Energy sustainability assessment of offshore wind-powered ammonia

Hydrogen and renewable ammonia are energy vectors that complement each other and will support the decarbonization of economic sectors where electricity is not a feasible solution. Ammonia is considered one of the hydrogen carriers that will facilitate connections between low-cost production areas fa...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Diaz Motta, Armando|||0009-0001-1626-4081, Díaz González, Francisco|||0000-0002-1912-3014, Villa Arrieta, Manuel Ricardo
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/451027
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/451027
https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.138419
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Sustainable energy
Green ammonia production
Offshore wind energy
Power-to-Ammonia
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria elèctrica
id ES_6024126b95bee2a8d8aee896de0e827e
oai_identifier_str oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/451027
network_acronym_str ES
network_name_str España
repository_id_str
spelling Energy sustainability assessment of offshore wind-powered ammoniaDiaz Motta, Armando|||0009-0001-1626-4081Díaz González, Francisco|||0000-0002-1912-3014Villa Arrieta, Manuel RicardoSustainable energyGreen ammonia productionOffshore wind energyPower-to-AmmoniaÀrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria elèctricaHydrogen and renewable ammonia are energy vectors that complement each other and will support the decarbonization of economic sectors where electricity is not a feasible solution. Ammonia is considered one of the hydrogen carriers that will facilitate connections between low-cost production areas far from centers of high demand. In recent years, one of the large-scale production routes for renewable ammonia that has gained attention is the production of ammonia from offshore wind energy and the conventional Haber-Bosch synthesis. However, there have been few published articles to date that address the long-term sustainable development of renewable ammonia from offshore wind energy. This study presents a literature review based on Scopus and Web of Science databases related to the production process of offshore wind energy ammonia. The main objective is to identify its strengths and challenges with the aim of achieving competitiveness. The review examines the state-of-the-art technologies involved, production costs, potential environmental effects, and social acceptance of ammonia as an energy vector. The production process is completely examined, and the advantages and disadvantages of the process and production technologies are identified. In addition, a quantitative analysis is presented to highlight the improvements and challenges of offshore wind-powered ammonia in terms of production costs, energy consumption, efficiency, and CO2 emissions compared to fossil-based ammonia (SMR) and low-emission ammonia (SMR-CCS). Solid oxide electrolysis (SOEL) is recognized as the most promising technology for producing offshore wind energy ammonia, primarily due to its lower electricity consumption (higher efficiency), potential flexibility capabilities, and its ability to integrate 2.7 GJ/t NH3 of thermal energy from the Haber-Bosch synthesis. A comparative analysis in terms of energy consumption and efficiency, conducted in production plants with capacities ranging from 1 Mt/year to 10 Mt/year, reveals the potential for improvement that SOEL electrolysis has over low-temperature technologies. The high production cost of offshore wind energy ammonia, ranging from 600 USD/t NH3 to 1500 USD/t NH3 is identified as the main barrier to its deployment. However, a significant reduction in the capital cost of offshore wind energy and electrolyzers in the long term as well as enhancements in the operational flexibility of the Haber-Bosch synthesis could make it affordable. The question that arises is whether offshore wind-powered ammonia can be competitive in the future, given the estimated production cost of conventional low-emission ammonia (SMR-CCS) of 300 USD/t NH3 to 400 USD/t NH3.Peer Reviewed12 - Producció i Consum Responsables13 - Acció per al Clima7 - Energia Assequible i No ContaminantElsevier20232023-09-2520262026-01-22journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501AMhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_ab4af688f83e57aainfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2117/451027https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.138419reponame:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPCinstname:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)Inglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/4510272026-05-27T15:37:01Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Energy sustainability assessment of offshore wind-powered ammonia
title Energy sustainability assessment of offshore wind-powered ammonia
spellingShingle Energy sustainability assessment of offshore wind-powered ammonia
Diaz Motta, Armando|||0009-0001-1626-4081
Sustainable energy
Green ammonia production
Offshore wind energy
Power-to-Ammonia
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria elèctrica
title_short Energy sustainability assessment of offshore wind-powered ammonia
