Techno-economic Assessment of Hydrogen Refuelling Station: Case Study of Hydrogen Train

In recent years, the demand for hydrogen trains has increased following the successful commercialisation of hydrogen fuel cell-based trains in Germany. To support the growing business case, an established hydrogen infrastructure for refuelling is required to meet the demand-supply. This paper aims to investigate the techno-economic assessment of hydrogen refuelling stations (HRS) powered by renewable resources and a power grid to supply the trains' hydrogen demand. The HRS sizing is based on the estimated demand loading for a 1-day operations train throughout a regional line in Malaysia and the availability of renewable resources at the proposed facility location. The simulation using MOHRES software resulted to be composed of a 2.0 MW-PEM Electrolyser, producing 900 kg of hydrogen, stored in hydrogen storage. The financial analysis of the total life span cost (TLSC) for the overall system resulted in $36M, indicating the potential hydrogen market for hydrogen infrastructure in Malaysia is feasible.