Hydrogen Production Methods Based on Solar and Wind Energy: A Review

Mohamed Benghanem, Adel Mellit (), Hamad Almohamadi, Sofiane Haddad, Nedjwa Chettibi, Abdulaziz M. Alanazi, Drigos Dasalla and Ahmed Alzahrani
Additional contact information
Mohamed Benghanem: Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Islamic University of Madinah, Madinah 42351, Saudi Arabia
Adel Mellit: Department of Electronics, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, University of Jijel, Jijel 18000, Algeria
Hamad Almohamadi: Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Islamic University of Madinah, Madinah 42351, Saudi Arabia
Sofiane Haddad: Department of Electronics, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, University of Jijel, Jijel 18000, Algeria
Nedjwa Chettibi: Department of Electronics, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, University of Jijel, Jijel 18000, Algeria
Abdulaziz M. Alanazi: Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Islamic University of Madinah, Madinah 42351, Saudi Arabia
Drigos Dasalla: Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Islamic University of Madinah, Madinah 42351, Saudi Arabia
Ahmed Alzahrani: Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Islamic University of Madinah, Madinah 42351, Saudi Arabia

Energies, 2023, vol. 16, issue 2, 1-31

Abstract: Several research works have investigated the direct supply of renewable electricity to electrolysis, particularly from photovoltaic (PV) and wind generator (WG) systems. Hydrogen (H 2 ) production based on solar energy is considered to be the newest solution for sustainable energy. Different technologies based on solar energy which allow hydrogen production are presented to study their benefits and inconveniences. The technology of water decomposition based on renewable energy sources, to produce hydrogen, can be achieved by different processes (photochemical systems; photocatalysis systems, photo-electrolysis systems, bio-photolysis systems, thermolysis systems, thermochemical cycles, steam electrolysis, hybrid processes, and concentrated solar energy systems). A comparison of the different methods for hydrogen production based on PV and WG systems was given in this study. A comparative study of different types of electrolyzers was also presented and discussed. Finally, an economic assessment of green hydrogen production is given. The hydrogen production cost depends on several factors, such as renewable energy sources, electrolysis type, weather conditions, installation cost, and the productivity of hydrogen per day. PV/H 2 and wind/H 2 systems are both suitable in remote and arid areas. Minimum maintenance is required, and a power cycle is not needed to produce electricity. The concentrated CSP/H 2 system needs a power cycle. The hydrogen production cost is higher if using wind/H 2 rather than PV/H 2 . The green energy sources are useful for multiple applications, such as hydrogen production, cooling systems, heating, and water desalination.

Keywords: renewable energy sources; hydrogen production; electrolysis process; photovoltaic thermal system; photovoltaic electrolysis; solar water thermolysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
References: View references in EconPapers View complete reference list from CitEc
Citations: View citations in EconPapers (2)

Downloads: (external link)
https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/16/2/757/pdf (application/pdf)
https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/16/2/757/ (text/html)

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:gam:jeners:v:16:y:2023:i:2:p:757-:d:1029738

Access Statistics for this article

Energies is currently edited by Ms. Agatha Cao

More articles in Energies from MDPI
Bibliographic data for series maintained by MDPI Indexing Manager ().