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Hydrogen Fuel Cell Bus Technology State of the Art Review
Figure 43 Computer graphic of the refuelling station in HafenCity, Hamburg. Source:
Clean Energy Partnership website
The refuelling station is a demonstration prototype within the city of Hamburg, which
aims to demonstrate the concept and the viability of green on-site hydrogen production.
This justifies the high capital cost of the project. It is worth noting that the concept design
will be not promoted in other demonstrations.
Figure 44, below, summarises the economics of the refuelling station in terms of the
hydrogen price at the pump, considering a fixed dispensing capacity (750kgH2/day), a
discount period of ten years, the capita cost of this (demonstration) site, a discount rate
of 3.5%, a yearly maintenance fee equivalent to the 3% of the capital cost of the
refuelling station and:
50% of the hydrogen being produced from electrolysis – assuming three different
prices for the sourced electricity (€0.05/kWh, €0.2/kWh, €0.3/kWh)
50% of the hydrogen being trucked-in at, for example, €4/kgH2
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