Evaluation of Hydrogen Office wind/hydrogen demonstration system using operational data and simulation tools.

Gazey, R.; Ali, D.; Aklil, D.

Abstract

The first minister for Scotland, Alex Salmond, opened the Hydrogen Office officially in January 2011. Within the Hydrogen Office, a groundbreaking autonomous wind/hydrogen energy storage system has been installed. The main components installed in the system are a wind turbine (750 kW), pressurised alkaline electrolyser (5.3 Nm3/h), hydrogen gas storage (136 Nm3 @ 12 bar), and a modular PEM fuel cell (10 kW). The system gives up to two weeks of autonomy for the hydrogen office based on present energy consumption. Since operations started in July 2010, a sizeable quantity of operational experience has been gathered. One of the objectives within this study is to evaluate the operation of the Hydrogen Office system. Using simulation tools developed hourly operation data of the system are simulated for a year. A brief discussion on the design and operation of a wind/hydrogen energy system operating in conjunction with the electrical distribution and transmission system (the 'grid') is provided.

Citation

GAZEY, R., ALI, D. and AKLIL, D. 2011. Evaluation of hydrogen office wind/hydrogen demonstration system using operational data and simulation tools. Presented at 4th World hydrogen technology convention 2011 (WHTC 2011): renewables to hydrogen, 14-16 September 2011, Glasgow, UK.

• Presentation Conference Type: Conference Paper (unpublished)
• Conference Name: 4th World hydrogen technology convention 2011 (WHTC 2011): renewables to hydrogen
• Start Date: Sep 14, 2011
• End Date: Sep 16, 2011
• Deposit Date: Feb 14, 2022
• Publicly Available Date: Feb 14, 2022
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Keywords: Hydrogen Office; Wind energy; Hydrogen energy; Energy storage system; Wind turbines; Pressurised alkaline electrolyser; Hydrogen gas storage; PEM fuel cell; Evaluation
• Public URL: https://rgu-repository.worktribe.com/output/1579674