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The Hydrogen Economy: Opportunities, Costs, Barriers, and R&D Needs
TABLE E-2
Central Plant Summary of Results
Pathway
CS NG-C
CS NG-F
CS NG-C-Seq
CS NG-F- Seq
CS Coal-C
CS Coal-F
CS Coal-C-Seq
CS Coal-F-Seq
CS Nu-F
Table E-
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Capital investment, milion $
H2 production
453.39
326.85
623.75
425.54
1,151.92
868.18
1,177.33
889.97
2,468.19
Distribution
724.75
532.98
724.75
532.98
724.75
532.98
724.75
532.98
532.98
Dispensing
714.51
507.42
714.51
507.42
714.51
507.42
714.51
507.42
507.42
Total Capital Investment
1,892.66
1,367.25
2,063.01
1,465.95
2,591.18
1,908.58
2,616.59
1,930.38
3,508.59
Production costs, $/kg H2
Variable costs
Feed
0.75
0.71
0.79
0.73
0.21
0.19
0.21
0.19
0.20
Electricity
0.03
0.03
0.08
0.06
0.11
0.04
0.17
0.08
Decommission fund
0.06
Non-fuel O&M, 1%/yr of capital
0.01
0.01
0.02
0.01
0.03
0.02
0.03
0.02
0.06
Total variable costs
0.79
0.74
0.89
0.80
0.35
0.25
0.41
0.30
0.32
Fixed costs, 5%/yr of capital
0.06
0.04
0.08
0.05
0.15
0.11
0.15
0.11
0.31
Capital charges, 18%/yr of capital
0.18
0.13
0.25
0.17
0.46
0.35
0.47
0.36
1.00
Total Production Costs
1.03
0.92
1.22
1.02
0.96
0.71
1.03
0.77
1.63
Distribution costs, $/kg H2
Variable costs
Labor
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Fuel
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Electricity
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
Non-fuel O&M, 1%/yr of capital
0.02
0.01
0.02
0.01
0.02
0.01
0.02
0.01
0.01
Total variable costs
0.03
0.02
0.03
0.02
0.03
0.02
0.03
0.02
0.02
Fixed costs, 5%/yr of capital
0.09
0.07
0.09
0.07
0.09
0.07
0.09
0.07
0.07
Capital charges, 18%/yr of capital
0.29
0.21
0.29
0.21
0.29
0.21
0.29
0.21
0.21
Total Distribution Costs
0.42
0.31
0.42
0.31
0.42
0.31
0.42
0.31
0.31
