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. 2023 May 26;9(6):e16707. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e16707

Table 1.

Specific costs in the initial calculation (base reference) [23].

Symbol Description Units Fee
FC.Cinv PEMFC investment cost, including balance of plant (BOP). $/kW (3947) δHYSYS
FC.CO&M PEMFC annual operating and maintenance cost. $/kW (118) δHYSYS
FC.CRep PEMFC replacement costs occur every 5 years. $/kW (1815) δHYSYS
E.Cinv Electrolyzer investment cost, including BOP. $/kW (4600) δHYSYS
E.O&M Electrolyzer annual operating and maintenance cost. $/kW (138) δHYSYS
E.CRep Electrolyzer replacement costs occur every 5 years. $/kW (1610) δHYSYS
HT.Cinv Hydrogen storage tank investment cost, including BOP. $/kWh (14.241) δHYSYS
HT.O&M Hydrogen storage tank annual operating and maintenance cost. $/kWh (0.285) δHYSYS
PV.Cinv PV investment cost, including balance of system (BOS). Lifetime 20 years. $/kW (1547) δPVSYS
PV.O&M PV annual operating and maintenance cost. $/kW (24) δPVSYS
PV.CRep PV-Inverter replacement costs occur every 10 years. $/kW (80) δPVSYS