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The Hydrogen Economy: Opportunities, Costs, Barriers, and R&D Needs
TABLE E-17
Midsize Plants Summary of Results
Pathway
MS NG-C
MS NG-FMS
NG-C-SeMS
NG-F-Se
MS Bio-C
MS Bio-F
MS Bio-C-Se
MS Bio-F-Se
MS Ele-C
MS Ele-F
Table E-
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
Capital investment, MM
H2 production
21.52
17.12
29.26
23.06
121.04
59.04
123.91
60.53
84.78
9.71
Distribution
34.73
18.54
34.73
18.54
34.73
18.54
34.73
18.54
34.73
18.54
Dispensing
20.70
9.01
20.70
9.01
20.70
9.01
20.70
9.01
20.70
9.01
Total Capital Investment
76.95
44.67
84.69
50.61
176.46
86.59
179.33
88.08
140.20
37.26
Production costs, $/kg H2
Variable costs
Feed
0.79
0.74
0.82
0.79
0.98
0.42
0.98
0.42
(0.08)
(0.08)
Electricity
0.04
0.03
0.10
0.08
0.29
0.14
0.41
0.21
2.43
2.11
Non-fuel O&M, 1%/yr of capital
0.03
0.02
0.03
0.03
0.15
0.07
0.16
0.08
0.11
0.01
Total variable costs
0.86
0.79
0.96
0.90
1.42
0.64
1.54
0.71
2.46
2.04
Fixed costs, 5%/yr of capital
0.13
0.10
0.17
0.13
0.77
0.37
0.79
0.38
0.54
0.06
Capital charges, 18%/yr of capital
0.40
0.32
0.54
0.43
2.44
1.19
2.50
1.22
1.71
0.20
Total Production Costs
1.38
1.21
1.67
1.46
4.63
2.21
4.82
2.32
4.70
2.30
Distribution costs, $/kg H2
Variable costs
Labor
0.09
0.09
0.09
0.09
0.09
0.09
0.09
0.09
0.09
0.09
Fuel
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
Electricity
0.50
0.36
0.50
0.36
0.50
0.36
0.50
0.36
0.50
0.36
Non-fuel O&M, 1%/yr of capital
0.06
0.03
0.06
0.03
0.06
0.03
0.06
0.03
0.06
0.03
Total variable costs
0.65
0.49
0.65
0.49
0.65
0.49
0.65
0.49
0.65
0.49
Fixed costs, 5%/yr of capital
0.28
0.15
0.28
0.15
0.28
0.15
0.28
0.15
0.28
0.15
Capital charges, 18%/yr of capital
0.88
0.47
0.88
0.47
0.88
0.47
0.88
0.47
0.88
0.47
Total Distribution Costs
1.80
1.10
1.80
1.10
1.80
1.10
1.80
1.10
1.80
1.10
Dispensing costs, $/kg H2
Variable costs
Road tax
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Station markup
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Electricity
0.06
0.06
0.06
0.06
0.06
0.06
0.06
0.06
0.06
0.06
Non-fuel O&M, 1%/yr of capital
0.13
0.06
0.13
0.06
0.13
0.06
0.13
0.06
0.13
0.06
Total variable costs
0.18
0.11
0.18
0.11
0.18
0.11
0.18
0.11
0.18
0.11
Fixed costs, 5%/yr of capital
0.08
0.03
0.08
0.03
0.08
0.03
0.08
0.03
0.08
0.03
Capital charges, 18%/yr of capital
0.36
0.16
0.36
0.16
0.36
0.16
0.36
0.16
0.36
0.16
Total Dispensing Costs
0.62
0.30
0.62
0.30
0.62
0.30
0.62
0.30
0.62
0.30
H2 Costs, $/kg
Production
1.38
1.21
1.67
1.46
4.63
2.21
4.82
2.32
4.70
2.30
Distribution
1.80
1.10
1.80
1.10
1.80
1.10
1.80
1.10
1.80
1.10
Dispensing
0.62
0.30
0.62
0.30
0.62
0.30
0.62
0.30
0.62
0.30
CO2 disposal
0
0
0.09
0.09
0
0
0.26
0.17
0
0
Carbon Tax
0.13
0.12
0.02
0.02
0.03
0.01
(0.31)
(0.21)
0.24
0.20
Total H2 Costs
3.94
2.74
4.20
2.97
7.07
3.63
7.19
3.68
7.36
3.91
