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Techno-economic evaluation of waste heat recovery from an off-grid alkaline water electrolyzer plant and its application in a district heating network in Finland

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  • Meriläinen, Altti
  • Kosonen, Antti
  • Jokisalo, Juha
  • Kosonen, Risto
  • Kauranen, Pertti
  • Ahola, Jero

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The expected extensive production of hydrogen through water electrolysis will generate a substantial quantity of industrial waste heat. Waste heat recovery from electrolyzer facilities would provide significant potential for renewable heat generation into district heating (DH) networks.

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  • Meriläinen, Altti & Kosonen, Antti & Jokisalo, Juha & Kosonen, Risto & Kauranen, Pertti & Ahola, Jero, 2024. "Techno-economic evaluation of waste heat recovery from an off-grid alkaline water electrolyzer plant and its application in a district heating network in Finland," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 306(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:energy:v:306:y:2024:i:c:s0360544224019558
    DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2024.132181
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