Power Generation Technology ›› 2023, Vol. 44 ›› Issue (4): 473-483.DOI: 10.12096/j.2096-4528.pgt.22016

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Technical and Economic Feasibility of Inter-Provincial Supply of Renewable Energy Hydrogen Production

Yu LAN1, Yan LONG1,2, Zhehao ZHANG1, Jingang RUAN1   

  1. 1.School of Energy and Power Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, Hubei Province, China
    2.China-EU Institute for Clean and Renewable Energy, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, Hubei Province, China
  • Received:2022-08-25 Published:2023-08-31 Online:2023-08-29
  • Contact: Yan LONG
  • Supported by:
    National Key R&D Program of China(2021YFF0601004)

Abstract:

China is vigorously developing hydrogen energy and actively realizing the “3060” carbon emission target. It is estimated that China will become one of the largest producers and consumers of hydrogen energy. The resource endowment and economic development of Chinese provinces are different, so the inter-provincial energy cooperation is particularly important. In order to study the feasibility of inter-provincial supply of green hydrogen energy, including the technical feasibility of hydrogen energy transportation, the total cost of ownership (TCO) model of inter-provincial transportation of hydrogen energy was established by using the TCO theory. On this basis, the case study of hydrogen production in Jiangxi province for Guangdong province was analyzed. After model calculation, the cost of hydrogen energy from Jiangxi to Guangdong was found to be 31.9 yuan/kg, which is equal to the local price of hydrogen energy. Meanwhile, the main factors affecting the price of hydrogen energy from other provinces were summarized. It is found that the electricity cost of hydrogen production accounts for 42.38% of the cost of hydrogen production. This research results provide a solution for the supply of green hydrogen energy in China, and also provide a new idea for constructing a new energy transportation channel.

Key words: hydrogen storage, renewable energy, technical feasibility, economic feasibility

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