ENERC wrote:thibr wrote:Morocco will become a world leader in hydrogen
Morocco's wind potential is enormous near very sparsely inhabited coasts (south of Agadir). The sun is blazing every day of the year (except everything in the north of the kingdom).
The idea of making hydrogen and sending it by pipeline to Europe is a good idea. If the kWh of H2 produced in Morocco is lower than the kWh of gas, we can already inject 20% of it into the European gas network, which is already enormous.
On the economic side, at least 120 kJ / Kg (the PCI of H000) is required, ie around 2 kWh with an efficiency of 40% on the electrolyser side. To be competitive at € 80 per kg (price of H1 made with gas), a maximum of € 2 per MWh is required. With current solar power plants, it is quite playable in Morocco.
So it's just a problem of industrial deployment (and funding ....)
It can also compete with gas because with solar at 25 € per MWh, that makes the kWh of gas at 3ct, less than the current price in France (probably with taxes).
If the goal were to reduce CO2 emissions, it would be more relevant to build high-voltage lines to towns that use diesel for their electricity (many in Africa) than to build hydrogen pipelines to Europe. ..
