On energy transport in the form of gaseous hydrogen

Comparable efficiency of hydrogen transport as medium of energy transfer is considered. The specific power requirements for hydrogen and other power resources transport related to a unit of energy-producing flow at equal power and the extension of transport systems are compared. It follows from the calculations performed that using one and the same gas line at constant pressure drop the volume of the transfered hydrogen may be 2.7 times as large as natural gas. When transporting hydrogen the power decreases by 12% and the required available capacity of compressor stations increases by a factor of 2.5. However, taking into account the fact that when proceeding to the hydrogen transport the total expenditure on gas lines and a direct component of the expediture on compressor stations will remain unaffected, the specific expenditure on the hydrogen transport exceeds the corresponding expenditure on the natural gas transport only by a factor of 1.5. The expenditure on the distant transportation of gaseous hydrogen through pipelines is commensurable to that spent for transportation of other power resources at the same distance. According to conditions of transportation it is efficient to produce hydrogen at atomic stations, situated on the republic's territory or in the vicinity of its frontiers. To supply Byelorussia with power it is reasonable to use energy, produced by atomic power stations together with wide application of hydrogen as an energy carrier