Pakistan.
- Research Organization:
- Miami Univ., FL (United States)
- OSTI ID:
- 6245626
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Thesis (Ph.D)
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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HYDROGEN PRODUCTION
ELECTROLYSIS
PAKISTAN
ENERGY SOURCE DEVELOPMENT
AGRICULTURE
AIR POLLUTION
BIOMASS PLANTATIONS
CAPACITY
CAPITALIZED COST
DESERTS
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ENERGY DEMAND
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
ENERGY SUPPLIES
EVALUATION
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IMPORTS
IRRIGATION
LAND USE
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OPERATING COST
PLANNING
POPULATIONS
PRICES
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ASIA
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DEMAND
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ECONOMICS
EFFICIENCY
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT
ENERGY SOURCES
EQUIPMENT
FUELS
GAS GENERATORS
INDUSTRIAL PLANTS
INDUSTRY
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