Research Article

Optimal Investment Strategy Analysis of On-Site Hydrogen Production Based on the Hydrogen Demand Prediction Using Machine Learning

Table 1

Assumptions for economic evaluation [46–48].

ParameterValueUnit

Natural gas500$/ton
Electricity0.06$/kwh
Process water2.73$/ton
Cooling water1.34$/ton
Maintenance3%Annualized capital cost
Plant life20yr
Tax rate25%
Discount rate7%
Others1%Annualized capital cost