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<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Christine Ehlig-Economides, Ph.D.
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<p align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:135%"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Dimitrios Hatzignatiou, Ph.D. | S. M. Farouq Ali, Ph.D. | Birol Dindoruk, Ph.D. | Kyung Jae Lee, Ph.D. | Ram Seetharam, Ph.D.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:12.95pt;line-height:105%;page-break-after:avoid"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#C7102E">Abstract</span></b><span style="color:#C7102E">
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<p><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Hydrogen (H<sub>2</sub>) fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) refuel in less than 5 minutes with water vapor as their only exhaust emission and are more energy efficient than internal combustion
engine vehicles (ICEVs). Consequently, they represent potentially attractive alternatives to battery electric vehicles (BEVs) and ICEVs. However, rare access to H<sub>2</sub> refueling limits this choice in the United States (US). This research assessed the
viability of switching from liquid fuels to H<sub>2</sub> at all locations in the contiguous US.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Preliminary work has provided compelling evidence that the projected H<sub>2</sub> cost is competitive with that of gasoline and diesel in the Greater Houston Area (GHA). H<sub>2</sub> generated
from the electrical grid using commercially available electrolyzers costs more in the Houston area than H<sub>2</sub> generated with steam methane reforming (SMR) with Carbon Capture (SMRCC), but less than diesel fuel. The electric grid can supply H<sub>2</sub>
at any location with sufficient water. However, where methane supply is available, H<sub>2</sub> generated from methane requires less water and is more cost effective. We integrate existing tools and data for US counties and municipalities to assess H<sub>2</sub>
generation costs using the model created for the preliminary work to develop a prototype application to model and evaluate the cost of H<sub>2</sub> generation at any location in the contiguous US via either the existing natural gas infrastructure or the electric
grid.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">This research provides a methodology for determining the competitive price of H<sub>2</sub> for the US. Mechanisms that make H<sub>2</sub> attractive for transportation may also make it attractive
for other industrial and commercial applications.</span><span style="color:black">
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