Download or read book A Technical Economic and Environmental Assessment of the Production of Renewable Hydrogen from Wind in California written by Obadiah Julian Bartholomy and published by ProQuest. This book was released on 2008 with total page 147 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This thesis seeks to evaluate one potential approach to facilitating increased renewable penetration and alternative fuel production, the use of wind power in the production of hydrogen for transportation. To fully assess this approach, technical, economic, and environmental impacts are evaluated using a Renewable Hydrogen Technical, Economic, and Environmental Model (RHPTEEM). The RHPTEEM model is used to evaluate scenarios for two California regions, looking out to the year 2030. The technical considerations of evaluating the use of wind electricity to generate hydrogen involve evaluation of wind resource profiles and electricity grid demands, the evaluation of electrolyzers and balance of plant required for hydrogen compression and storage, and the evaluation of the use of hydrogen pipelines and the electricity grid to turn remote wind electricity into hydrogen dispensed in central metropolitan demand centers. Findings from the technical assessment indicate that there exists a significant amount of wind resource potential that if developed, is likely to create large surpluses of wind electricity during times of the day where it is less desirable for use directly in the electricity grid. In particular, both the Solano and Tehachapi resource areas experience their highest capacity factors in the summer months between 11 PM and 5 AM, which correspond with the lowest demand hours on the electricity grid for both regions. The state of electrolysis units today would allow conversion of that electricity at approximately 70% efficiency to hydrogen, though future improvements could bring this efficiency upwards towards 80 to 85%. The electricity grid provides the preferred transportation option for the wind electricity until such time as hydrogen demand reaches nearly 1,000,000 vehicles in a particular region, at which time, construction of a pipeline to provide the hydrogen from electrolyzers sited at the wind farm would make sense. The economics of producing hydrogen from wind electricity depend heavily on the capacity factor of the electrolyzer and the price of the electricity that is used in the electrolyzer. In the near term, for electrolyzer capacity factors above 60%, electricity price is the primary driver. As electrolyzer prices decline, lower capacity factors can be achieved, and once capital costs drop below $300-$500 per kW, operation using wind as the sole driver for production makes sense. The economic production of electrolytic hydrogen depends heavily on getting access to wholesale electricity prices by utility ownership or control of electrolyzer operation. Operation at retail electricity prices in California would result in electrolytic hydrogen costs exceeding $7 or $8 per kg. By accessing wholesale electricity costs, hydrogen could be produced at costs closer to $4 per kg. In looking specifically at Southern and Northern California scenarios for utilization of hydrogen, it appears that a significant number of vehicles could be fueled by surplus wind electricity based hydrogen in both regions by 2030. In Southern California, the surplus wind electricity from an installed capacity of 8,000 MW of Southern California wind turbines could result in enough hydrogen for 350,000 vehicles in 2030, and if the electolyzer capacity was operated at maximum capacity factors using grid electricity to supplement, would be enough hydrogen for 760,000 vehicles. For the Sacramento region, the surplus electricity produced during off-peak hours could provide fuel for between 15,000 to 34,000 vehicles depending on whether the electrolyzers used wind electricity only, or whether they used a mixture of wind and grid electricity. Hydrogen production would be expected to remain distributed until vehicle fleets approaching 1,000,000 vehicles were achieved, sometime between 2030 and 2040 in Southern California, and somewhat later than that in Sacramento. The expected costs of hydrogen would be driven almost entirely by electricity prices, as the electrolyzer prices fall from nearly $2 per kg in 2008 to around $0.80 per kg in 2030. (Abstract shortened by UMI.).
Download or read book Technical Economy Analysis of Hydrogen Production of Wind Energy and Using it for Electricity Production written by and published by saif. This book was released on with total page 63 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this paper, we will conduct an analytical study of the production of hydrogen by wind energy so that off-peak period of the day is used to produce hydrogen and then use hydrogen produced to produce electricity in peak period and apply it to one of the Moroccan cities called Dakhla. and compare this technology cost by the price of electricity from the main generating station in order to clarify the economic benefit from the production of electricity by wind and hydrogen where this study aims to give a plan for the production of electricity by renewable sources, which can be applied to any city Other cities of the world, especially islands isolated from the electricity grid through which can ensure the production of electricity continuously and clean environment and non-polluting
Download or read book Control and Operation of Grid Connected Wind Energy Systems written by Ali M. Eltamaly and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-03-04 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This edited book analyses and discusses the current issues of integration of wind energy systems in the power systems. It collects recent studies in the area, focusing on numerous issues including unbalanced grid voltages, low-voltage ride-through and voltage stability of the grid. It also explores the impact of the emerging technologies of wind turbines and power converters in the integration of wind power systems in power systems. This book utilizes the editors’ expertise in the energy sector to provide a comprehensive text that will be of interest to researchers, graduate students and industry professionals.
