Optimal Wind Turbine Design for H2 Production

Bay, Chris (ORCID:0000000226585559); Starke, Genevieve; Thomas, Jared (ORCID:0000000166682276); Riccobono, Nicholas; Irmas, Cameron; Tully, Zach; Grant, Elenya; Nagasawa, Kazunori (ORCID:0000000270162342); Leighton, Daniel (ORCID:0000000271077684); King, Jen (ORCID:0000000162190098); Dunn, David

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Optimal Wind Turbine Design for H2 Production

Bay, Chris (ORCID:0000000226585559)·Starke, Genevieve·Thomas, Jared (ORCID:0000000166682276)·Riccobono, Nicholas·Irmas, Cameron·Tully, Zach·Grant, Elenya·Nagasawa, Kazunori (ORCID:0000000270162342)·Leighton, Daniel (ORCID:0000000271077684)·King, Jen (ORCID:0000000162190098)·Dunn, David

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The Optimal Wind Turbine Design for Hydrogen Production work seeks to address the H2@Scale program's goal to "advance affordable hydrogen production" by optimizing the wind turbine design specifically for hydrogen (H2) production. The project identifies optimal wind turbine designs made specifically for hydrogen production to advance affordable green hydrogen production. The project also couples wind turbine, wind plant, solar plant, and electrolyzer models to predict hydrogen production from variable, renewable power sources.

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Bay, Chris (ORCID:0000000226585559), Starke, Genevieve, Thomas, Jared (ORCID:0000000166682276), Riccobono, Nicholas, Irmas, Cameron, Tully, Zach, Grant, Elenya, Nagasawa, Kazunori (ORCID:0000000270162342), Leighton, Daniel (ORCID:0000000271077684), King, Jen (ORCID:0000000162190098), Dunn, David. 2023-06-22. Optimal Wind Turbine Design for H2 Production. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/2005538

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