Waste-to-Hydrogen Techno-Economic Assessment and Emission Reduction Potential in Saudi Arabia

  • Program Utilities & Renewables Utilities & Renewables
  • Type Discussion paper
  • Date 23 January 2025
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Abstract

Waste-to-hydrogen (WTH) presents an enormous untapped potential to achieve climate change objectives for many countries by transitioning from high CO2 emission waste disposal techniques to producing clean fuel such as green hydrogen. Additionally, WTH can be incorporated with carbon capture to act as a CO2 removal technology. Owing to the critical role this technology can play in achieving climate change objectives, we conducted techno-economic assessment of WTH with carbon capture to analyze its financial viability in various countries. Our analysis shows that deploying WTH with carbon capture results in a levelized cost of hydrogen (LCOH) range of 4.36-5.99 $/kg.

Authors

Muhammad Adnan Hayat

Muhammad Adnan Hayat

Fellow- Utilities & Renewables

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Amro Elshurafa

Amro Elshurafa

Executive Director- Utilities & Renewables Dr. Elshurafa is the Executive Director of the Utilities and Renewables Department and possesses 20+ years of experience garnered on…

Dr. Elshurafa is the Executive Director of the Utilities and Renewables Department and possesses 20+ years of experience garnered on three continents. His research interests lie in renewable energy policy, electricity market design and regulation, and power systems modeling. He has led and executed several national modeling initiatives at distributed and utility scales. Some aspects of his research have been adopted by BP in their seminal annual Statistical Review. He is listed among the top 2% scientists globally as per Stanford, and he is a board member of the Saudi Water and Electricity Regulatory Authority. Credited with 50+ papers and patents, he holds a Ph.D. in Engineering and an MBA in Finance.

Expertise

  • Renewable Energy Policy
  • Electricity Market Design and Regulation
  • Power Sector Modeling

Publications See all Amro Elshurafa’s publications

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