Techno-economic modelling and analysis of hydrogen fuelling stations |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Academic Engineering, Texas State Technical College, Harlingen, TX, USA;2. Texas A&M University, Kingsville, TX, USA;3. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Omar Al-Mukhtar, Al Bayda, Libya;4. Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, MO, USA;5. Purdue University, Lafayette, IN, USA;1. Università degli Studi di Camerino, Scuola di Scienze e Tecnologie, Via Madonna delle Carceri 9, 62032 Camerino, Italy;2. Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, IEK-3, Institute of Electrochemical Process Engineering, 52425 Jülich, Germany;3. GI&E Holding S.P.A, 62017 Porto Recanati, Italy;1. Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 South Cass Avenue, Argonne IL 60439, United States;2. U.S. Department of Energy, Fuel Cell Technologies Office, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585, United States;1. School of Aerospace, Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia;2. College of Technological Studies, Automotive Engineering, Kuwait;1. Reiner Lemoine Institut gGmbH, Rudower Chaussee 12, 12489 Berlin, Germany;2. Civity Management Consultants GmbH & Co. KG, Tesdorpfstr. 11, 20148 Hamburg, Germany;3. Institute of Electrochemical Process Engineering (IEK-3), Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Wilhelm-Johnen-Str., D-52428, Germany;4. Chair for Fuel Cells, RWTH Aachen University, c/o Institute of Electrochemical Process Engineering (IEK-3), Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Wilhelm-Johnen-Str., D-52428, Germany |
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| Abstract: | Climate change is probably the most relevant global challenge. For this reason, governments are promoting energy efficiency programmes, carbon capture technologies, and renewable energies as a way to reduce carbon emissions and mitigate climate change. Hydrogen is a clean alternative to fossil fuels in automotive applications. In this context, the objective of this project is to find the best design of a hydrogen refuelling station in terms of the number of banks and their size, having as a final aim the most cost-efficient design. This study suggests that, from an economic point of view, a state of charge for the vehicle of 100% is not adequate, since it requires very large high-pressure banks at the station, which increases significantly its setup costs. The study finds that high-pressure banks have to be bigger in volume than the low-pressure banks to minimise the total cost of the station, including setup and operational costs along its timespan. Finally, the project shows that the optimal number of banks is 4 or a maximum of 5. As a side conclusion, these results have practical implications for firms, as they might reduce the time spent in the design process of a hydrogen refuelling station. |
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| Keywords: | Hydrogen refuelling station Economic analysis Energy costs Setup costs Cost-efficiency |
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