Publication Type
Journal Article
Publication Date (Issue Year)
2023
Journal Name
Energies
Abstract
This work undertakes a techno‑economic comparative analysis of the design of photo‑ voltaic panel/wind turbine/electrolyzer‑H2 tank–fuel cell/electrolyzer‑H2 tank (configuration 1) and photovoltaic panel/wind turbine/battery/electrolyzer‑H2 tank (configuration 2) to supply electricity to a simulated house and a hydrogen‑powered vehicle on Jeju Island. The aim is to find a system that will make optimum use of the excess energy produced by renewable energies to power the hydrogen vehicle while guaranteeing the reliability and cost‑effectiveness of the entire system. In addition to evaluating the Loss of Power Supply Probability (LPSP) and the Levelized Cost of Energy (LCOE), the search for achieving that objective leads to the evaluation of two new performance indicators: Loss of Hydrogen Supply Probability (LHSP) and Levelized Cost of Hydrogen (LCOH). After anal‑ ysis, for 0 < LPSP < 1 and 0 < LHSP < 1 used as the constraints in a multi‑objective genetic algorithm, configuration 1 turns out to be the most efficient loads feeder with an LCOE of 0.3322 USD/kWh, an LPSP of 0% concerning the simulated house load, an LCOH of 11.5671 USD/kg for a 5 kg hydrogen storage, and an LHSP of 0.0043% regarding the hydrogen vehicle load.
Keywords
hybrid energy configurations, techno‑economic analysis, hydrogen‑powered vehicle, excess energy utilization, environmental impact
Rsif Scholar Name
Christelle Arielle Mbouteu Megaptche
Thematic Area
Energy including Renewables
Africa Host University (AHU)
University of Nairobi (UoN), Kenya
Recommended Citation
Supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) grant funded by the Korea Government (MSIT) (No. 2022M3C1A3081432