Techno-economic Assessment of Solar Hydrogen Production Using CPV-electrolysis Systems

In the present work, a techno-economic assessment of hydrogen production using an electrolyser- concentrating photovoltaic (CPV) system in Algeria is carried out. Different technologies of solar concentration and of photovoltaic modules are considered. The dependence of hydrogen production potential and of hydrogen production cost on these technologies is investigated. By comparison to common PV-electrolysis method, the CPV-electrolysis technique offers a much higher production rate at much more competitive cost.