A Systematic Study on Techno-Economic Evaluation of Hydrogen Production

Victor Hugo Souza de Abreu, Victória Gonçalves Ferreira Pereira, Laís Ferreira Crispino Proença, Fabio Souza Toniolo and Andrea Souza Santos ()
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Victor Hugo Souza de Abreu: Transportation Engineering Program, Alberto Luiz Coimbra Institute for Graduate Studies and Research in Engineering (COPPE), Technology Center, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro 21941-914, Brazil
Victória Gonçalves Ferreira Pereira: Chemical Engineering Program, Alberto Luiz Coimbra Institute for Graduate Studies and Research in Engineering (COPPE), Technology Center, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro 21941-972, Brazil
Laís Ferreira Crispino Proença: Electrical Engineering Program, Alberto Luiz Coimbra Institute for Graduate Studies and Research in Engineering (COPPE), Technology Center, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro 21941-972, Brazil
Fabio Souza Toniolo: Chemical Engineering Program, Alberto Luiz Coimbra Institute for Graduate Studies and Research in Engineering (COPPE), Technology Center, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro 21941-972, Brazil
Andrea Souza Santos: Transportation Engineering Program, Alberto Luiz Coimbra Institute for Graduate Studies and Research in Engineering (COPPE), Technology Center, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro 21941-914, Brazil

Energies, 2023, vol. 16, issue 18, 1-23

Abstract: This paper aims to perform a systematic review, with a bibliometric approach, of the techno-economic evaluation studies of hydrogen production. To achieve this objective, a comprehensive outline of hydrogen production processes from fossil and renewable sources is presented. The results reveal that electrolysis, classified as water splitting, is the most investigated process in the literature since it contributes to a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions and presents other advantages, such as maturity and applicability, energy efficiency, flexibility, and energy storage potential. In addition, the processes of gasification, classified as thermochemical, and steam reforming, classified as catalytic reforming, are worth mentioning. Regarding the biological category, there is a balance between research on photo fermentation and dark fermentation. The literature on the techno-economic evaluation of hydrogen production highlights significant gaps, including a scarcity of comprehensive studies, a lack of emphasis on commercial viability, an absence of sensitivity analysis, and the need for comparative analyses between production technologies.

Keywords: hydrogen production; techno-economic evaluation; clean energy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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