Hydrogen production from the WindFloat Atlantic offshore wind farm: A techno-economic analysis

Tiago R. Lucas, Ana F. Ferreira, R.B. Santos Pereira and Marco Alves

Applied Energy, 2022, vol. 310, issue C, No S0306261921017037

Abstract: Green hydrogen production is expected to have a major contribution in addressing the global challenge of energy transition and economy decarbonization. In such a transition, wind energy is considered as one of the principal electricity sources for H2 production, both because it is a sustainable source and owing to the intermittency of the wind resource. In recent years, new wind farms have gradually moved offshore, due to better wind resource quality and due to limited space onshore. However, a mismatch between instantaneous wind energy availability and electricity demand often leads to wasting some of the wind resource, usually referred to as curtailment events. Such an excess energy could be used to produce hydrogen and thus make efficient and integrated use of the available equipment and resources. The present work analyzes the feasibility of hydrogen production employing electricity generated from wind energy, taking the WindFloat Atlantic offshore wind farm and Portugal’s electricity market as a case-study.

Keywords: Hydrogen production feasibility; PEM electrolysis; Wind energy; WindFloat Atlantic (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2021.118481

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