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Techno-economic assessment of aluminum as a clean energy carrier to decarbonize remote industries

Pascal Boudreau, Michael Johnson, Jeffrey M. Bergthorson

2024Energy Advances18 citationsDOIOpen Access PDF

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