Technoeconomic Assessment Of Hydrogen Production From Municipal Solid Waste Gasification In Alberta

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dc.contributor.advisorHill, Josephine
dc.contributor.advisorLayzell, David
dc.contributor.authorAfsahi Lafrenz, Behnaz
dc.date.accessioned2021-09-22T20:34:32Z
dc.date.available2021-09-22T20:34:32Z
dc.date.issued2021-08
dc.description.abstractTo reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) and divert municipal solid waste (MSW) from landfills, this study assessed the techno-economic feasibility of biomass and MSW gasification to produce hydrogen as a clean fuel for local transportation in Alberta. The results of biomass and MSW gasification indicated this process, coupled with carbon sequestration, can economically produce hydrogen with very low GHG emissions at costs currently below that of renewables paired with electrolysis. The calculated minimum hydrogen selling price (MHSP) from biomass gasification ranges from ~1.9 – 3.0 $/kg for feedstock cost of 33-100 $/kg and increasing carbon price to $170 in 2030. The preliminary estimates for MSW gasification yield a MHSP of ~1.6 – 2.5 $/kg for MSW tipping fee of 0-77 $/kg. Hydrogen production as transportation fuel in Alberta from biomass and MSW is both technically and economically feasible. Especially for MSW, as there are gate fees to incentivize diversion of wastes from landfill as a negative value waste stream.
dc.identifier.citationAfsahi Lafrenz, B. (2021). Technoeconomic Assessment Of Hydrogen Production From Municipal Solid Waste Gasification In Alberta (Unpublished master's project). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/113928
dc.identifier.urihttps://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/39245
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.departmentSustainable Energy Development
dc.publisher.facultyEnvironmental Designen_US
dc.publisher.facultyGraduate Studiesen_US
dc.publisher.facultyHaskayne School of Businessen_US
dc.publisher.facultyLawen_US
dc.publisher.facultySchulich School of Engineeringen_US
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgary
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.titleTechnoeconomic Assessment Of Hydrogen Production From Municipal Solid Waste Gasification In Alberta
dc.typereport
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science (MSc)
ucalgary.scholar.levelGraduateen_US
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