Written by: Raul Rogerio Pimentel Ribeiro
Hydrogen production is one of the main pillars of this project. This integrated system is designed to produce hydrogen based on the wind energy output and its profile specified in the wind farm section. The overall procedure for the design of the hydrogen integrated system is as outlined in Figure 1 below. The methodology for each of the steps taken to design the hydrogen integrated system will be described in greater detail in the following subsections.
Figure 1: Overall flowchart for Integrated Hydrogen System design
The procedure described above can be summarised into three main phases.
The literature review and the screening of concepts of hydrogen production is the first step. This is followed by the definition of the auxiliary systems that are dependent on the system and the desired final product. The last procedure is to design the hydrogen integrated system in order to define the hydrogen production and overall energy destination. It comes accompanied by a determination of the control system design. Table 1 below shows all the relevant sub-pages within this website with regards to the Integrated Hydrogen System.
Table 1: Relevant sub-sections for the Integrated Hydrogen System (IHS)
| Sub-section | Remarks |
| To screen and select the most suitable technology for hydrogen production | |
| Describe all required auxiliary systems and components related to the production. The desalination plant can be found here. | |
| The description of the controlling principle of the production system can be found here. On the other hand, the general arrangement drawing of the concept can be found here. | |
| Detailing the design and sizing of all components. | |
| Contains the destination of the input energy from the wind farm and the final quantity of energy transformed into gas hydrogen. The calculation details can be found here. |