Análisis de escenarios de penetración de energías renovables para promover la movilidad sostenible en la ciudad de Quito : análisis de escenarios de producción de hidrógeno para ser usado en el transporte público en la ciudad de Quito.

Abstract

This Curricular Integration Work aims to analyze the energy and water requirements for the production of green hydrogen focused on sustainable mobility. Various green hydrogen production routes were analyzed in order to select the most appropriate for the context of Quito. The study quantifies the amount of water and hydrogen needed for a hypothetical private-use car, equipped with a hydrogen fuel cell. In addition, the energy resources required by renewable energy sources and the areas that these resources would occupy were evaluated. An average vehicle with an annual journey of 20,000 kilometers was considered as a basic reference. The estimate was also extended to all vehicles in the Quito canton, to determine the resources and areas needed on a broader scale. The necessary resources taken into account are the number of panels in the case of solar energy, wind turbines in the case of wind energy and quintals of waste in the case of bioenergy. The research culminates with a detailed comparison of the resources and areas required, which allowed the most favorable option to be identified in terms of efficiency and sustainability. This analysis seeks not only to provide a comprehensive overview of the energy and environmental challenges associated with the implementation of green hydrogen for mobility in Quito, but also to offer recommendations on the feasibility and potential impact of this technology on reducing emissions and on the transition towards cleaner and more sustainable mobility.