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Blue hydrogen and industrial base products: The future of fossil fuel exporters in a net-zero world
Cloete, Schalk Willem Petrus; Ruhnau, Oliver; Cloete, Jan Hendrik; Hirth, Lion (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Is there a place for today's fossil fuel exporters in a low-carbon future? This study explores trade channels between energy exporters and importers using a novel electricity-hydrogen-steel energy systems model calibrated ... -
Flexible power and hydrogen production: Finding synergy between CCS and variable renewables
Cloete, Schalk Willem Petrus; Hirth, Lion (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)The expansion of wind and solar power is creating a growing need for power system flexibility. Dispatchable power plants with CO2 capture and storage (CCS) offer flexibility with low CO2 emissions, but these plants become ... -
On capital utilization in the hydrogen economy: The quest to minimize idle capacity in renewables-rich energy systems
Cloete, Schalk Willem Petrus; Ruhnau, Oliver; Hirth, Lion (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)The hydrogen economy is currently experiencing a surge in attention, partly due to the possibility of absorbing variable renewable energy (VRE) production peaks through electrolysis. A fundamental challenge with this ...