Wind Resource: Utilising Hydrogen Buffering

Case Study Summary

In the preceding analyses of both case studies, the optimal systems were presented after considering an array of system configurations that met our objectives. The systems that were finally selected, were chosen because they where cost effective while achieving the technical and financial objectives for both scenarios. Here are the system configurations that were finally arrived upon for both off-grid and strong-grid scenarios.

Component Off-Grid Strong Grid
Scenario 1 Scenario 2 Scenario 3
Wind Farm 4x2.5MW 12x2MW 12x2MW 12x2MW
Electrolyser 7.5MW 19MW 17.5MW 24MW
Compressor 1MW 1.4MW 1.4MW 1.4MW
Converter 7.5MW N/A N/A N/A
Fuel Cell 4.5MW 3MW 20MW 8MW
Storage 24Tonnes 35Tonnes 90Tonnes 1.5Tonnes