Assessing the deployment of solar-driven hydrogen from biomass at scale in the U.S.

ABSTRACT: Solar hydrogen from biomass gasification is a promising technology to sustainably produce hydrogen, responsibly dispose biomass waste, and reduce reliance on fossil fuels. However, its large-scale deployment faces challenges due to the geospatial misalignment between biomass resources and solar intensity, which introduces additional supply chain logistics costs. We analyze the logistics cost burden imposed by this misalignment and its impact on successful large-scale deployment of solar-driven hydrogen from biomass in the United States. We also consider associated carbon emissions and explore how the mix of deployed technologies evolves under externally imposed carbon penalties. Our findings show that while economies of scale are known to apply at the processing facility level, the reverse

SUBMITTER: Iloeje CO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12022068 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature