Hydrogen technology is becoming ever more relevant because hydrogen use can help in containing greenhouse gas emission if capture and storage technologies are implemented in the hydrogen production pathway (when hydrogen is produced from fossil fuels). This work aims at carrying out a comparative analysis of possible energy scenarios in urban districts. A medium-small Italian city is considered as a reference case, and its energy consumption both for domestic and industrial use is evaluated. The current situation in which conventional technologies meet the energy needs is compared with a hypothetical scenario where hydrogen is largely used. Two options of hydrogen production from commercially ready technologies are investigated: coal gasification and steam methane reforming, as well as hydrogen use in advanced energy systems for transports and for thermal and electric energy generations. Also, the environmental impacts are evaluated. This study is particularly focused on greenhouse gas emissions with specific reference to carbon dioxide. The final goal is to define an alternative scenario, quantifying the energy needs and the relative environmental impacts in order to obtain quantitative information on the environmental benefits of the hydrogen scenario, as well as to identify its possible structural and functional criticalities.
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December 2010
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Hydrogen Use in an Urban District: Energy and Environmental Comparisons
Michela Vellini,
Michela Vellini
Department of Industrial Engineering,
e-mail: vellini@ing.uniroma2.it
University of Rome “Tor Vergata”
, Via del Politecnico 1, Rome 00133, Italy
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Jacopo Tonziello
Jacopo Tonziello
Department of Industrial Engineering,
University of Rome “Tor Vergata”
, Via del Politecnico 1, Rome 00133, Italy
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Michela Vellini
Department of Industrial Engineering,
University of Rome “Tor Vergata”
, Via del Politecnico 1, Rome 00133, Italye-mail: vellini@ing.uniroma2.it
Jacopo Tonziello
Department of Industrial Engineering,
University of Rome “Tor Vergata”
, Via del Politecnico 1, Rome 00133, ItalyJ. Energy Resour. Technol. Dec 2010, 132(4): 042601 (13 pages)
Published Online: January 6, 2011
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Received:
March 26, 2010
Revised:
November 9, 2010
Online:
January 6, 2011
Published:
January 6, 2011
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Vellini, M., and Tonziello, J. (January 6, 2011). "Hydrogen Use in an Urban District: Energy and Environmental Comparisons." ASME. J. Energy Resour. Technol. December 2010; 132(4): 042601. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4003032
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