The road to affordable green hydrogen
Hydrogen produced from wind power can be cost-competitive in China
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Hydrogen produced from water using renewable energy could be key to a carbon-free future, but its production has long been thought too expensive for industrial-scale application.
Now, researchers from the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) and the Harvard China Project have found that using wind power to produce hydrogen could provide a cost-competitive alternative to coal-dominated hydrogen manufacturing systems in China.
The research was published recently in the journal Renewable Energy.
“This study provides evidence for both the sustainability and affordability of green hydrogen production,” said Michael B. McElroy, the Gilbert Butler Professor of Environmental Studies, and senior author of the study. “Our findings could serve as a reference for the necessity for adjustments in the subsidies for