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Green Hydrogen Cost-Potentials for Global Trade

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  • David Franzmann
  • Heidi Heinrichs
  • Felix Lippkau
  • Thushara Addanki
  • Christoph Winkler
  • Patrick Buchenberg
  • Thomas Hamacher
  • Markus Blesl
  • Jochen Lin{ss}en
  • Detlef Stolten

Abstract

Green hydrogen is expected to be traded globally in future greenhouse gas neutral energy systems. However, there is still a lack of temporally- and spatially-explicit cost-potentials for green hydrogen considering the full process chain, which are necessary for creating effective global strategies. Therefore, this study provides such detailed cost-potential-curves for 28 selected countries worldwide until 2050, using an optimizing energy systems approach based on open-field photovoltaics (PV) and onshore wind. The results reveal huge hydrogen potentials (>1,500 PWhLHV/a) and 79 PWhLHV/a at costs below 2.30 EUR/kg in 2050, dominated by solar-rich countries in Africa and the Middle East. Decentralized PV-based hydrogen production, even in wind-rich countries, is always preferred. Supplying sustainable water for hydrogen production is needed while having minor impact on hydrogen cost. Additional costs for imports from democratic regions are only total 7% higher. Hence, such regions could boost the geostrategic security of supply for greenhouse gas neutral energy systems.

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  • David Franzmann & Heidi Heinrichs & Felix Lippkau & Thushara Addanki & Christoph Winkler & Patrick Buchenberg & Thomas Hamacher & Markus Blesl & Jochen Lin{ss}en & Detlef Stolten, 2023. "Green Hydrogen Cost-Potentials for Global Trade," Papers 2303.00314, arXiv.org, revised May 2023.
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