HyPro: A Financial Tool for Simulating Hydrogen Infrastructure Development, Final Report

Brian D. James, Peter O. Schmidt, Julie Perez

关键词: CAPITAL;    ECONOMICS;    GASOLINE;    HYDROGEN;    HYDROGEN FUEL CELLS;    HYDROGEN PRODUCTION;    INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES;    PRICES;    PRODUCTION;    RECOMMENDATIONS;    SIMULATION economic analysis;    dynamic demand;    hydrogen infrastructure;    Los Angeles;   

DOI  :  10.2172/942164
RP-ID  :  DOE/GO15019/Final
PID  :  OSTI ID: 942164
Others  :  TRN: US200904%%47

学科分类：再生能源与代替技术

美国|英语

来源: SciTech Connect

【 摘 要 】

This report summarizes a multi-year Directed Technologies Inc. (DTI) project to study the build-out of hydrogen production facilities during the transition from gasoline internal combustion engine vehicle to hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. The primary objectives of the project are to develop an enhanced understanding of hydrogen production issues during the transition period (out to 2050) and to develop recommendations for the DOE on areas of further study. These objectives are achieved by conducting economic and scenario analysis to predict how industry would provide the hydrogen production, delivery and dispensing capabilities necessary to satisfy increased hydrogen demand. The primary tool used for the analysis is a custom created MatLab simulation tool entitled HyPro (short for Hydrogen Production). This report describes the calculation methodology used in HyPro, the baseline assumptions, the results of the baseline analysis and several corollary studies. The appendices of this report included a complete listing of model assumptions (capital costs, efficiencies, feedstock prices, delivery distances, etc.) and a step-by-step manual on the specific operation of the HyPro program. This study was made possible with funding from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).