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Pathways for hydrogen infrastructure development in China: Integrated assessment for vehicle fuels and a case study of Beijing

Abstract

This paper analyzes the technical, economic, and environmental characteristics of different pathways for supplying hydrogen to vehicles in China. A life-cycle accounting of ''well-to-tank'' hydrogen delivery for 11 different infrastructure pathways reveals different relative economic costs and environmental benefits. Coal-derived methanol as a hydrogen carrier appears particularly promising for China from an economic standpoint. The analysis considers three different infrastructure models: (1) ''point-to-point'' distribution from well to fueling station; (2) an ''idealized city model'' with radial and network distribution within a city grid; and (3) a model of Beijing infrastructure growth that evolves over time. The analytical results, the infrastructure models, and the practical case of Beijing provide policy-makers with new tools for hydrogen development strategies. (author)
Authors:
Chang, Le; Li, Zheng; Gao, Dan; Huang, He; Ni, Weidou [1] 
  1. Department of Thermal Engineering, Tsinghua BP Clean Energy Research and Education Center, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084 (China)
Publication Date:
Nov 15, 2007
Product Type:
Journal Article
Resource Relation:
Journal Name: Energy (Oxford); Journal Volume: 32; Journal Issue: 11; Other Information: Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved
Subject:
08 HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN; COAL; CHINA; METHANOL; URBAN AREAS; VEHICLES; LIFE CYCLE; CHARGES; DISTRIBUTION; GRIDS; TANKS; TOOLS; ACCOUNTING; CARRIERS; COST; DELIVERY; GROWTH
OSTI ID:
20968851
Country of Origin:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Other Identifying Numbers:
Journal ID: ISSN 0360-5442; ENEYDS; TRN: GB07V3097
Availability:
Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2007.04.003
Submitting Site:
GB
Size:
page(s) 2023-2037
Announcement Date:
Dec 31, 2007

Citation Formats

Chang, Le, Li, Zheng, Gao, Dan, Huang, He, and Ni, Weidou. Pathways for hydrogen infrastructure development in China: Integrated assessment for vehicle fuels and a case study of Beijing. United Kingdom: N. p., 2007. Web. doi:10.1016/J.ENERGY.2007.04.003.
Chang, Le, Li, Zheng, Gao, Dan, Huang, He, & Ni, Weidou. Pathways for hydrogen infrastructure development in China: Integrated assessment for vehicle fuels and a case study of Beijing. United Kingdom. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.ENERGY.2007.04.003
Chang, Le, Li, Zheng, Gao, Dan, Huang, He, and Ni, Weidou. 2007. "Pathways for hydrogen infrastructure development in China: Integrated assessment for vehicle fuels and a case study of Beijing." United Kingdom. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.ENERGY.2007.04.003.
@misc{etde_20968851,
title = {Pathways for hydrogen infrastructure development in China: Integrated assessment for vehicle fuels and a case study of Beijing}
author = {Chang, Le, Li, Zheng, Gao, Dan, Huang, He, and Ni, Weidou}
abstractNote = {This paper analyzes the technical, economic, and environmental characteristics of different pathways for supplying hydrogen to vehicles in China. A life-cycle accounting of ''well-to-tank'' hydrogen delivery for 11 different infrastructure pathways reveals different relative economic costs and environmental benefits. Coal-derived methanol as a hydrogen carrier appears particularly promising for China from an economic standpoint. The analysis considers three different infrastructure models: (1) ''point-to-point'' distribution from well to fueling station; (2) an ''idealized city model'' with radial and network distribution within a city grid; and (3) a model of Beijing infrastructure growth that evolves over time. The analytical results, the infrastructure models, and the practical case of Beijing provide policy-makers with new tools for hydrogen development strategies. (author)}
doi = {10.1016/J.ENERGY.2007.04.003}
journal = []
issue = {11}
volume = {32}
place = {United Kingdom}
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month = {Nov}
}