Renewable Energy Sources for Green Hydrogen Generation in Colombia and Applicable Case of Studies

Electrification using renewable energy sources represents a clear path toward solving the current global energy crisis. In Colombia, this challenge also involves the diversification of the electrical energy sources to overcome the historical dependence on hydropower. In this context, green hydrogen represents a key energy carrier enabling the storage of renewable energy as well as directly powering industrial and transportation sectors. This work explores the realistic potential of the main renewable energy sources, including solar photovoltaics (8172 GW), hydropower (56 GW), wind (68 GW), and biomass (14 GW). In addition, a case study from abroad is presented, demonstrating the feasibility of using each type of renewable energy to generate green hydrogen in the country. At the end, an analysis of the most likely regions in the country and paths to deploy green hydrogen projects are presented, favoring hydropower in the short term and solar in the long run. By 2050, this energy potential will enable reaching a levelized cost of hydrogen (LCOH) of 1.7, 1.5, 3.1 and 1.4 USD/kg-H2 for solar photovoltaic, wind, hydropower and biomass, respectively.

• Autores: Patiño López, Juan José; Velásquez Márquez, Carlos Andrés; Ramírez Pérez, Edwin Alexander; Betancur Lopera, Rafael Andrés; Montoya Arango, Juan Felipe; Chica Arrieta, Edwin Lenin; Romero Gómez, Pablo; Mada Kannan, Arunachala; Ramírez Zora, Daniel Estiben; Eusse, Pedro; Jaramillo Isaza, Franklin
• Tipo de recurso: Article of investigation
• Fecha de publicación: 2023
• Institución: Universidad de Antioquia
• Repositorio: Repositorio UdeA
• Idioma: eng
• OAI Identifier: oai:bibliotecadigital.udea.edu.co:10495/46170
• Acceso en línea: https://hdl.handle.net/10495/46170
• Palabra clave: Hidrógeno; Hydrogen; Energía solar; Solar energy; Colombia; Energía eólica; Wind energy; Energía hidroeléctrica; Hydroelectric power; Energía renovable; Renewable energy; Green hydrogen; http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_3724; http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_7222; http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_1767; http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_8394; http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_25612; http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_25719; ODS 7: Energía asequible y no contaminante. Garantizar el acceso a una energía asequible, fiable, sostenible y moderna para todos; ODS 13: Acción por el Clima. Adoptar medidas urgentes para combatir el cambio climático y sus efectos; ODS 9: Industria, innovación e infraestructura. Construir infraestructuras resilientes, promover la industrialización inclusiva y sostenible y fomentar la innovación
• Rights: openAccess
• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/