Prospect of Green Hydrogen Generation from Hybrid Renewable Energy Sources: A Review

Asim Kumar Sarker, Abul Kalam Azad (), Mohammad G. Rasul and Arun Teja Doppalapudi
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Asim Kumar Sarker: School of Engineering and Technology, Central Queensland University, Sydney, NSW 2000, Australia
Abul Kalam Azad: School of Engineering and Technology, Central Queensland University, Melbourne Campus, 120 Spencer Street, Melbounre, VIC 3000, Australia
Mohammad G. Rasul: School of Engineering and Technology, Central Queensland University, Rockhampton, QLD 4702, Australia
Arun Teja Doppalapudi: School of Engineering and Technology, Central Queensland University, Melbourne Campus, 120 Spencer Street, Melbounre, VIC 3000, Australia

Energies, 2023, vol. 16, issue 3, 1-17

Abstract: Hydrogen is one of the prospective clean energies that could potentially address two pressing areas of global concern, namely energy crises and environmental issues. Nowadays, fossil-based technologies are widely used to produce hydrogen and release higher greenhouse gas emissions during the process. Decarbonizing the planet has been one of the major goals in the recent decades. To achieve this goal, it is necessary to find clean, sustainable, and reliable hydrogen production technologies with low costs and zero emissions. Therefore, this study aims to analyse the hydrogen generation from solar and wind energy sources and observe broad prospects with hybrid renewable energy sources in producing green hydrogen. The study mainly focuses on the critical assessment of solar, wind, and hybrid-powered electrolysis technologies in producing hydrogen. Furthermore, the key challenges and opportunities associated with commercial-scale deployment are addressed. Finally, the potential applications and their scopes are discussed to analyse the important barriers to the overall commercial development of solar-wind-based hydrogen production systems. The study found that the production of hydrogen appears to be the best candidate to be employed for multiple purposes, blending the roles of fuel energy carrier and energy storage modality. Further studies are recommended to find technical and sustainable solutions to overcome the current issues that are identified in this study.

Keywords: green hydrogen; hybrid energy; solar energy; wind energy; fuel cell; renewable energy (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
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