Performance evaluation of hydrogen production based on off-peak electric energy of the nuclear power plant

The article investigates the efficiency of commercial hydrogen production by water electrolysis on the base of NPP excess energy with its additional purification higher than 99.9999%, considering its transport. The competitive high purity hydrogen release price has been determined as compared to the market price. Besides, the use of high duty electrolysis plants has been suggested. Moreover, the advantages of water electrolysis cyclic operation while consuming electric energy from NPP as compared to the continuous mode have been presented in the paper.