Comparison of hydrogen production costs
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For hydrogen production via natural gas, dry gas, light naphtha, liquefied gas, and methanol, what is the order of cost for the hydrogen produced by these different methods? ? Calculated at current prices
This needs to be calculated; it’s hard to say, as we don’t even know the scale of your operation! It’s hard to be sure about this!
It depends on local prices. If natural gas is cheap, use it; if methanol is cheaper, use that; if naphtha is cheaper, use it as well. If dry gas is stable, use it.
Dry gas hydrogen production – Natural gas hydrogen production – Methanol hydrogen production – Liquefied gas hydrogen production – Light naphtha hydrogen production
Hydrogen production from dry gas, hydrogen production from methanol/natural gas, hydrogen production from liquefied gas, hydrogen production from naphtha
The price of natural gas varies depending on the region; the other rankings are easier to determine
Prices vary from region to region; generally, the order is hydrogen production from dry gas, hydrogen production from methanol/natural gas, hydrogen production from liquefied gas, and hydrogen production from naphtha. Here, hydrogen production from dry gas, methanol, and liquefied gas follows a seesaw pattern. . . Use the one that is cheaper. . . For the others, the volume needs to be reduced, and operating them is rather tricky.
At current prices, the cost of liquefied gas might be lower than that of hydrogen produced from natural gas or methanol
The key factor is still the relevant prices in the market. In the Lanzhou area, the cheapest option is dry gas; followed by natural gas, with methanol and naphtha being the most expensive options. I wonder how things are where you are
How could one forget hydrogen production from waste gas? It should be given top priority – waste gas is quite inexpensive; 30,000 cubic meters of waste gas can be used to produce 10,000 cubic meters of hydrogen. However, the pretreatment and purification of waste gas is a bit more complex