| Title |
Revisiting competitiveness of hydrogen and algae biodiesel |
| ID_Doc |
23901 |
| Authors |
Marousek, J; Strunecky, O; Bartos, V; Vochozka, M |
| Title |
Revisiting competitiveness of hydrogen and algae biodiesel |
| Year |
2022 |
| Published |
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| DOI |
10.1016/j.fuel.2022.125317 |
| Abstract |
There is a shared belief across latest literature that hydrogen and algae biodiesel are promising substitutes for fossil fuels. However, hydrogen infrastructure for everyday mobility is still in its early stage from a global perspective and there is no algae biodiesel refinery in operation. Despite all this, recent geopolitical developments have caused a tipping point to be reached in the EU and hydrogen mobility has become cheaper (7 euro/100 km) than conventional fossil fuels (15.6 euro/100 km) for the first time. In many other countries the breaking point is also approaching and recent methods in waste refining could make hydrogen production even cheaper (5.4 euro/100 km). Switching to algae biodiesel is less technically challenging for the industry. Nevertheless, technological barriers in scaling up commercial-scale algae production make the hypothetical price of algae biodiesel far from price-competitive (292 euro/100 km). At the present state of knowledge it is recommended to refine algae for non-energy purposes. |
| Author Keywords |
Circular economy; Production cost; Hydrogen; Algae biodiesel; Bioeconomy |
| Index Keywords |
Index Keywords |
| Document Type |
Other |
| Open Access |
Open Access |
| Source |
Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED) |
| EID |
WOS:000846766700003 |
| WoS Category |
Energy & Fuels; Engineering, Chemical |
| Research Area |
Energy & Fuels; Engineering |
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