Economic assessment of hydrogen lifecycle production on hydro power stations

   Hydrogen has great potential as an alternative energy carrier. It is the most widespread element on Earth, but it cannot be obtained in pure form - hydrogen is in compounds with other chemical elements. Technological difficulties of obtaining and the initial stage of development of such technologies determine the high cost of hydrogen as an energy carrier at present. One of the ways to produce hydrogen on the existing production infrastructure is the option of hydrogen production by electrolysis at hydroelectric power plants. This article considers just such a method of hydrogen production and attempts to assess the economic feasibility of hydrogen production by this method with the existing technologies.

   The purpose of the article is to analyze the life cycle of hydrogen produced at hydroelectric power plants in terms of costs at each stage.

   The article analyzes each stage of the life cycle of hydrogen as an energy carrier produced at hydroelectric power plants and compares it with the production of other types of hydrogen. The conclusion states the current economic feasibility of this method of obtaining a renewable energy source and the prospects for the development of hydrogen energy in terms of the development, distribution and cheapening of technologies.

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