title_full Energy sustainability assessment of offshore wind-powered ammonia
title_fullStr Energy sustainability assessment of offshore wind-powered ammonia
title_full_unstemmed Energy sustainability assessment of offshore wind-powered ammonia
title_sort Energy sustainability assessment of offshore wind-powered ammonia
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Diaz Motta, Armando|||0009-0001-1626-4081
Díaz González, Francisco|||0000-0002-1912-3014
Villa Arrieta, Manuel Ricardo
author Diaz Motta, Armando|||0009-0001-1626-4081
author_facet Diaz Motta, Armando|||0009-0001-1626-4081
Díaz González, Francisco|||0000-0002-1912-3014
Villa Arrieta, Manuel Ricardo
author_role author
author2 Díaz González, Francisco|||0000-0002-1912-3014
Villa Arrieta, Manuel Ricardo
author2_role author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Sustainable energy
Green ammonia production
Offshore wind energy
Power-to-Ammonia
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria elèctrica
topic Sustainable energy
Green ammonia production
Offshore wind energy
Power-to-Ammonia
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria elèctrica
description Hydrogen and renewable ammonia are energy vectors that complement each other and will support the decarbonization of economic sectors where electricity is not a feasible solution. Ammonia is considered one of the hydrogen carriers that will facilitate connections between low-cost production areas far from centers of high demand. In recent years, one of the large-scale production routes for renewable ammonia that has gained attention is the production of ammonia from offshore wind energy and the conventional Haber-Bosch synthesis. However, there have been few published articles to date that address the long-term sustainable development of renewable ammonia from offshore wind energy. This study presents a literature review based on Scopus and Web of Science databases related to the production process of offshore wind energy ammonia. The main objective is to identify its strengths and challenges with the aim of achieving competitiveness. The review examines the state-of-the-art technologies involved, production costs, potential environmental effects, and social acceptance of ammonia as an energy vector. The production process is completely examined, and the advantages and disadvantages of the process and production technologies are identified. In addition, a quantitative analysis is presented to highlight the improvements and challenges of offshore wind-powered ammonia in terms of production costs, energy consumption, efficiency, and CO2 emissions compared to fossil-based ammonia (SMR) and low-emission ammonia (SMR-CCS). Solid oxide electrolysis (SOEL) is recognized as the most promising technology for producing offshore wind energy ammonia, primarily due to its lower electricity consumption (higher efficiency), potential flexibility capabilities, and its ability to integrate 2.7 GJ/t NH3 of thermal energy from the Haber-Bosch synthesis. A comparative analysis in terms of energy consumption and efficiency, conducted in production plants with capacities ranging from 1 Mt/year to 10 Mt/year, reveals the potential for improvement that SOEL electrolysis has over low-temperature technologies. The high production cost of offshore wind energy ammonia, ranging from 600 USD/t NH3 to 1500 USD/t NH3 is identified as the main barrier to its deployment. However, a significant reduction in the capital cost of offshore wind energy and electrolyzers in the long term as well as enhancements in the operational flexibility of the Haber-Bosch synthesis could make it affordable. The question that arises is whether offshore wind-powered ammonia can be competitive in the future, given the estimated production cost of conventional low-emission ammonia (SMR-CCS) of 300 USD/t NH3 to 400 USD/t NH3.
publishDate 2023
dc.date.none.fl_str_mv 2023
2023-09-25
2026
2026-01-22
dc.type.none.fl_str_mv journal article
http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501
AM
http://purl.org/coar/version/c_ab4af688f83e57aa
dc.type.openaire.fl_str_mv info:eu-repo/semantics/article
format article
dc.identifier.none.fl_str_mv https://hdl.handle.net/2117/451027
https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.138419
url https://hdl.handle.net/2117/451027
https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.138419
dc.language.none.fl_str_mv Inglés
eng
language_invalid_str_mv Inglés
language eng
dc.rights.none.fl_str_mv open access
http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2
dc.rights.openaire.fl_str_mv info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
rights_invalid_str_mv open access
http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2
eu_rights_str_mv openAccess
dc.format.none.fl_str_mv application/pdf
dc.publisher.none.fl_str_mv Elsevier
publisher.none.fl_str_mv Elsevier
dc.source.none.fl_str_mv reponame:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
instname:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
instname_str Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
reponame_str UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
collection UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
repository.name.fl_str_mv
repository.mail.fl_str_mv
_version_ 1869409271580459008
score 15,81155

Similares en LA Referencia