欧洲氢动力货运航运的环境影响与成本评估

Assessment of environmental impacts and costs for hydrogen-powered cargo shipping in Europe.

作者信息

Schlehuber Simon, Gutsch Moritz, Kronemeyer Niklas, Frieden Florian, von Delft Stephan

机构信息

Institute of Business Administration at the Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Münster, Leonardo Campus 1, Münster, Germany.

Porsche Consulting GmbH, Siemensstraße 6, Stuttgart, Germany.

出版信息

Commun Eng. 2025 Mar 17;4(1):50. doi: 10.1038/s44172-025-00388-4.

DOI:10.1038/s44172-025-00388-4

PMID:40097640

原文链接:https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11914104/

Abstract

The transportation of goods contributes considerably to global greenhouse gas emissions, underscoring the urgency of sustainable transport solutions. A promising yet underexplored solution is the introduction of small autonomous-driving hydrogen-powered boats (AHB) that can substitute long-haul trucking. Here we address this gap by modelling an AHB and then performing a life cycle assessment, coupled with a total cost of ownership analysis, across various scenarios. AHBs powered by green hydrogen are expected to emit 0.46 kg CO eq km and cost 0.82 € km on average. In contrast, AHBs powered by gray hydrogen are characterized by average emissions of 1.12 kg CO eq km and costs of 0.42 € km. Furthermore, costs of the modelled AHB are compared to those of semi-trucks powered by different fuels to gauge the AHB's real world applicability. The results show that an AHB could be the cost-optimal solution for non-time sensitive transportation of goods exceeding distances of 624 km.

摘要

货物运输对全球温室气体排放有相当大的贡献，这凸显了可持续运输解决方案的紧迫性。一个有前景但尚未得到充分探索的解决方案是引入小型自动驾驶氢动力船（AHB），它可以替代长途卡车运输。在这里，我们通过对AHB进行建模，然后在各种情景下进行生命周期评估，并结合总拥有成本分析，来填补这一空白。由绿氢驱动的AHB预计平均每公里排放0.46千克二氧化碳当量，成本为每公里0.82欧元。相比之下，由灰氢驱动的AHB平均排放量为每公里1.12千克二氧化碳当量，成本为每公里0.42欧元。此外，将模拟的AHB成本与不同燃料驱动的半挂车成本进行比较，以评估AHB在现实世界中的适用性。结果表明，对于距离超过624公里的非时效性货物运输，AHB可能是成本最优的解决方案。