Energy, exergy and economic analysis of a hybrid renewable energy with hydrogen storage system

Khosravi, Ali; Koury, R.N.N.; Machado, Luiz; Pabón, Juan José García

doi:10.1016/j.energy.2018.02.008

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“…Many countries around the world such as Australia, Bangladesh, India and South Africa are currently doing in-depth research to deploy microgrid-based energy-efficient and reliable power systems for rural or island communities [26][27][28]. Furthermore, hydrogen for electricity from fuel cells (FC) has been established as viable in remote specialist applications, e.g., by Ballard in Canada [29,30], and green hydrogen supplementation to fossil gas networks as a transition to low carbon gas is underway, e.g., by ATCO Gas in Western Australia [31][32][33].Hydrogen as an energy carrier introduces a new approach to store the excess RE in SAM/RESS, with the merits of longer storage periods and ease of storage capacity expansion [16,34,35]. This system is called power to hydrogen to X (X means different applications depending on the hydrogen utilising pathway or end-use) [5,16,18,[35][36][37][38][39].…”

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Stand-Alone Microgrid with 100% Renewable Energy: A Case Study with Hybrid Solar PV-Battery-Hydrogen

2020

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A 100% renewable energy-based stand-alone microgrid system can be developed by robust energy storage systems to stabilize the variable and intermittent renewable energy resources. Hydrogen as an energy carrier and energy storage medium has gained enormous interest globally in recent years. Its use in stand-alone or off-grid microgrids for both the urban and rural communities has commenced recently in some locations. Therefore, this research evaluates the techno-economic feasibility of renewable energy-based systems using hydrogen as energy storage for a stand-alone/off-grid microgrid. Three case scenarios in a microgrid environment were identified and investigated in order to select an optimum solution for a remote community by considering the energy balance and techno-economic optimization. The "HOMER Pro" energy modelling and simulating software was used to compare the energy balance, economics and environmental impact amongst the proposed scenarios. The simulation results showed that the hydrogen-battery hybrid energy storage system is the most cost-effective scenario, though all developed scenarios are technically possible and economically comparable in the long run, while each has different merits and challenges. It has been shown that the proposed hybrid energy systems have significant potentialities in electrifying remote communities with low energy generation costs, as well as a contribution to the reduction of their carbon footprint and to ameliorating the energy crisis to achieve a sustainable future.A modern microgrid is an integrated energy system consisting of localised grouping of distributed electricity generation with storage and multiple electrical loads [11,12]. It can be controlled as one entity or grid, either standalone, completely separate from, or connected to, the existing utility grid [13]. The development of the microgrid has been largely dominated by energy demand-side management, RE penetration and its integration into the utility grid [14,15]. In cases where it is not possible to connect the microgrid to the utility grid for any reason such as the remote or isolated location, a stand-alone microgrid (SAM) is an answer to the power supply challenges [16]. The authors of this research envisioned that the SAM is a good starting point to transit from the classic trend of fossil-fuelled powered systems to 100% RE powered systems.The SAM is a low-voltage power system that supplies a specific localised area [17]. It comprises local power generation systems with load demands, that can operate in islanded mode or off-grid [18,19].In the transition to a 100% RE SAM system, hybrid distributed (decentralized) or centralized energy generation and storage systems are used to meet the energy need [18]. The SAM is presented as a viable and effective solution to the utilisation of renewable energy resources (RER), by minimizing the problems associated with variability and intermittency of the renewables [16]. The main challenge in a SAM system is the optimal sizing of the system components to make the...

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Stand-Alone Microgrid with 100% Renewable Energy: A Case Study with Hybrid Solar PV-Battery-Hydrogen

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“…Renewable energy sources (such as solar, wind, ocean thermal, geothermal, etc.) are extensively available and have a potential to meet the energy demand of the whole mankind [1], [2]. However, harnessing of these renewable energy sources for energy production units is not a simple process, due to several reasons including intermittency, changing weather condition, time, and geographical location.…”

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The influence of magnetic field on heat transfer of magnetic nanofluid in a double pipe heat exchanger proposed in a small-scale CAES system

Malekan

Khosravi

Zhao

2019

Applied Thermal Engineering

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Globally, the integration of renewable energy (which has an intermittent nature) into the power system requires the system operators to improve the system performance to be able to effectively handle the variations of the power production in order to balance the supply and demand. This problem is seen as a major obstacle to the expansion of renewable energy if it is not handled in a suitable way. Efficient electricity storage technology is one of the feasible solutions. The current study proposes Fe3O4/water nanofluid under magnetic field as the secondary fluid in the proposed double pipe heat exchanger before the cavern. The heat of compressed air is absorbed by the secondary fluid and it is stored in an isolation tank. This stored fluid is used to warm up the air that leaves the cavern for expanding in the turbine. The results demonstrated that increasing the mass flow rate of secondary fluid decreases the cavern temperature. Also, the value of convective heat transfer of ferrofluid increases when the volume fraction of nanoparticle as well as magnetic field increases. Furthermore, increasing the volume fraction and magnetic field increases the pressure drop and friction factor of ferrofluid.

