Techno-economic analysis of low-carbon hydrogen production by sorption enhanced steam methane reforming (SE-SMR) processes

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dc.contributor.authorYan, Yongliang
dc.contributor.authorManovic, Vasilije
dc.contributor.authorAnthony, Edward J.
dc.contributor.authorClough, Peter T.
dc.date.accessioned2020-11-09T11:19:10Z
dc.date.available2020-11-09T11:19:10Z
dc.date.issued2020-10-30
dc.description.abstractHydrogen is an attractive energy carrier that will play a key role in future global energy transitions. This work investigates the techno-economic performance of six different sorption enhanced steam methane reforming (SE-SMR) configurations integrated with an indirect natural gas or biomass-fired calciner, oxy-fuel combustion and chemical-looping combustion for large-scale blue and carbon-negative hydrogen production. The techno-economic performance of the proposed cases was evaluated by their net efficiency, CO2 capture efficiency, levelised cost of hydrogen (LCOH), and costs of CO2 avoided and removal. A sensitivity analysis was also conducted to evaluate the key parameters and explore existing uncertainties that can affect the economic performance of the proposed SE-SMR processes. The results revealed that the proposed systems were comparable with conventional steam methane reforming (SMR) with carbon capture and storage (CCS). The LCOH of the proposed SE-SMR plants ranged from £1.90–2.80/kg, and the costs of CO2 avoided and removal ranged from £33-69/tonne and £58-107/tonne, respectively. By applying a carbon price (£16/tonne CO2), the costs of CO2 avoided and removal for the proposed SE-SMR processes could be significantly reduced. The results of cumulative discounted cash flow of SE-SMR plants at a hydrogen selling price of £3.00/kg indicated that all the investment of the proposed cases could be paid back after eight years, even if the carbon tax is zero.en_UK
dc.identifier.citationYan Y, Manovic V, Anthony EJ, Clough PT. (2020) Techno-economic analysis of low-carbon hydrogen production by sorption enhanced steam methane reforming (SE-SMR) processes. Energy Conversion and Management, Volume 226, December 2020, Article number 113530en_UK
dc.identifier.issn0196-8904
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2020.113530
dc.identifier.urihttp://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/15974
dc.language.isoenen_UK
dc.publisherElsevieren_UK
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/*
dc.subjectBlue hydrogen productionen_UK
dc.subjectSorption enhanced steam methane reformingen_UK
dc.subjectCarbon captureen_UK
dc.subjectTechno-economic analysisen_UK
dc.titleTechno-economic analysis of low-carbon hydrogen production by sorption enhanced steam methane reforming (SE-SMR) processesen_UK
dc.typeArticleen_UK

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