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Hydrogen production with low carbon footprint from other resources

No.

Parameter

Unit

State of the art

FCH 2 JU target

2012

2017

2020

2024

2030

Hydrogen from raw biogas*

1

System energy use

kWh/kg

62

56

56

55

53

2

System capital cost

EUR/(kg/d)

4,200

3,800

3,100

2,500

1,500

High temp. water splitting*

1

System energy use

kWh/kg

120

110

100

94

88

2

System capital cost

EUR/(kg/d)

4,000

3,500

2,500

1,700

1,400

3

System lifetime

years

0.5

1

2

10

10

Biological H2 production**

1

System hydrogen yield

H2/C

0.60

0.62

0.64

0.65

0.65

2

Reactor production rate

kg/m3

reactor

2

10

40

100

200

3

Reactor scale

m3

0.05

0.5

1

10

10

Notes:

*The system energy use values include the energy required for heat generation and for producing hydrogen at 30 bar output pressure to meet ISO 14687-2. Correction factors may be applied if the actual boundary conditions are different.

** Concerning Microorganisms e.g. Algae