Economics of Producing H2 From Crude Glycerol?

1. Michael Pollitt on turning waste glycerol from biofuels into high ...
5. [PDF] Hydrogen from Glycerol: A Feasibility [PDF]
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7. Magic bug produces hydrogen from glycerol : Biofuels Digest
   
8. Biosynthesis of Ethanol and Hydrogen by Glycerol Fermentation ...
   
   
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Thanks kindly for -all- the links, but particularly the economic feasibility pdf.

To me it seems fairly touch and go whether enough high quality H2 could be made to even cover the running costs and service loans, let alone turn a profit on the sort of scale plant that we would be devising.

Would I find support here for the view that deriving electricity (via a fuel-cell) that would simply be pumped into the grid would return even less value than the hydrogen (even if a 'green' tariff offset things somewhat)?

I can see it might be a different story if the set-up was purely run as a back-up generator (for a server farm for example) or for a remote community that otherwise would use Diesel generators but in a developed metropolis I can't see how it stacks up.

I don't see it as viable for electricity production.

Check these guys out. They're using antifreeze to make cutting gas.

MagneGas Announces Initiation of Production and Sale of Metal ...

Thanks. Most interesting.

Anti-gelling agents and MTBE-like products are also possible and a better ROI than H2 can offer IMO.