A techno-economic evaluation of solar-powered green hydrogen production for sustainable energy consumption in Belgium

Srettiwat, Nattapol; Safari, Mohammadhosein; Olcay, Hakan; Malina, Robert

doi:10.1016/j.ijhydene.2023.09.159

Title: A techno-economic evaluation of solar-powered green hydrogen production for sustainable energy consumption in Belgium

Journal Article · 30 September 2023 · International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2023.09.159 · OSTI ID:2205102

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Hasselt University, Diepenbeek (Belgium)
Institute for Materials Research (IMO-Imomec) UHasselt and Imec, Agoralaan (Belgium); EnergyVille, Genk (Belgium)
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
Hasselt University, Diepenbeek (Belgium); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States)

Here this study focuses on the production and consumption of solar-powered green hydrogen in Belgium by comparing the costs of domestic production with those of imports from Morocco and Namibia. The levelized cost of hydrogen (LCOH) is determined via a techno-economic assessment considering various parameters including, power connectivity, electrolyzer types, location factors, and risk premium. The results show that the lowest LCOH can be achieved by on-grid Proton exchange membrane electrolyzers (PEMEL). LCOH of production in Belgium, Morocco, and Namibia with a PEMEL on-grid system are 5.64, 6.32 and 5.13 euro/kg H₂, respectively. Thus, importing hydrogen from Namibia to Belgium is more competitive than domestic production. The sensitivity analysis suggests that a target LCOH of 3 euro/kg H₂ is achievable by importing from Namibia through various cost combinations. One of these combinations involves reducing the cost of PV panels to 222.3 euro/kW (70% reduction) and electrolyzers to 363.3 euro/kW (25% reduction).

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Research Organization:: National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE; Hasselt University

Grant/Contract Number:: AC36-08GO28308

OSTI ID:: 2205102

Report Number(s):: NREL/JA--5100-87980; MainId:88755; UUID:2cca0f2b-125a-4157-9132-be3635a6b6a8; MainAdminID:71007

Journal Information:: International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Journal Name: International Journal of Hydrogen Energy Journal Issue: 100 Vol. 48; ISSN 0360-3199

Publisher:: ElsevierCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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