Costs of the Hydrogen Economy

Different production methods each have different associated investment and marginal costs. The energy and feedstock could originate from a multitude of sources, that is, natural gas, nuclear, solar, wind, biomass, coal, other fossil fuels, and geothermal (Table 18.2). Clearly, the distance from these resources can affect the economics. 

Cost of Hydrogen from Select Sources in Dollar per Gallon Gasoline Equivalent Source Cost ( /GGE) Comment 

Coal via reforming Small-scale natural gas Electrolysis using nuclear electricity Electrolysis using photovoltaic electricity Electrolysis using wind electricity Wood reforming 

Electrolysis using geothermal electricity Electrolysis using hydro power  

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