Hydrogen refueling station siting of expressway based on the optimization of hydrogen life cycle cost. (29th June 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: He, Chaoming; Sun, Haoran; Xu, Yang; Lv, Siyun
• Is Part Of: International journal of hydrogen energy. Volume 42:Number 26(2017)
• Page Start: 16313
• Page End: 16324
• Publication Date: 2017-06-29
• Subjects: Hydrogen expressway -- Hydrogen station siting -- Life cycle cost -- Optimization; Hydrogen as fuel -- Periodicals; Hydrogène (Combustible) -- Périodiques; Hydrogen as fuel; Periodicals; 665.81
• DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2017.05.073
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0360-3199

Abstract

Abstract: Hydrogen-energy expressway system planning involves load prediction, hydrogen source planning and hydrogen station planning. Exemplary construction of a run-for-profit hydrogen-energy expressway must attach importance to comprehensive evaluation of the effect of investment. The paper analyzes current situation of hydrogen-energy expressway construction, points out that adequate consideration should be given in all aspects of hydrogen energy's life cycle cost, such as hydrogen production, transport, storage, usage, CO2 disposal, carbon tax, hydrogen station's annual construction investment and annual operating expenses. The paper suggests that hydrogen made from discarded electricity of clean energies and hydrogen produced as byproduct during chemical plant production should be utilized to reduce production cost. On the basis of hydrogen energy's life cycle cost analysis, the paper creates a hydrogen station siting optimization model, with the constraints of hydrogen station's supply radius, hydrogen source's productivity and geographic information factor, so as to increase the applicability and level of hydrogen-energy expressway planning effectively. Highlights: We propose a model for siting hydrogen stations on an expressway. The location model includes the consideration of hydrogen life cycle cost. We regard wind farm and chemical plant as factors of siting hydrogen expressway. A location example is set up and the variables are optimized by PSO algorithm.