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In the near future, the energy transition will dictate the need for the hydrogen production and consumption in industrial amounts. This will result in the development of a global market for hydrogen and the need to find economically viable methods to transport it. Russia can be a promising country for the hydrogen production due to its large natural energy resources; however, promising sales markets are located in the European and Asia–Pacific regions, which requires the development of delivery methods. One of the substances with the highest energy content, both by volume and by weight, is ammonia, which can be a promising medium for hydrogen transportation. This paper assesses the economic feasibility of using ammonia for the transportation of chemically bound hydrogen over long distances in industrial amounts. Based on the assessment results, the use of ammonia for the hydrogen transportation in industrial amounts can be justified when using sea or rail transport at distances over 2000–3000 km.
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The investigation was carried out within the framework of the project “Technological complex for hydrogen production and storage as part of carbon dioxide energy cycles” with the support of a grant from NRU “MPEI” for implementation of scientific research programs “Energy,” “Electronics, Radio Engineering and IT,” and “Industry 4.0, Technologies for Industry and Robotics in 2020-2022.”
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Malenkov, A.S., Naumov, V.Y., Shabalova, S.I., Kharlamova, D.M. (2022). Economic Feasibility Assessment of Using Ammonia for Hydrogen Transportation. In: Solovev, D.B., Kyriakopoulos, G.L., Venelin, T. (eds) SMART Automatics and Energy. Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies, vol 272. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-8759-4_10
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