![]() Norway already has a pioneering role in hydrogen production. ![]() Norway is putting effort into establishing hydrogen as a transportation fuel by offering tax exemptions and incentives for fuel cell vehicles. ![]() To reduce emission in transportation the changeover to clean fuels such as electricity or hydrogen from renewable energy is necessary. Transportation must supply a substantial proportion to emission cuts. The present electricity production in Norway is around 95 % renewable (mainly hydropower), thus Norway has to look out for alternatives to reduce GHG emissions. Norway plans to cut GHG emissions down to 15.2 million tons of CO 2 equivalent till 2020 and achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. Human caused emission of greenhouse gases (GHG), mostly by the use of fossil fuels for energy production and transportation is a widely agreed cause of recent climate change. Prices vary between 5.20 € and 106.10 € per kg hydrogen. The second part of the study estimates the investment to find the production cost per kilogram hydrogen, which was compared to recent fuel prices in Norway to see whether the production of hydrogen was profitable. Based on these scenarios the annual hydrogen production was calculated with values between 15 tons per year. Their function and the necessary technologies to operate them are described in detail. Solid oxide electrolysis cell and proton exchange membrane electrolysis are compared. The usable electricity was between 258 GWh year and 404 GWh year segmented into three scenarios. The potential power output of a hypothetical offshore wind farm has been assessed using real operating data of other wind farms. This study looks into possibilities of hydrogen production on an offshore platform in Norway, to capitalize Norway’s offshore wind potential matching political goals to reduce emissions and make Norway’s transportation sector cleaner.
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