DNVRestrictedReportno.:00360593-EMS24-1809Date:October25,2024DNVRestrictedDNV–ReportNo.00360593-EMS24-1809,Rev.0–www.dnv.comPageiReporttitle:SecuringGreenHydrogenfortheGermanPowerSectorTechnologyreadiness&techno-economicfeasibilitystudyforthreehydrogenvaluechainsDateofissue:October25,2024Reportno.:00360593-EMS24-1809,Rev.0Customer:ClimateNeutralityFoundationPreparedby:JochumDouma(DNV)DaanGeerdink(DNV)Reviewedby:CorinTaylor(DNV)ClaasHülsen(DNV)RainerBaake(CNF)SörenBorghardt(CNF)SebastianHelgenberger(CNF)Approvedby:RobvanderSpek(DNV)DistributionForexternal,openSummary:Thegoaloftheanalysiswastoassesswhetheralternativevaluechainsfortheprovisionofhydrogen,suchasIron-to-Hydrogen,areusefultoconsider,alongsidemoreconventionaloptionssuchasdomestichydrogenproductioninGermany(throughelectrolysis)orhydrogenimportthroughammoniaasahydrogencarrier.Threedifferentvaluechainswereassessedontheirtechnologyreadiness,levelizedcostsforprovidingback-uppowertotheGermangrid,andtheiroverallpracticalityinaSWOTanalysis.DNVsassessmentconcludesthatIron-to-Hydrogenisapotentiallycost-effectiveandsafeoptionforsourcinggreenhydrogenforGermany’sback-uppowerplants.Itisadvisabletoconsiderthisoptioninadditiontootherhydrogensourcingroutes.Copyright©DNV2024.Allrightsreserved.Unlessotherwiseagreedinwriting:(i)Thispublicationorpartsthereofmaynotbecopied,reproducedortransmittedinanyform,orbyanymeans,whetherdigitallyorotherwise;(ii)Thecontentofthispublicationshallbekeptconfidentialbythecustomer;(iii)Nothirdpartymayrelyonitscontents;and(iv)DNVundertakesnodutyofcaretowardanythirdparty.Referencetopartofthispublicationwhichmayleadtomisinterpretationisprohibited.DNVandtheHorizonGraphicaretrademarksofDNVAS.DNVRestrictedDNV–ReportNo.00360593-EMS24-1809,Rev.0–www.dnv.comPageiiTABLEOFCONTENTSEXECUTIVESUMMARY...................................................................................................................................................1Background1Analyzedgreenhydrogenvaluechains2Conclusions51INTRODUCTION...............................................................................................................................................61.1Background61.2Scope61.3Reportstructure82BASISOFWORK.............................................................................................................................................92.1Powerplantsafetyact92.2Importofgreenammonia92.3HyIronpilot103VALUECHAINSDESCRIPTION....................................................................................................................123.1DomesticGreenHydrogenproductioninGermany123.2InternationalGreenAmmoniavaluechain123.3Iron-to-Hydrogenvaluechain133.4Comparisonofcarriercharacteristics144TECHNOLOGYREADINESSASSESSMENT................................................................................................154.1TRLassessmentmethodology154.2TRLassessment165COSTASSESSMENT.....................................................................................................................................365.1Costassessmentmethodology365.2DomesticGreenHydrogenProductioninGermany365.3GreenAmmoniavaluechain385.4Iron-to-Hydrogenvaluechain406COMPARISON................................................................................................................................................436.1Keyf...
