Analysis of Hydrogen Infrastructure for the Feasibility, Economics, and Sustainability of a Fuel Cell-Powered Data Center

Kurtz, Jennifer; Saur, Genevieve; Wrubel, Jacob A.; Mount, Bob; Hammond, Steven; Ma, Zhiwen

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“…Solar PV Investment cost-$825/kW, Fixed Operating and Maintenance (O&M)-$9.5/kW/year Solar availability factor varies between 9-28% depending on location, and is estimated using Sandia's plane-of-array model and algorithms for solar-array trackers 1 for a fixed tilted, 1-axis tracking system and 2-axis tracking system, with an operational life of 20 years, and is shown in the merra2ools package For the low-cost scenario, Solar PV, CAPEX and OPEX battery systems were estimated from [19] and assume that the cost of PV will fall by 62% and battery costs will fall by 74.2%. We assume that the cost of wind will decrease by at least 31%, as for the last 10 years [20], as well as the estimates of fuel cell costs [21].…”

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confidence: 99%

Decarbonizing Russia: Leapfrogging from Fossil Fuel to Hydrogen

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We examine a different approach to complete the decarbonization of the Russian economy in a world where climate policy increasingly requires the radical reduction of emissions wherever possible. We propose an energy system that can supply solar and wind-generated electricity to fulfill demand and which accounts for intermittency problems. This is instead of the common approach of planning for expensive carbon capture and storage, and a massive increase in energy efficiency and, therefore, a drastic reduction in energy use per unit of Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Coupled with this massive increase in alternative energy, we also propose using excess electricity to generate green hydrogen. Hydrogen technology can function as storage for future electricity needs or for potential fuel use. Importantly, green hydrogen can potentially be used as a replacement export for Russia’s current fossil fuel exports. The analysis was carried out using the highly detailed modeling framework, the High-Resolution Renewable Energy System for Russia (HIRES-RUS) representative energy system. The modeling showed that there are a number of feasible combinations of wind and solar power generation coupled with green hydrogen production to achieve 100% decarbonization of the Russian economy.

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confidence: 99%