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T1 Towards the Hydrogen Economy in Paraguay : green hydrogen production potential and end-uses
A1 Posso, Fausto
A1 Galeano Espínola, Michel Osvaldo
A1 Baranda, César
A1 Franco León, David Rodrigo
A1 Rincón Rodríguez, Ángel Alberto
A1 Zambrano, Juan Carlo
A1 Nakao Cavaliero, Carla Kazue
A1 Lopes, Davi
A2 Universidad Nacional de Asunción. Facultad de Ciencias Químicas
AB This study was conducted to estimate the potential for green H2 in Paraguay. A total production potential of 22.5 × 106 tons/year was obtained with a main contribution (93.34%) from solar photovoltaic. The greatest potential for producing H2 from solar and wind resources is in the Western region, and from hydro resources is in the Eastern region of the country. Two end-uses of green H2 were assessed: (1) automotive transportation, replacing gasoline and diesel; and (2) residential energy, replacing firewood and LPG for cooking in households across the country. In 16 of the 17 departments, green H2 is able to replace the overall consumption of gasoline and diesel, as well as firewood and LPG. Finally, energy service cost (mobility), environmental aspects and CO2 emissions were considered for three urban mobility technologies for the Metropolitan Area of Asunción. Results show that the mobility cost of fuel cell hybrid electric buses is still very high in comparison to diesel buses and battery electric buses. However, when a longer driving range is required, fuel cell hybrid electric buses could become a viable alternative in the long term. From an environmental point of view, green H2 used in fuel cell hybrid electric buses has the potential to save about 96% of CO2 emissions in comparison to diesel buses. It is concluded that the estimated green H2 production potential favors the incorporation of the Hydrogen Economy in Paraguay.
PB Elsevier
SN 0360-3199
YR 2022
FD 2022-06-15
LK http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14066/4608
UL http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14066/4608
LA eng
NO Posso, F., Galeano, M., Baranda, C., Franco, D., Rincón, A., Zambrano, J., Cavaliero, C., & Lópes, D. (2022). Towards the Hydrogen Economy in Paraguay: green hydrogen production potential and end-uses. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 47(70), 30027-30049.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2022.05.217
NO Corresponding author. Fausto Posso, directormgcti@udes.edu.co.
NO Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología
DS MINDS@UW
RD 04-sep-2026