Download or read book Wind to Hydrogen in California written by Olga Antonia and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This analysis presents a case study in California for a large scale, standalone wind electrolysis site. This is a techno-economic analysis of the 40,000 kg/day renewable production of hydrogen and subsequent delivery by truck to a fueling station in the Los Angeles area. This quantity of hydrogen represents about 1% vehicle market penetration for a city such as Los Angeles (assuming 0.62 kg/day/vehicle and 0.69 vehicles/person) [8]. A wind site near the Mojave Desert was selected for proximity to the LA area where hydrogen refueling stations are already built.
Download or read book Environmental Aspects of Current Hydrogen and Renewable Energy Programs written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Environment and Public Works. Subcommittee on Toxic Substances, Research, and Development and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Techno economic Assessment of Wind Energy for Renewable Hydrogen Production in Sweden written by Shahid Hussain Siyal and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Economic Analysis of Wind powered Electrolysis based Hydrogen Fueling Stations in California written by Matthew Jones and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the number of light-duty vehicles in the world potentially tripling from today's number by 2050, there are three main options for greenhouse gas reductions: 1) reduce the amount of vehicle miles traveled, 2) improve fuel economy, 3) switch to low-carbon fuels. Utilizing Hydrogen as a low-carbon fuel is particularly salient since it reduces the carbon footprint from fuel consumption while increasing fuel economy. Hydrogen has been widely studied for its low-carbon fueling properties, but in order to realize its full GHG reduction benefits, hydrogen must be made from low carbon primary sources such as wind and solar power. This thesis is an assessment of current and future prospects for wind hydrogen production in California to supply fuel to hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. I have developed an engineering/economic model that uses wind production and hydrogen demand as inputs to design on-site electrolysis hydrogen stations and calculate hydrogen cost for various hydrogen production scenarios. My analysis showed that the best case scenario for levelized hydrogen cost using wind production is $6.41 per kg in the year 2050, which equates to $3.25/gallon when compared to gasoline on a per mile basis.
Download or read book Renewable Energy Resource Technology and Economic Assessments written by Brian Jenkins and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book An Examination of the Feasibility of Producing Green Hydrogen from Curtailed Onshore Wind Power Using a North Wales Case Study written by Victoria Griffiths and published by . This book was released on 2022-02-15 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Onshore wind power is considered one of the most important future energy sources, but its intermittent and variable nature present a number of challenges to increasing the supply and penetration of wind energy in our energy systems, including the loss of renewable energy through cur-tailment. Hydrogen, which has for many years been considered an inter-esting option is now seriously considered as a possible solution to some of these challenges presented by renewable energy intermittency, varia-bility as well as the decarbonization challenge of other sectors. Use of hydrogen in this way has recently seen a convergence of political and industry support. This study will aim to examine the feasibility of pro-ducing hydrogen from curtailed onshore wind energy using a wind farm in North Wales as a case study. The research begins with a literature re-view and an analysis of the technical, economic, and environmental fea-sibility of hydrogen production from onshore wind before presenting an original economic model, offering results on the specific economic fea-sibility of producing hydrogen from the curtailed generation of a wind farm in North Wales. The results suggest that supplying hydrogen into the transport sector is the most economically feasible solution. The re-sults also consider the economic feasibility of wholesale and gas grid supply. The results are analyzed within the geographical context of the case study site and the opportunities for supply and demand of hydro-gen which currently exist or planned future development. This research provides in depth analysis and tools to enable a better understanding of the relationship between onshore wind and hydrogen production in Wales, UK.
