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Economic Evaluation of Renewable Hydrogen Integration into Steelworks for the Production of Methanol and Methane

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  • Michael Bampaou

    (Chemical Process and Energy Resources Institute (CPERI), Centre for Research and Technology Hellas (CERTH), 6th km Charilaou-Thermi, 57001 Thessaloniki, Greece
    Department of Mechanical Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece)

  • Kyriakos Panopoulos

    (Chemical Process and Energy Resources Institute (CPERI), Centre for Research and Technology Hellas (CERTH), 6th km Charilaou-Thermi, 57001 Thessaloniki, Greece)

  • Panos Seferlis

    (Chemical Process and Energy Resources Institute (CPERI), Centre for Research and Technology Hellas (CERTH), 6th km Charilaou-Thermi, 57001 Thessaloniki, Greece
    Department of Mechanical Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece)

  • Amaia Sasiain

    (K1-MET GmbH, Stahlstrasse 14, 4020 Linz, Austria)

  • Stephane Haag

    (Air Liquide Forschung und Entwicklung GmbH, Gwinnerstrasse 27-33, 60388 Frankfurt am Main, Germany)

  • Philipp Wolf-Zoellner

    (Chair of Process Technology and Industrial Environmental Protection, Montanuniversität Leoben, Franz-Josef-Str. 18, 8700 Leoben, Austria)

  • Markus Lehner

    (Chair of Process Technology and Industrial Environmental Protection, Montanuniversität Leoben, Franz-Josef-Str. 18, 8700 Leoben, Austria)

  • Leokadia Rog

    (Central Mining Institute, Plac Gwarkow 1, 40166 Katowice, Poland)

  • Przemyslaw Rompalski

    (Central Mining Institute, Plac Gwarkow 1, 40166 Katowice, Poland)

  • Sebastian Kolb

    (Chair of Energy Process Engineering, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Fürther Straße 244f, 90429 Nuremberg, Germany)

  • Nina Kieberger

    (Voestalpine Stahl GmbH, Voestalpine-Strasse 3, Linz 4020, Austria)

  • Stefano Dettori

    (TeCIP Institute, Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, Via Moruzzi 1, 56124 Pisa, Italy)

  • Ismael Matino

    (TeCIP Institute, Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, Via Moruzzi 1, 56124 Pisa, Italy)

  • Valentina Colla

    (TeCIP Institute, Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, Via Moruzzi 1, 56124 Pisa, Italy)

Abstract

This work investigates the cost-efficient integration of renewable hydrogen into steelworks for the production of methane and methanol as an efficient way to decarbonize the steel industry. Three case studies that utilize a mixture of steelworks off-gases (blast furnace gas, coke oven gas, and basic oxygen furnace gas), which differ on the amount of used off-gases as well as on the end product (methane and/or methanol), are analyzed and evaluated in terms of their economic performance. The most influential cost factors are identified and sensitivity analyses are conducted for different operating and economic parameters. Renewable hydrogen produced by PEM electrolysis is the most expensive component in this scheme and responsible for over 80% of the total costs. Progress in the hydrogen economy (lower electrolyzer capital costs, improved electrolyzer efficiency, and lower electricity prices) is necessary to establish this technology in the future.

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  • Michael Bampaou & Kyriakos Panopoulos & Panos Seferlis & Amaia Sasiain & Stephane Haag & Philipp Wolf-Zoellner & Markus Lehner & Leokadia Rog & Przemyslaw Rompalski & Sebastian Kolb & Nina Kieberger &, 2022. "Economic Evaluation of Renewable Hydrogen Integration into Steelworks for the Production of Methanol and Methane," Energies, MDPI, vol. 15(13), pages 1-26, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:15:y:2022:i:13:p:4650-:d:847461
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