TY  - JOUR
  - Gonzalez A, McKeogh E. ; O Gallachoir, B.
  - 2004
  - April
  - Renewable Energy
  - The role of hydrogen in high wind energy penetration electricity systems: The Irish Case.
  - Published
  - ()
  - 29
  - 4
  - 471
  - 489
  - The deployment of wind energy is constrained by wind uncontrollability, which posesoperational problems on the electricity supply system at high penetration levels, lessening thevalue of wind-generated electricity to a significant extent. This paper studies the viability ofhydrogen production via electrolysis using wind power that cannot be easily accommodatedon the system. The potential benefits of hydrogen and its role in enabling a large penetrationof wind energy are assessed, within the context of the enormous wind energy resource in Ireland. The exploitation of this wind resource may in the future give rise to significantamounts of surplus wind electricity, which could be used to produce hydrogen, the zero emissions fuel that many experts believe will eventually replace fossil fuels in the transportsector. In this paper the operation of a wind powered hydrogen production system is simulatedand optimised. The results reveal that, even allowing for significant cost-reductions inelectrolyser and associated balance-of-plant equipment, low average surplus wind electricitycost and a high hydrogen market price are also necessary to achieve the economic viabilityof the technology. These conditions would facilitate the installation of electrolysis units ofsufficient capacity to allow an appreciable increase in installed wind power in Ireland. Thesimulation model was also used to determine the CO2 abatement potential associated withthe wind energy/hydrogen production.
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@article{V347272,
   = {Gonzalez A, McKeogh E.  and  O Gallachoir, B.},
   = {2004},
   = {April},
   = {Renewable Energy},
   = {The role of hydrogen in high wind energy penetration electricity systems: The Irish Case.},
   = {Published},
   = {()},
   = {29},
   = {4},
  pages = {471--489},
   = {{The deployment of wind energy is constrained by wind uncontrollability, which posesoperational problems on the electricity supply system at high penetration levels, lessening thevalue of wind-generated electricity to a significant extent. This paper studies the viability ofhydrogen production via electrolysis using wind power that cannot be easily accommodatedon the system. The potential benefits of hydrogen and its role in enabling a large penetrationof wind energy are assessed, within the context of the enormous wind energy resource in Ireland. The exploitation of this wind resource may in the future give rise to significantamounts of surplus wind electricity, which could be used to produce hydrogen, the zero emissions fuel that many experts believe will eventually replace fossil fuels in the transportsector. In this paper the operation of a wind powered hydrogen production system is simulatedand optimised. The results reveal that, even allowing for significant cost-reductions inelectrolyser and associated balance-of-plant equipment, low average surplus wind electricitycost and a high hydrogen market price are also necessary to achieve the economic viabilityof the technology. These conditions would facilitate the installation of electrolysis units ofsufficient capacity to allow an appreciable increase in installed wind power in Ireland. Thesimulation model was also used to determine the CO2 abatement potential associated withthe wind energy/hydrogen production.}},
  source = {IRIS}
}