Carbon-neutral process for generating electricity

A process for supplementing the generation of electricity from one or more renewable resources, comprising the steps of:

• a. preparing a hydrogen enriched liquid organic hydrogen carrier (R-LOHC) by means of a hydrogenation reaction using a first hydrogen depleted liquid organic hydrogen carrier (S-LOHC) and a first source of gaseous hydrogen within a hydrogenation reaction zone;
• wherein said first source of gaseous hydrogen is produced by electrolysis of an aqueous fluid using an electrolysis cell powered by a first source of electricity;
• wherein said first source of electricity is sourced from at least one renewable resource;
• wherein said R-LOHC is optionally stored within an R-LOHC storage vessel;
• b. generating a second supply of electricity by means of an electrochemical conversion of a second source of gaseous hydrogen within a fuel cell;
• wherein said second source of said gaseous hydrogen is produced by means of a second dehydrogenation reaction using said R-LOHC in a dehydrogenation reaction zone;
• c. obtaining a second S-LOHC comprising unloaded aromatic substrate from said dehydrogenation reaction zone after said second dehydrogenation reaction;
• wherein said first S-LOHC is optionally stored within a first S-LOHC storage vessel;
• and wherein said second S-LOHC is optionally stored within either said first S-LOHC storage vessel or a second S-LOHC storage vessel;
• and
• d. combusting a portion of the S-LOHC unloaded aromatic substrate in a combustor and supplying at least a portion of the heat generated by said combustor for maintaining the dehydrogenation reaction zone temperature within said dehydrogenation reaction zone.