LAPSE:2023.25045
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LAPSE:2023.25045
Techno-Economic Analysis of Low Carbon Hydrogen Production from Offshore Wind Using Battolyser Technology
Brian Jenkins, David Squires, John Barton, Dani Strickland, K. G. U. Wijayantha, James Carroll, Jonathan Wilson, Matthew Brenton, Murray Thomson
March 28, 2023
A battolyser is a combined battery electrolyser in one unit. It is based on flow battery technology and can be adapted to produce hydrogen at a lower efficiency than an electrolyser but without the need for rare and expensive materials. This paper presents a method of determining if a battolyser connected to a wind farm makes economic sense based on stochastic modelling. A range of cost data and operational scenarios are used to establish the impact on the NPV and LCOE of adding a battolyser to a wind farm. The results are compared to adding a battery or an electrolyser to a wind farm. Indications are that it makes economic sense to add a battolyser or battery to a wind farm to use any curtailed wind with calculated LCOE at £56/MWh to £58/MWh and positive NPV over a range of cost scenarios. However, electrolysers, are still too expensive to make economic sense.
Keywords
battolyser, electrolysis, Energy Storage, NPV, stochastic modelling, wind generation
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Jenkins B, Squires D, Barton J, Strickland D, Wijayantha KGU, Carroll J, Wilson J, Brenton M, Thomson M. Techno-Economic Analysis of Low Carbon Hydrogen Production from Offshore Wind Using Battolyser Technology. (2023). LAPSE:2023.25045
Author Affiliations
Jenkins B: Electronic and Electrical Engineering, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow G1 1XQ, UK
Squires D: Wolfson School of Engineering, Loughborough University, Loughborough LE11 3TU, UK
Barton J: Wolfson School of Engineering, Loughborough University, Loughborough LE11 3TU, UK [ORCID]
Strickland D: Wolfson School of Engineering, Loughborough University, Loughborough LE11 3TU, UK [ORCID]
Wijayantha KGU: Centre for Renewable Energy Systems, Cranfield University, Bedfordshire MK43 0AL, UK
Carroll J: Electronic and Electrical Engineering, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow G1 1XQ, UK
Wilson J: Wolfson School of Engineering, Loughborough University, Loughborough LE11 3TU, UK
Brenton M: Wolfson School of Engineering, Loughborough University, Loughborough LE11 3TU, UK
Thomson M: Wolfson School of Engineering, Loughborough University, Loughborough LE11 3TU, UK
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Energies
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15
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16
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5796
Year
2022
Publication Date
2022-08-10
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1996-1073
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