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Economic and Environmental Impact Analyses on Supply Chains for Importing Clean Hydrogen from Australia in the Republic of Korea

한국의 호주 청정 수소 수입을 위한 공급망의 경제성 및 환경영향 평가

  • AYEON, KIM (School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology) ;
  • CHANGGWON, CHOE (School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology) ;
  • SEUNGHYUN, CHEON (School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology) ;
  • HANKWON, LIM (School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology)
  • 김아연 (울산과학기술원 에너지화학공학과) ;
  • 최창권 (울산과학기술원 에너지화학공학과) ;
  • 천승현 (울산과학기술원 에너지화학공학과) ;
  • 임한권 (울산과학기술원 에너지화학공학과)
  • Received : 2022.07.29
  • Accepted : 2022.10.07
  • Published : 2022.12.30
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Abstract

As global warming accelerates, clean hydrogen production becomes more important to mitigate it. However, importing hydrogen is necessary for countries that have high energy demands but insufficient resources to produce clean hydrogen. In line with the trend, this study investigated both the economic and environmental viability of an overseas hydrogen supply chain between Australia and the Republic of Korea. Several possible methods of water electrolysis and hydrogen carriers are compared and effect of renewable electricity price on the cost of hydrogen production is evaluated.

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본 연구는 산업통상자원부(MOTIE)와 한국에너지기술평가원(KETEP) (No. 20203020040010) 및 울산과학기술원 탄소중립실증화연구센터의 지원을 받아 수행한 연구 과제이다.

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