Technical and Economic Feasibility of Hydrogen gas production from Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) in Oman

BFP/RGP/EI/23/455

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Technical and Economic Feasibility of Hydrogen gas production from Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) in Oman

Abstract

Climate change, water scarcity, environmental pollution and degradation of natural resources are arising in the world over the years due to overpopulation and a vast increase in demand. Water is the most stressed resource in the world thus it shall be conserved to ensure developments in many aspects. Wastewater treatment plants can be the source of large amounts of water since the reliance on them will never end. However, the current reuse purposes are less feasible with less gained benefit. This proposal is to conduct a feasibility study not only as an option for water reclamation in Oman but also to investigate the generation of a sustainable energy option from different biomass (waste). The feasibility study extended to include the life cycle assessment (LCA) to confirm the decarbonization aspect in Oman and thus to achieve the net zero target as per Oman vision 2040. The study is supported by simulation modelling to investigate the effect of different design conditions on the production of the desired gas. The simulation results will be used to scale up the project to the pilot scale level. The economic feasibility of the study is conducted using Cost Benefit Analysis (CBA) and Profit study.