TY  - JOUR
AU  - Reuss, Markus
AU  - Grube, Thomas
AU  - Robinius, Martin
AU  - Preuster, Patrick
AU  - Wasserscheid, Peter
AU  - Stolten, Detlef
TI  - Seasonal storage and alternative carriers: A flexible hydrogen supply chain architecture model
JO  - Applied energy
VL  - 200
SN  - 0306-2619
CY  - Amsterdam [u.a.]
PB  - Elsevier Science
M1  - FZJ-2017-00265
SP  - 290 - 302
PY  - 2017
AB  - A viable hydrogen infrastructure is one of the main challenges for fuel cells in mobile applications. Several studies have investigated the most cost-efficient hydrogen supply chain structure, with a focus on hydrogen transportation. However, supply chain models based on hydrogen produced by electrolysis require additional seasonal hydrogen storage capacity to close the gap between fluctuation in renewable generation from surplus electricity and fuelling station demand. To address this issue, we developed a model that draws on and extends approaches in the literature with respect to long-term storage. Thus, we analyse Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carriers (LOHC) and show their potential impact on future hydrogen mobility. We demonstrate that LOHC-based pathways are highly promising especially for smaller-scale hydrogen demand and if storage in salt caverns remains uncompetitive, but emit more greenhouse gases (GHG) than other gaseous or hydrogen ones. Liquid hydrogen as a seasonal storage medium offers no advantage compared to LOHC or cavern storage since lower electricity prices for flexible operation cannot balance the investment costs of liquefaction plants. A well-to-wheel analysis indicates that all investigated pathways have less than 30% GHG-emissions compared to conventional fossil fuel pathways within a European framework
LB  - PUB:(DE-HGF)16
UR  - <Go to ISI:>//WOS:000403418200024
DO  - DOI:10.1016/j.apenergy.2017.05.050
UR  - https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/825993
ER  -