Model for Biomass Based Renewable Hydrogen Supply Chain

Year 2012, Volume: 2 Issue: 3, 408 - 415, 01.09.2012

İrfan Gondal Mukhtar Hussain Sahir

Abstract

Pakistan though a developing country has a strong agricultural background which in turn leads to a strong resource of biomass. Further, the climate change scenario discourages the use of biomass as a combustion fuel. An integrated renewable hydrogen model has been developed based on biomass feed stocks as the raw input material for hydrogen production. It has been found that hydrogen can be produced at rates compatible with steam methane reforming, one of the most economical methods of generating hydrogen. However the model must have a strong statistical base and an up-to-date Geographical Information system to present accurate and logical results for effective energy planning.

Keywords

renewable energy; hydrogen energy; biomass; modelling