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“…In that sense, the high portion of clean electricity, generated by nuclear and renewable sources, in Ontario's supply mix provides a unique opportunity for development of a hydrogen transportation system. Figure 1, shows Ontario electricity supply mix in 2017 [13].World Electric Vehicle Journal 2019, 10, x FOR PEER REVIEW 2 of 14 fluctuations and improve the flexibility of the electricity grid and help in controlling the intermittency of renewable systems [7][8][9][10][11][12].Hydrogen transportation is a multidimensional issue that can be analyzed from different aspects including, but not limited to, hydrogen production, refueling station infrastructure, powertrain components topology, sizing, and control. Evaluating the infrastructural requirements and energy consumption of such a system is an essential part towards commercialization.…”

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“…World Electric Vehicle Journal 2019, 10, 32 2 of 14 specifically for transportation applications. This can also prevent grid fluctuations and improve the flexibility of the electricity grid and help in controlling the intermittency of renewable systems [7][8][9][10][11][12].…”

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A Conceptualized Hydrail Powertrain: A Case Study of the Union Pearson Express Route

Akhoundzadeh

Raahemifar

Panchal

et al. 2019

WEVJ

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A hydrogen rail (hydrail) powertrain is conceptualized in this study, using drive cycles collected from the trains currently working on the Union Pearson Express (UPE) railroad. The powertrain consists of three preliminary different subsystems: fuel cell, battery, and hydrogen storage systems. A backward design approach is proposed to calculate the time-variable power demand based on a "route simulation data" method. The powertrain components are then conceptually sized according to the calculated duty cycle. The results of this study show that 275 kg of hydrogen is sufficient to satisfy the daily power and energy demand of a hydrogen locomotive with drive cycles similar to the ones currently working on the UPE rail route.World Electric Vehicle Journal 2019, 10, 32 2 of 14 specifically for transportation applications. This can also prevent grid fluctuations and improve the flexibility of the electricity grid and help in controlling the intermittency of renewable systems [7][8][9][10][11][12].Hydrogen transportation is a multidimensional issue that can be analyzed from different aspects including, but not limited to, hydrogen production, refueling station infrastructure, powertrain components topology, sizing, and control. Evaluating the infrastructural requirements and energy consumption of such a system is an essential part towards commercialization. In that sense, the high portion of clean electricity, generated by nuclear and renewable sources, in Ontario's supply mix provides a unique opportunity for development of a hydrogen transportation system. Figure 1, shows Ontario electricity supply mix in 2017 [13].World Electric Vehicle Journal 2019, 10, x FOR PEER REVIEW 2 of 14 fluctuations and improve the flexibility of the electricity grid and help in controlling the intermittency of renewable systems [7][8][9][10][11][12].Hydrogen transportation is a multidimensional issue that can be analyzed from different aspects including, but not limited to, hydrogen production, refueling station infrastructure, powertrain components topology, sizing, and control. Evaluating the infrastructural requirements and energy consumption of such a system is an essential part towards commercialization. In that sense, the high portion of clean electricity, generated by nuclear and renewable sources, in Ontario's supply mix provides a unique opportunity for development of a hydrogen transportation system. Figure 1, shows Ontario electricity supply mix in 2017 [13].

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Energy, exergy and economic analysis of a hybrid renewable energy with hydrogen storage system

Cited by 144 publications

References 33 publications

Stand-Alone Microgrid with 100% Renewable Energy: A Case Study with Hybrid Solar PV-Battery-Hydrogen

Stand-Alone Microgrid with 100% Renewable Energy: A Case Study with Hybrid Solar PV-Battery-Hydrogen

The influence of magnetic field on heat transfer of magnetic nanofluid in a double pipe heat exchanger proposed in a small-scale CAES system

A Conceptualized Hydrail Powertrain: A Case Study of the Union Pearson Express Route

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