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Hydrogen as a Long-Term Large-Scale Energy Storage Solution to Support Renewables

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Kharel, Subodh, Shabani, Bahman·2018·Energies
DOI 10.3390/en11102825
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This paper presents a case study of using hydrogen for large-scale long-term storage application to support the current electricity generation mix of South Australia state in Australia, which primarily includes gas, wind and solar. For this purpose two cases of battery energy storage and hybrid battery-hydrogen storage systems to support solar and wind energy inputs were compared from a techno-economical point of view. Hybrid battery-hydrogen storage system was found to be more cost competitive with unit cost of electricity at $0.626/kWh (US dollar) compared to battery-only energy storage systems with a $2.68/kWh unit cost of electricity. This research also found that the excess stored hydrogen can be further utilised to generate extra electricity. Further utilisation of generated electricity can be incorporated to meet the load demand by either decreasing the base load supply from gas in the present scenario or exporting it to neighbouring states to enhance economic viability of the system. The use of excess stored hydrogen to generate extra electricity further reduced the cost to $0.494/kWh.

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Authors
Kharel, S., & Shabani, B.
Affiliations
RMIT University (AU)
Corresponding author
Shabani, Bahman
ORCID
Shabani, Bahman
Venue
Energies
Publisher
MDPI AG
Published
2018-10-19
Volume
11
Issue
10
Pages
2825
ISSN
1996-1073 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.3390/en11102825
OpenAlex
W2897299245
Cited by
232
References
53
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FWCI
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Type
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Language
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  • Energies (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
  • RMIT Research Repository (RMIT University Library) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
  • Figshare (submittedVersion, cc-by)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Energy › Energy Engineering and Power Technology › Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Electrical and Electronic Engineering › Integrated Energy Systems Optimization
  • Physical Sciences › Energy › Energy Engineering and Power Technology › Power Systems and Renewable Energy
Keywords
hydrogen energy storage, long-duration energy storage, battery energy storage, renewable energy integration, wind energy, solar energy, electricity exports, techno-economic analysis

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