Exergoeconomic and environmental impact analyses of a renewable energy based hydrogen production system |
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Authors: | Hakan Caliskan Ibrahim Dincer Arif Hepbasli |
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Affiliation: | 1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Usak University, 64200 Usak, Turkey;2. Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, University of Ontario Institute of Technology, 2000 Simcoe Street North, Oshawa, Ontario, Canada L1H 7K4;3. Department of Energy Systems Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Ya?ar University, 35100 Izmir, Turkey |
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Abstract: | In this study, exergoeconomic and environmental impact analyses, through energy, exergy, and sustainability assessment methods, are performed to investigate a hybrid version renewable energy (including wind and solar) based hydrogen and electricity production system. The dead state temperatures considered here are 10 °C, 20 °C and 30 °C to undertake a parametric study. An electrolyzer and a metal hydride tank are used for hydrogen production and hydrogen storage, respectively. Also, the Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell (PEMFC) and battery options are utilized for electricity generation and storage, respectively. As a result, the energy and exergy efficiencies and the sustainability index for the wind turbine are found to be higher than the ones for solar photovoltaic (PV) system. Also, the overall exergy efficiency of the system is found to be higher than the corresponding overall energy efficiency. Furthermore, for this system, it can be concluded that wind turbine with 60 gCO2/month is more environmentally-benign than the solar PV system with 75 gCO2/month. Finally, the total exergoeconomic parameter is found to be 0.26 W/$, when the energy loss is considered, while it is 0.41 W/$, when the total of exergy loss and destruction rates are taken into account. |
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Keywords: | Environmental impact Efficiency Exergy Exergoeconomic Hydrogen Renewable energy |
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