Techno-economic assessment of aluminum as a clean energy carrier to decarbonize remote industries
Pascal Boudreau, Michael Johnson, Jeffrey M. Bergthorson
Abstract
Aluminum, a safe and energy-dense circular fuel, can be cost-competitive with ammonia and cheaper than liquefied hydrogen.
Topics & Concepts
Clean energyHydrogen fuelBusinessAluminiumHydrogenWaste managementNatural resource economicsEnvironmental scienceEnvironmental economicsProcess engineeringMaterials scienceEnvironmental protectionChemistryEngineeringMetallurgyEconomicsOrganic chemistryHydrogen Storage and MaterialsAmmonia Synthesis and Nitrogen ReductionExtraction and Separation Processes