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Hydrogen Production from Offshore Wind Power in Sweden

Hulting, Linnéa LU and Eriksson, Nellie LU (2023) FMIM01 20231
Environmental and Energy Systems Studies
Abstract
The versatile energy carrier hydrogen has the potential to reach otherwise hard-to-abate sectors and is of importance for the energy transition and the full decarbonisation of the energy systems. In the meantime, the offshore wind power is predicted to increase where large amounts of electricity can be produced. Using offshore wind power as an energy supply for water electrolysis enables a large-scale hydrogen production in the future. The aim of this report is to make a techno-economic analysis of hydrogen production from offshore wind power in Sweden. The analysis uses levelised cost of hydrogen (LCOH) as an indicative measurement for determining cost competitiveness. To achieve the purpose, an extensive literature study is conducted... (More)
The versatile energy carrier hydrogen has the potential to reach otherwise hard-to-abate sectors and is of importance for the energy transition and the full decarbonisation of the energy systems. In the meantime, the offshore wind power is predicted to increase where large amounts of electricity can be produced. Using offshore wind power as an energy supply for water electrolysis enables a large-scale hydrogen production in the future. The aim of this report is to make a techno-economic analysis of hydrogen production from offshore wind power in Sweden. The analysis uses levelised cost of hydrogen (LCOH) as an indicative measurement for determining cost competitiveness. To achieve the purpose, an extensive literature study is conducted from which a site-specific case study is developed. The case study consists of a hypothetical offshore wind farm in Sweden of 1100 MW connected to a hydrogen production facility where all the generated electricity is dedicated to hydrogen production. Three system configurations related to the placement of the electrolyser is compared: onshore, centralised offshore or decentralised. In addition, three different technologies of water electrolysis: Proton exchange membrane electrolyser (PEM), Solid oxide electrolyser (SOE) and Alkaline electrolyser (AEC) are compared. The intention of the comparisons is to find the most cost competitive and viable scenario. The results of the analysis show the decentralised configuration and AEC electrolyser to be the most cost competitive. The LCOH is determined to 57-98 SEK/kg H2 depending on the combination of electrolyser and configuration. (Less)
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author
Hulting, Linnéa LU and Eriksson, Nellie LU
supervisor
organization
course
FMIM01 20231
year
type
H3 - Professional qualifications (4 Years - )
subject
keywords
Hydrogen, Electrolysis, Offshore wind power, LCOH, PEM, SOE, AEC
report number
ISRN LUTFD2/TFEM—23/5194--SE + (1-75)
ISSN
1102-3651
language
English
id
9122640
date added to LUP
2023-06-12 08:10:58
date last changed
2023-06-12 08:10:58
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  abstract     = {{The versatile energy carrier hydrogen has the potential to reach otherwise hard-to-abate sectors and is of importance for the energy transition and the full decarbonisation of the energy systems. In the meantime, the offshore wind power is predicted to increase where large amounts of electricity can be produced. Using offshore wind power as an energy supply for water electrolysis enables a large-scale hydrogen production in the future. The aim of this report is to make a techno-economic analysis of hydrogen production from offshore wind power in Sweden. The analysis uses levelised cost of hydrogen (LCOH) as an indicative measurement for determining cost competitiveness. To achieve the purpose, an extensive literature study is conducted from which a site-specific case study is developed. The case study consists of a hypothetical offshore wind farm in Sweden of 1100 MW connected to a hydrogen production facility where all the generated electricity is dedicated to hydrogen production. Three system configurations related to the placement of the electrolyser is compared: onshore, centralised offshore or decentralised. In addition, three different technologies of water electrolysis: Proton exchange membrane electrolyser (PEM), Solid oxide electrolyser (SOE) and Alkaline electrolyser (AEC) are compared. The intention of the comparisons is to find the most cost competitive and viable scenario. The results of the analysis show the decentralised configuration and AEC electrolyser to be the most cost competitive. The LCOH is determined to 57-98 SEK/kg H2 depending on the combination of electrolyser and configuration.}},
  author       = {{Hulting, Linnéa and Eriksson, Nellie}},
  issn         = {{1102-3651}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Hydrogen Production from Offshore Wind Power in Sweden}},
  year         = {{2023}},
}