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The cost of clean hydrogen-generated electricity…

The cost of clean hydrogen-generated electricity…

… and the challenge of going mainstream

Fig. 1: Learning curve-based LCOE estimates for renewable and conventional power plants in Germany by 2035, taken from Fraunhofer ISE’s March 2018 study “Levelized Electricity Cost – Renewable Energy Technologies.”
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This article will review the cost of clean, hydrogen-generated electricity based on the levelized cost of energy, grid parity, baseload, and intermediate and peak load. The question to answer is, what power prices can consumers and industrial customers expect at the point of use?

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Angelika Heinzel retires from ZBT

Angelika Heinzel retires from ZBT

Former managing director Prof. Angelika Heinzel
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At the end of 2020, Angelika Heinzel stepped down as chief executive of ZBT’s fuel cell technology center, a research institute she led for a total of 19 years. In March, she will also leave her professorship at Duisburg-Essen University’s Mechanical and Process Engineering department, and her leading scientific role at ZBT. As for her successor in the science department, the university is still in the hiring process.

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