Impact of government incentives in the profitability of green energy production using fuel cells in Colombia
Journal Title: TecnoLógicas - Year 2016, Vol 19, Issue 37
Abstract
Fuel cells are a technological alternative to produce green energy, however, high costs make fuel cell a non-profitable option. This paper analyses the impact of the Colombian government incentives in the profitability of fuel cells. The analysis is based on the total operation cost of the fuel cell in three representative applications: residential, office and building elevator. The economic viability of fuel cell generation in those cases is contrasted with classical solutions like diesel generators and standard grid to provide a reference framework. Such results enable to evaluate the effectiveness of the Colombian government incentives in promoting the use of fuel cells over other less environmental-friendly options such as diesel generators. Finally, new incentives are proposed by subsidies offered by other countries with higher fuel cell penetration into their electric market. All the analyses are supported in simulations performed with a mathematical model parameterized using the characteristics of commercial devices.
Authors and Affiliations
Bernardo A. Potosí-Guerrero, Carlos A. Ramos-Paja, Sergio I. Serna-Garcés
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