Hydrogen Fuel Cell Bus Technology State of the ... - NEXTHYLIGHTS
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<strong>Hydrogen</strong> <strong>Fuel</strong> <strong>Cell</strong> <strong>Bus</strong> <strong>Technology</strong> <strong>State</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Art Review<br />
environmental friendly sources in future.<br />
Figure 42, below, captures <strong>the</strong> economics <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> refuelling station in terms <strong>of</strong> final<br />
hydrogen price at <strong>the</strong> pump, considering a discount period <strong>of</strong> ten years, a discount rate<br />
<strong>of</strong> 3.5% and three different prices for <strong>the</strong> liquid hydrogen (€1/kgH2, €3/kgH2, €6/kgH2).<br />
The figures refer to two dispensing capacities, 320kgH2/day and 1,000kgH2/day. In this<br />
higher capacity case it is estimated that a refuelling station has a capital cost 25%<br />
higher, due to extra equipment.<br />
€ / kg-H2<br />
€11<br />
€10<br />
€9<br />
€8<br />
€7<br />
€6<br />
€5<br />
€4<br />
€3<br />
€2<br />
€1<br />
€0<br />
<strong>Hydrogen</strong> fuel price at <strong>the</strong> pump versus liquid hydrogen price<br />
and dispensing capacity ( delivered liquid hydrogen)<br />
Liquid hydrogen<br />
price €6/kg<br />
Liquid hydrogen<br />
price €3/kg<br />
Liquid hydrogen<br />
price €1/kg<br />
320kg/day<br />
1,000 kg/day<br />
Average EU taxed and untaxed<br />
diesel fuel price (~ € 1.15 and<br />
€ 0.58/ litre)<br />
Assumptions:<br />
Discount rate: 3.5%<br />
Discount period: 10 years<br />
Dispensing capacity 320kg/day:<br />
Refueling station capital cost: € 3million<br />
Station maintenance fee: €90,000/year<br />
Dispensing capacity 1,000kg/day:<br />
Refueling station capital cost: € 3.7million<br />
Station maintenance fee: €115,000/year<br />
Figure 42 Estimation <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> hydrogen fuel price at <strong>the</strong> pump for <strong>the</strong> refuelling station in<br />
Leyton, London. The figures refer to three different purchase prices <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> liquid<br />
hydrogen and two dispensing capacities.<br />
Figure 42 suggests that for dispensing capacity <strong>of</strong> 320kgH2/day <strong>the</strong> hydrogen fuel price is<br />
likely to be higher than <strong>the</strong> average taxed diesel price in <strong>the</strong> European market, even for<br />
low liquid hydrogen prices. In this latter case <strong>the</strong> major cost component is <strong>the</strong> capital<br />
cost <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> refuelling station itself.<br />
The figure also suggest that <strong>the</strong> price at <strong>the</strong> pump can be substantially lowered moving<br />
toward larger dispensing capacities, to <strong>the</strong> point that it is possible to reach a cost parity<br />
with <strong>the</strong> taxed diesel price for a dispensing capacity close to 1,000kgH2/day and a liquid<br />
hydrogen price close to €1/ kgH2 (break-even at 850kgH2/day and €2/ kgH2).<br />
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