| Abstract |
The state of Wyoming features some of the greatest wind resource in the United States. However, much of it remains unlikely to be developed for wind power due to its distance from existing electrical interconnects and powerlines. This results in the resource being stranded, or unlikely to be utilized for energy production. The potential solution studied in this work includes converting off-grid renewable energy to hydrogen on-site to allow for transportation through other infrastructure such as rail or highway. To allow for a greater electrolyzer capacity factor, hybrid renewable systems including both solar and wind energy production are analyzed. The Hybrid Optimization and Performance Platform (HOPP) was used to analyze 5 potential sites around the state of Wyoming. Each site analysis studied the changes in the cost of produced hydrogen due to varying ratios of installed wind to solar energy with varying electrolyzer capacity. Results of this study have shown that all potential sites studied benefited from the addition of solar energy and that the most efficient electrolyzer sizing relative to installed energy production capacity remained near consistent throughout all of the scenarios. |
| Authors |
Sarah Buckhold  , Jonathan Naughton  , Yevhen Holubnyak
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| Journal Info |
Institution of Engineering and Technology | IET Conference Proceedings , vol: 2024
, iss: 32
, pages: 276 - 281
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| Publication Date |
1/20/2025 |
| ISSN |
2732-4494 |
Type |
article |
| Open Access |
closed
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| DOI |
https://doi.org/10.1049/icp.2024.4590 |
| Keywords |
Power grid (Score: 0.48487052)
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