Download or read book Fossil Fuel Hydrogen written by William J. Nuttall and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2019-10-31 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the case for Climate Change mitigation becomes ever more pressing, hydrogen has the potential to play a major role in a low-carbon energy future. Hydrogen can drive the vehicles of tomorrow and also heat homes and supply energy to businesses. Much recent discussion in energy policy circles has considered ways in which greatly expanded electrification can meet the demand for low-carbon mobility and heating. Such narratives centre on the widespread use of renewable energy sources with occasionally surplus renewable electricity being used to produce hydrogen, for example by electrolysis. While such developments have a beneficial role to play, this book focuses on an alternative paradigm. This book considers a more evolutionary path involving the continued extraction and use of fossil fuels, most notably natural gas, but in ways that greatly reduce greenhouse gas emissions. In this way much established industrial capacity and know how might be transitioned to help deliver the low carbon future that the world so desperately requires. Presenting up-to-date energy policy recommendations with a focus on hydrogen from fossil fuels, the book will be of considerable interest to policymakers and energy researchers in academia, industry and government labs, while also offering a valuable reference guide for business developers in low-carbon energy, and for oil and gas industry analysts.
Download or read book The Hydrogen Economy written by National Academy of Engineering and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2004-09-05 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The announcement of a hydrogen fuel initiative in the President's 2003 State of the Union speech substantially increased interest in the potential for hydrogen to play a major role in the nation's long-term energy future. Prior to that event, DOE asked the National Research Council to examine key technical issues about the hydrogen economy to assist in the development of its hydrogen R&D program. Included in the assessment were the current state of technology; future cost estimates; CO2 emissions; distribution, storage, and end use considerations; and the DOE RD&D program. The report provides an assessment of hydrogen as a fuel in the nation's future energy economy and describes a number of important challenges that must be overcome if it is to make a major energy contribution. Topics covered include the hydrogen end-use technologies, transportation, hydrogen production technologies, and transition issues for hydrogen in vehicles.
Download or read book Renewable Resource transmission Development Scenarios written by and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Bridging the European Wind Energy Market and a Future Renewable Hydrogen inclusive Economy written by and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 75 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The study establishes the link between the growing wind market and the emerging hydrogen market of the European Union, in a so-called "wind-hydrogen strategy". It considers specifically the diversion of wind electricity, as a wind power control mechanism in high wind penetration situations, for the production of renewable electrolytic hydrogen - a potentially important component of a renewable-hydrogen-inclusive economy. The analysis examines the long-term competitiveness of a wind-hydrogen strategy via cost-benefit assessment. It indicates the duration and extent to which (financial) support, if any, would need to be provided in support of such a strategy, and the influence over time of certain key factors on the outcome.
Download or read book The Clean Energy Industry in California written by Grant Ferrier and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Sustainable Hydrogen Production Processes written by José Luz Silveira and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-10-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work presents a comprehensive investigation of the most significant renewable hydrogen production processes. Technical, economic and ecological studies are described for the processes of steam reforming of ethanol, natural gas and biogas; water electrolysis with energy from renewable sources (wind power, photovoltaic and hydroelectric), and hydrogen production using algae. Aimed at mechanical and chemical engineering graduate students and researchers involved in environmental sciences, sustainable energy and bioenergy research, this book introduces readers to the latest developments in the field and provides essential reference material for future research. The book first presents a comprehensive literature review of the processes studied. Subsequently, it provides a technical report on assessing the energetic efficiency for each hydrogen production process, as well as an economic study of the respective hydrogen production costs. Lastly, the ecological efficiency of each process is addressed. Over the past few decades, the UNESP’s Group of Optimization of Energetic Systems, headed by Professor José Luz Silveira, has been pursuing research in the field of renewable energy generation. A major part of the group’s research focuses on the production of hydrogen as a fuel and its important contribution to mitigating the environmental impacts caused by pollutant emissions.
Download or read book Green Hydrogen in Power Systems written by Vahid Vahidinasab and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on with total page 363 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Hydrogen Energy California Project written by California Energy Commission and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This project is for an integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC) power generating facility called Hydrogen Energy California (HECA) in Kern County, California.... The project, as proposed, would gasify blends of petroleum coke (25 %) and coal (75%) to produce hydrogen to fuel a combustion turbine operating in combined cycle mode. The gasification component would produce 180 million standard cubic feet per day (MMSCFD) of hydrogen to feed a 400 megawatt (MW) gross, 288 MW net combined cycle plant providing California with dispatchable baseload power to the grid. The gasification component would also capture approximately 130 MMSCFD of carbon dioxide (or approximately 90 percent at steady-state operation) which would be transported and used for enhanced oil recovery and sequestration (storage) in the Elk Hills Oil Field Unit. The HECA project would also produce approximately 1 million tons of fertilizer for domestic use" --California Energy Commission web site, Docket 08-AFC-8A.
