Review Article

Comprehensive Investigation of Solar-Based Hydrogen and Electricity Production in Iran

Table 1

Literature review about renewable hydrogen production in Iran.

Ref.PurposeMethodologyResults

Qadrdan and Shayegan 2008 [29]Economic assessment of hydrogen fueling station in IranHOMER software(i) Hydrogen cost from natural gas: 3-7 $/kg
(ii) Hydrogen cost from electrolysis: 6-10 $/kg
Shiroudi and Taklimi 2011 [30]Solar hydrogen production in Taleghan, IranHOMER softwareExcess electricity can be stored in the form of hydrogen
Shiroudi et al. 2013 [31]Assessment of photovoltaic- (PV-) hydrogen system in Taleghan, IranHOMER softwareTotal net present cost (NPC) and levelized cost of energy (LCOE) are 237509 $ and 3.35 $/kWh, respectively
Nasiri et al. 2015 [32]Status of hydrogen and FC in IranTechnological innovation system approachSupportive laws and regulation are needed for the mobilization of financial resources
Mostafaeipour et al. 2016 [33]Wind hydrogen production in Fars Province, IranStatistical and analytical solutionAbadeh has better potential with producing hydrogen for 22 cars/week
Homayouni et al. 2016 [34]Techno-econo-enviro assessment of solar hydrogen to supply combined cooling, heat, and power load in Tehran, IranParticle swarm optimization simulationThe most economic system has solar and fossil fuel with avoided 75% of CO2 emission in comparison by standalone diesel system
Fazelpour et al. 2016 [35]Economic analysis of FC-based in Tehran, IranHOMER softwareWind-hydrogen-battery system with total NPC 63190 $ is the most economical system
Alavi et al. 2016 [36]Wind-hydrogen assessment in Sistan and Baluchestan Province, IranStatistical and analytical solutionHighest amount of hydrogen is 39.82 ton/year that related to Lutak station
Ramazankhani et al. 2016 [37]Hydrogen production from geothermal in IranMulticriteria decision-making methodsEast Azarbaijan is the best location for hydrogen production
Alavi et al. 2017 [38]Wind-hydrogen feasibility in Chabahar, IranStatistical and analytical solutionHighest amount of hydrogen is 194.36 ton/year that related to Vestas V164 wind turbine
Qolipour et al. 2017 [39]Wind-solar feasibility for electric and hydrogen production for Hendijan, IranHOMER software3153.7 MWh of electricity and 31680 kg hydrogen are produced
Mostafaeipour et al. 2017 [40]Assessment of solar-hydrogen in Kerman Province, IranData envelopment analysis (DEA) and Technique for Order of Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution methodsLalezar is the first priority
Rezaei et al. 2018 [41]Hydrogen production from seawater using wind turbine in coasts of IranStatistical and analytical solutionAnzali has the best potential, and 22 EWT direct wind 52/900 could produce the hydrogen for all cars in Anzali
Ashrafi et al. 2018 [42]Hydrogen production from wind in 5 regions of Iran by 3 extrapolating Weibull methodsStatistical and analytical solution, geographic information system (GIS) softwareAmount of hydrogen production is shown by GIS maps
Rezaei et al. 2019 [43]Hydrogen production from wind-solar in 10 cities of IranStatistical and analytical solution, RETScreen softwareManjil has the greatest amount of wind hydrogen (91 kg/day), and Zahedan has the greatest amount of solar hydrogen (20 kg/day)
Mostafaeipour et al. 2019 [44]Wind-hydrogen assessment in Firuzkuh, IranHOMER software, DEA, and DEMATEL methodsAnnually 1014 kg hydrogen produce by using GE 1.5 sl wind turbine
Jahangiri et al. 2019 [45]Provision of electricity and hydrogen for Bandar Abbas, IranHOMER softwareLowest prices of produced hydrogen and electricity are 0.496 $/kg and 1.55 $/kWh, respectively