Mapping local green hydrogen cost-potentials by a multidisciplinary approach
International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, vol. 87, pp. 1155–1170
Abstract
For fast-tracking climate change response, green hydrogen is key for achieving greenhouse gas neutral energy systems. Especially Sub-Saharan Africa can benefit from it enabling an increased access to clean energy through utilizing its beneficial conditions for renewable energies. However, developing green hydrogen strategies for Sub-Saharan Africa requires highly detailed and consistent information ranging from technical, environmental, economic, and social dimensions, which is currently lacking in literature. Therefore, this paper provides a comprehensive novel approach embedding the required range of disciplines to analyze green hydrogen cost-potentials in Sub-Saharan Africa. This approach stretches from a dedicated land eligibility based on local preferences, a location specific renewable energy simulation, locally derived sustainable groundwater limitations under climate change, an optimization of local hydrogen energy systems, and a socio-economic indicator-based impact analysis. The capability of the approach is shown for case study regions in Sub-Saharan Africa highlighting the need for a unified, interdisciplinary approach. • Unique multidisciplinary approach for green hydrogen cost-potentials. • Local perspective on land and hydrogen use of Sub-Saharan Africa embedded. • Spatially and temporally highly detailed green hydrogen cost-potentials. • Sustainable water supply under climate change endogenously secured. • Indicator-based impact analysis shed light on socio-economic conditions.
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Forschungszentrum Jülich · RWTH Aachen University
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Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Institute of Energy and Climate Research – Jülich Systems Analysis (IEK-3), 52425 Jülich, Germany
RWTH Aachen University, Chair for Fuel Cells, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, 52062 Aachen, Germany
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Heidi Heinrichs corresponding
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Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Institute of Energy and Climate Research – Jülich Systems Analysis (IEK-3), 52425 Jülich, Germany
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Forschungszentrum Jülich · Shahid Beheshti University
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Center for Remote Sensing and GIS Research, Faculty of Earth Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran
Institute of Bio- and Geosciences: Agrosphere (IBG-3), Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Institute of Energy and Climate Research – Jülich Systems Analysis (IEK-3), 52425 Jülich, Germany
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Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Corporate Development, (UE), 52425 Jülich, Germany
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Forschungszentrum Jülich · RWTH Aachen University
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Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Institute of Energy and Climate Research – Jülich Systems Analysis (IEK-3), 52425 Jülich, Germany
RWTH Aachen University, Chair for Fuel Cells, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, 52062 Aachen, Germany
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Forschungszentrum Jülich · RWTH Aachen University
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Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Institute of Energy and Climate Research – Jülich Systems Analysis (IEK-3), 52425 Jülich, Germany
RWTH Aachen University, Chair for Fuel Cells, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, 52062 Aachen, Germany
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Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Institute of Energy and Climate Research – Jülich Systems Analysis (IEK-3), 52425 Jülich, Germany
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Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Institute of Energy and Climate Research – Jülich Systems Analysis (IEK-3), 52425 Jülich, Germany
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Institute of Bio- and Geosciences: Agrosphere (IBG-3), Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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Institute of Bio- and Geosciences: Agrosphere (IBG-3), Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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Institute of Bio- and Geosciences: Agrosphere (IBG-3), Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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Institute of Bio- and Geosciences: Agrosphere (IBG-3), Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Corporate Development, (UE), 52425 Jülich, Germany
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Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Institute of Energy and Climate Research – Jülich Systems Analysis (IEK-3), 52425 Jülich, Germany
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Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Institute of Energy and Climate Research – System Analysis and Technology Evaluation (IEK-STE), 52425 Jülich, Germany
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Forschungszentrum Jülich · RWTH Aachen University
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Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Institute of Energy and Climate Research – Jülich Systems Analysis (IEK-3), 52425 Jülich, Germany
RWTH Aachen University, School of Business and Economics, 52062 Aachen, Germany
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RWTH Aachen University, School of Business and Economics, 52062 Aachen, Germany
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