Optimization and integration of hybrid renewable energy hydrogen fuel cell energy systems – A critical review

E.L.V. Eriksson and E.MacA. Gray

Applied Energy, 2017, vol. 202, issue C, 348-364

Abstract: Electricity generation presents the biggest opportunity to lower CO2 emissions and it is foreseen that hydrogen energy technology will play an important role in realising the scenario to cap global warming at 2°C through replacement of fossil fuels with renewables. The transition to electric power for transport in battery- and fuel-cell-electric vehicles will further increase the need for low-carbon electricity generation. For a successful transition to a renewable energy economy the traditional approach of designing energy systems to meet only goals related to the technology (capacity, availability, reliability) and economics (return on investment, cost to the consumer) must evolve to take on a more holistic viewpoint and be able to take into account other goals addressing environmental and social considerations.

Keywords: Renewable energy; Design methodology; Design constraints; Hydrogen; Electrolyser; Fuel cell; Hydrogen fuel cell energy systems; Integration; Microgrid; Optimisation; Genetic algorithm; System integration; Software tools (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2017.03.132

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