Author -  Artashes Sargsyan, Ph.D.

 

Artashes Sargsyan. "The possibilities of production of hydrogen, especially "green" hydrogen in Armenia", Yerevan, 2023. - 24 pages.(ISBN 978-9939-0-4665-5)

 

 

Annotation

 

The research is dedicated to the collection, updating and assessment of prospects for hydrogen, especially green hydrogen production, its potential, economic, environmental benefits, as well as state of the art of renewable energy sources (RES) in Armenia. The progress in development of PV plants in Armenia, the characteristics of the world's leading solar PV panels, the capacity factors/efficiencies of power plants operating from RES in Armenia in 2022 were studied and appropriate data are presented. The total capacity of PV plants in 2022 was 408.1MW, of which 196.9 MW of industrial scales PV plants. The share of electricity produced at solar PV plants of industrial scale and autonomous producers in total electricity production volumes was 4.2%.

The international experience in the area of green hydrogen production was studied, including in the EU, CIS countries, where it is considered as one of the prospective options to reduce dependence on gas and oil imported from Russia and other fossil fuel rich countries and to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases and harmful gases.

In 2021, the hydrogen demand in the world was 94 million tons (IEA). Less than 5% of total hydrogen production is produced using renewable and low-carbon energy sources (so called “green” hydrogen) through electrolysis. By now there no operational electrolyzers of industrial scales in Armenia. The research will be useful to experts, teachers and students involved in study and work in that area.

 

The author expresses his deep gratitude to all those who provided me with professional, advisory and organizational help during this research work at its various stages.

 

This publication was produced with the financial support of the European Union. Its contents are the sole responsibility of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the European Union.

 

This research was produced within subgrant research programs of the Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum Armenian National Platform.

 

ISBN 978-9939-0-4665-5

Full text of publication can be downloaded at http://ecoteam-armenia.org/Hydrogen%20project_4.2.pdf

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