Optimal Capacity Planning of Green Electricity-Based Industrial Electricity-Hydrogen Multi-Energy System Considering Variable Unit Cost Sequence

Qinqin Xia, Yao Zou () and Qianggang Wang
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Qinqin Xia: State Key Laboratory of Power Transmission Equipment Technology, School of Electrical Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China
Yao Zou: State Key Laboratory of Power Transmission Equipment Technology, School of Electrical Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China
Qianggang Wang: National Innovation Center for Industry-Education Integration of Energy Storage Technology, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China

Sustainability, 2024, vol. 16, issue 9, 1-20

Abstract: Utilizing renewable energy sources (RESs), such as wind and solar, to convert electrical energy into hydrogen energy can promote the accommodation of green electricity. This paper proposes an optimal capacity planning approach for an industrial electricity-hydrogen multi-energy system (EHMES) aimed to achieve the local utilization of RES and facilitate the transition to carbon reduction in industrial settings. The proposed approach models the EHMES equipment in detail and divides the system’s investment and operation into producer and consumer sides with energy trading for effective integration. Through this effort, the specialized management for different operators and seamless incorporation of RES into industrial users can be achieved. In addition, the variations in investment and operating costs of equipment across different installed capacities are considered to ensure a practical alignment with real-world scenarios. By conducting a detailed case study, the influence of various factors on the capacity configuration outcomes within an EHMES is analyzed. The results demonstrate that the proposed method can effectively address the capacity configuration of equipment within EHMES based on the local accommodation of RES and variable unit cost sequence. Wind power serves as the primary source of green electricity in the system. Energy storage acts as crucial equipment for enhancing the utilization rate of RES.

Keywords: electricity-hydrogen multi-energy system; green electricity; energy storage; optimal planning; variable unit cost sequence (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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