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Hydrogen Production by Solar Reforming of Natural Gas: A Comparison Study of Two Possible Process Configurations
Möller, Stephan and Kaucic, Dario and Sattler, Christian (2006) Hydrogen Production by Solar Reforming of Natural Gas: A Comparison Study of Two Possible Process Configurations. Journal of Solar Energy Engineering, pp. 16-23. Transaction of ASME. DOI: 10.1115/1.2164447.
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Abstract
Solar steam reforming of natural gas (NG) is a possibility to lower the cost for introducing renewable hydrogen production technologies to the market by a combination of fossil fuel and solar energy. It comprises the production of hydrogen from NG and steam that acts as a chemical storage for hydrogen and solar energy as the renewable energy source to heat up the system and set free the hydrogen. Using the solar reformer technology fuel savings of up to 40% compared to a conventional plant are expected. The CO<sub>2</sub> emissions can be reduced accordingly. The cost study shows that hydrogen produced by solar reforming might cost between 4.5 and 4.7 ct<sub>€</sub>/kWh (LHV of H<sub>2</sub>) today. Therefore, it is only about 20% more expensive than conventionally produced hydrogen. Rising prices for NG will result in favorable conditions for the solar technology.
| Document Type: | Article | ||||||||
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| Title: | Hydrogen Production by Solar Reforming of Natural Gas: A Comparison Study of Two Possible Process Configurations | ||||||||
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| Date: | February 2006 | ||||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Journal of Solar Energy Engineering | ||||||||
| Refereed publication: | Yes | ||||||||
| In ISI Web of Science: | Yes | ||||||||
| DOI: | 10.1115/1.2164447 | ||||||||
| Page Range: | pp. 16-23 | ||||||||
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| Publisher: | Transaction of ASME | ||||||||
| Status: | Published | ||||||||
| Keywords: | Solar, Steam Reforming, Reforming, Natural Gas, Hydrogen, | ||||||||
| HGF - Research field: | Energy | ||||||||
| HGF - Program: | Renewable Energies | ||||||||
| HGF - Program Themes: | E SF - Solar research | ||||||||
| DLR - Research area: | Energy | ||||||||
| DLR - Program: | E SF - Solar research | ||||||||
| DLR - Research theme (Project): | E - Solare Stoffumwandlung (old) | ||||||||
| Location: | Stuttgart | ||||||||
| Institutes and Institutions: | Institute of Technical Thermodynamics > Solar Research | ||||||||
| Deposited By: | Dr.rer.nat. Christian Sattler | ||||||||
| Deposited On: | 15 Mar 2006 | ||||||||
| Last Modified: | 14 Jan 2010 20:50 |
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