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Hydrogen Fuel Cell Bus Technology State of the Art Review
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Untaxed hydrogen cost at the pump,
including refueling station capital and maintenance costs
2010 price range 2015 targets
Hamburg case study (50% on-site production from electrolysis)
Cologne case study (Trucked-in gaseous, 100 - 300kg/day)
Cologne case study (Piped-in gaseous, 100 - 300kg/day)
London case study (Trucked-in liquid, H2 purchase price: €3- 6/kg)
JTI targer (2015)
HBA target (2015)
DOE target (2015)
Canada target (2015)
US taxed diesel 2010
US untaxed diesel 2010
EU taxed diesel 2010
EU untaxed diesel 2010
Figure 21 Untaxed hydrogen cost at the pump as suggested by the four case studies
analysed in the previous sections, in comparison with some international targets. The
figure also displays taxed and untaxed retail prices of diesel in the USA and Europe
(average of 26 state members). All costs are expressed in Euro per kg of Hydrogen
equivalent. Assumptions: 1 kg of H2 = 0.882 diesel gallons = 3.33 diesel litres; exchange
rate: €1 (2010 - 2015) = $1.4 (2010). Diesel prices reflect average data as in May 2010.
Sources: http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/oog/info/gdu/gasdiesel.asp , http://www.energy.eu/ .
Figure 21 shows that the hydrogen prices suggested by the case studies analysed are
generally higher than the taxed diesel prices in both the American and European market.
The same analysis, however, suggests that cost parity with the taxed diesel price in the
European market can be reached using today‟s refuelling station designs. Continuing
the price analysis on the equipment installed in the case study filling stations to consider
higher hydrogen demands, it becomes apparent that even using today‟s equipment it is
possible to achieve cost parity with taxed diesel. This occurs with demands over 400-
500kgH2/day in the case of Cologne and over 800kgH2/day for London.
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