The Nuclear Industry Time for Strategic Assessment of Participation in the Hydrogen Economy Vernon J

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The Nuclear Industry - Time for Strategic
Assessmentof Participation inthe Hydrogen
EconomyVernon J. KissWorld Nuclear
AssociationSeptember 5, 2002
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Daily Electricity Price Volatility
C/MWh
000s MW
Typical Toronto Summer Day
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Electricity vs Energy Markets
Millions tonnes oil equivalent
Nuclear
Electricity Market Energy Markets
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Energy Systems

• Coal
• Natural gas
• Electricity Grid Stationary Uses
• Hydro
• Nuclear

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Energy Systems

• Coal
• Natural gas
• Electricity Grid Stationary Uses
• Hydro
• Nuclear
• Oil Gasoline Diesel Mobile Transport

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Energy Systems

• Coal
• Natural gas
• Electricity Grid Stationary Uses
• Hydro
• Nuclear
• Hydrogen
• Oil Gasoline Diesel Mobile Transport

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Energy Systems

• Coal
• Natural gas
• Electricity Grid Stationary Uses
• Hydro
• Nuclear
• Hydrogen
• Oil Gasoline Diesel Mobile Transport

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Automotive Initiatives

• Honda
• Nissan
• General Motors
• Autonomy
• Hywire
• Toyota, Ford, DailmerChrysler . . . essentially
  all

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Fuel Cells

• H2 Electricity
• Fuel Cells
• O2 H2O exhaust

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Government / Industry Programs

• United States FreedomCAR
• Europe European Integrated Hydrogen
  Project
• Japan Japan Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Project
• Many others on international, national, regional
  and municipal basis

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Hydrogen Storage

• Cooled and liquified
• Pressurized
• Metal hydrides
• Chemically bonded slurries
• Honda FCX range - 350 kilometres
• GM/Quantum storage - 10,000 psi / 700 bar

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Driving Factors

• Consumer appeal
• Air quality
• Energy security
• Atmospheric / climatic issues

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Annual Global Mean SurfaceTemperature Anomolies

Degrees C
National Climate Data Center/NESDIS/NOAA Baseline
is Land/Ocean average for period shown
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Energy Systems

• Coal
• Natural gas
• Electricity Grid Stationary Uses
• Hydro
• Nuclear
• Hydrogen
• Oil Gasoline Diesel Mobile Transport

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Fuel Economics

• Gasoline - 47 litres - 400 km - 18.75
• Hydrogen - 3 kilograms - 400 km - 12.00
• Vast differences in regional pricing
• Taxes have dramatic impacts

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Average U.S. Nuclear Industry Production Costs
vs. Crude Oil
C/kWh
/bbl
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Average U.S. Nuclear Industry Production Costs
vs. Crude Oil
C/kWh
/bbl
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Hydrogen Production from Nuclear Energy

• Pricing competitive
• Costs can be stabilized
• Emissions reductions
• Cleaner air
• Energy security

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Activities

• Industry participation in energy studies
• Industry self assessment of potential benefits
• Support for hydrogen production research

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