Retrieving nuclear power plants by producing hydrogen
Corresponding Author(s) : Seyed Ehsan Hosseini
Future Energy,
Vol. 1 No. 2 (2022): August 2022 Issue
Abstract
In February 2022, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) established a $6 billion program to support America’s clean nuclear energy infrastructure. Before that, in the fourth quarter of 2021, the DOE dedicated $20 million in funding to the technologies that produce clean hydrogen from nuclear power. This approach reinforces producing hydrogen from zero-carbon electricity and represents a crucial economic product for nuclear power plants beyond electricity. The DOE plans to decrease the cost of hydrogen to $1 per 1 kilogram in one decade and open up new markets for the nuclear industry.
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- Could Hydrogen Help Save Nuclear? | Department of Energy n.d. https://www.energy.gov/ne/articles/could-hydrogen-help-save-nuclear (accessed March 31, 2022).
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Could Hydrogen Help Save Nuclear? | Department of Energy n.d. https://www.energy.gov/ne/articles/could-hydrogen-help-save-nuclear (accessed March 31, 2022).
Hosseini SE. Integrating a gas turbine system and a flameless boiler to make steam for hydrogen production in a solid oxide steam electrolyzer. Appl Therm Eng 2020;180:115890. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.APPLTHERMALENG.2020.115890.
Pinsky R, Sabharwall P, Hartvigsen J, O’Brien J. Comparative review of hydrogen production technologies for nuclear hybrid energy systems. Prog Nucl Energy 2020;123:103317. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.PNUCENE.2020.103317.
Yadav D, Banerjee R. Net energy and carbon footprint analysis of solar hydrogen production from the high-temperature electrolysis process. Appl Energy 2020;262:114503. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.APENERGY.2020.114503.
US DOE launches nuclear, hydrogen infrastructure programmes : Energy & Environment - World Nuclear News n.d. https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/US-DOE-launches-nuclear,-hydrogen-infrastructure-p (accessed April 1, 2022).