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Department of Advanced Powertrains
Projects

Hydrogen infrastructure for fuel cell vehicles
Completed Research Project

Aim

Analysis of the economic and ecological potential of the hydrogen production from natural gas as a bridging technology to a hydrogen-only economy

Approach

  • Developing and comparing possible options of producing and distributing hydrogen made from Russian natural gas to Western Europe with competitive types of production
  • Identification and assessment of factors influencing costs
  • Development and evaluation of a cost model
  • Assessment of the relevance of all parameters by means of a sensitivity analysis
  • Assessment of economic advantages and the ecological situation
  • Cooperation with OOO "DonGaz" and Don State Technical University, both in Rostov-on-Don, Russia

Contact

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Thomas von Unwerth