Hydrogen Station Cost Estimates: Comparing Hydrogen Station Cost Calculator Results with other Recent Estimates

Abstract

In addition, key cost results presented in this report were provided by a select number of expert stakeholders who devoted significant time and attention to completing the HSCC. Sam Jaffe and Casey Talon of IDC Energy Insights administered implementation of the HSCC. This included compiling and aggregating results received from expert stakeholders, as well as serving as a communication interface between National Renewable Energy Laboratory staff and responding stakeholders to clarify the relevance of the data provided while maintaining the anonymity of respondents. Stakeholder input on opportunities to reduce hydrogen station costs collected during the Hydrogen Infrastructure Market Readiness workshop and a description of the process of administering the HSCC can be found in the workshop proceedings (Melaina, Steward et al. 2012).

Economic and Environmental Considerations for Zero-emission Transport and Thermal Energy Generation on an Energy Autonomous Island

“…The hydrogen price used is 5 €/kg. With this price, a newly-built hydrogen station would recoup the costs of the station through the sales of hydrogen within approximately 20 years (Melaina and Penev, 2013). The cost of electricity used in the electric cars is assumed to be that reported for the country in 2014 (0.130 €/kWh) (Eurostat, 2015).…”

Low-cost, transportable hydrogen fueling station for early market adoption of fuel cell electric vehicles

“…A National Renewable Energy Laboratory report supports offsite production for the transportable H 2 station design (100 kg/day capacity, LH 2 delivery) by showing that station capital costs would be 20% lower than onsite steam methane reforming (SMR) and 15% lower than onsite electrolysis using current technology [1]. Centralized offsite production uses economies of scale to deliver the lowest cost for H 2 and therefore was selected in this station design.…”

“…Hydrogen stations currently operating or in development in the U.S. for fueling Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles (FCEV) range from $1.8e$5.9 million to construct [1]. The cost is a result of each station demonstrating a unique design with little standardization.…”

“…Consensus is that early commercial stations deployed in 2014e2016 will output 333 kg/day on average and cost approximately $2.8 million each [1]. That is a 62% decrease in capital cost per capacity from current stations benefitting mostly from economies of scale.…”

Japan's New Plan to Become a Hydrogen Society: Will Japan Succeed?

“…This is twice as high as the cost of a US fueling station, as estimated by the US National Renewable Energy Laboratory. 6 Japan intends to lower the cost of fueling stations to $3.6 million in 2015 and cut it in half by 2020 through standardization of the equipment, mass production, and packaging technology that enables storage of hydrogen in containers (see figure 11). Japan also plans to implement two other major programs in 2015 to start the realization of a Hydrogen Society in Japan.…”