Data item details


Name
Breakdown of hydrogen production costs for alkaline (left) and PEM (right) electrolyser (EUR/kg)
Source
ACER, using the LCOH calculation tool of the European Hydrogen Observatory.
Identifier
Reference
Figure 21
Comment
The default cost and the operational assumptions of the tool were used for the calculations apart from operating hours set at 4,000 hours/year; the electricity price set at 60 EUR/MWh and the grid fees set at 14 EUR/MWh. No electricity taxes were considered.

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Type of costs Cost of alkaline(EUR/kg)
Capital expenditure1.78
Electricity cost3.27
Grid fees0.75
Other operating expenditure0.59
Total6.39


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Type of costs Cost of PEM (EUR/kg)
Capital expenditure2.16
Electricity cost3.36
Grid fees0.77
Other operating expenditure0.72
Total7.01