Prospects of Hydrogen Application as a Fuel for Large-Scale Compressed-Air Energy Storages
A promising method of energy storage is the combination of hydrogen and compressed-air energy storage (CAES) systems. CAES systems are divided into diabatic, adiabatic, and isothermal cycles. In the diabatic cycle, thermal energy after air compression is discharged into the environment, and the sche...
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| author | Iliya K. Iliev Alexander V. Fedyukhin Daniil V. Semin Yulia S. Valeeva Stanislav A. Dronov Ivan H. Beloev |
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| description | A promising method of energy storage is the combination of hydrogen and compressed-air energy storage (CAES) systems. CAES systems are divided into diabatic, adiabatic, and isothermal cycles. In the diabatic cycle, thermal energy after air compression is discharged into the environment, and the scheme implies the use of organic fuel. Taking into account the prospects of the decarbonization of the energy industry, it is advisable to replace natural gas in the diabatic CAES scheme with hydrogen obtained by electrolysis using power-to-gas technology. In this article, the SENECA-1A project is considered as a high-power hybrid unit, using hydrogen instead of natural gas. The results show that while keeping the 214 MW turbines powered, the transition to hydrogen reduces carbon dioxide emissions from 8.8 to 0.0 kg/s, while the formation of water vapor will increase from 17.6 to 27.4 kg/s. It is shown that the adiabatic CAES SENECA-1A mode, compared to the diabatic, has 0.0 carbon dioxide and water vapor emission with relatively higher efficiency (71.5 vs. 62.1%). At the same time, the main advantage of the diabatic CAES is the possibility to produce more power in the turbine block (214 vs. 131.6 MW), having fewer capital costs. Thus, choosing the technology is a subject of complex technical, economic, and ecological study. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-bb0c1f92f2d74c18997cfe696318d4162024-01-26T16:22:12ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732024-01-0117251810.3390/en17020518Prospects of Hydrogen Application as a Fuel for Large-Scale Compressed-Air Energy StoragesIliya K. Iliev0Alexander V. Fedyukhin1Daniil V. Semin2Yulia S. Valeeva3Stanislav A. Dronov4Ivan H. Beloev5Department of Heat, Hydraulics and Environmental Engineering, “Angel Kanchev” University of Ruse, 7017 Ruse, BulgariaDepartment of Energy Efficiency and Hydrogen Technology, National Research University Moscow Power Engineering Institute, Moscow 111250, RussiaDepartment of Energy Efficiency and Hydrogen Technology, National Research University Moscow Power Engineering Institute, Moscow 111250, RussiaDepartment of Economics and Enterprise Management, Russian University of Cooperation, Kazan 420034, RussiaDepartment of Energy Efficiency and Hydrogen Technology, National Research University Moscow Power Engineering Institute, Moscow 111250, RussiaDepartment of Transport, “Angel Kanchev” University of Ruse, 7017 Ruse, BulgariaA promising method of energy storage is the combination of hydrogen and compressed-air energy storage (CAES) systems. CAES systems are divided into diabatic, adiabatic, and isothermal cycles. In the diabatic cycle, thermal energy after air compression is discharged into the environment, and the scheme implies the use of organic fuel. Taking into account the prospects of the decarbonization of the energy industry, it is advisable to replace natural gas in the diabatic CAES scheme with hydrogen obtained by electrolysis using power-to-gas technology. In this article, the SENECA-1A project is considered as a high-power hybrid unit, using hydrogen instead of natural gas. The results show that while keeping the 214 MW turbines powered, the transition to hydrogen reduces carbon dioxide emissions from 8.8 to 0.0 kg/s, while the formation of water vapor will increase from 17.6 to 27.4 kg/s. It is shown that the adiabatic CAES SENECA-1A mode, compared to the diabatic, has 0.0 carbon dioxide and water vapor emission with relatively higher efficiency (71.5 vs. 62.1%). At the same time, the main advantage of the diabatic CAES is the possibility to produce more power in the turbine block (214 vs. 131.6 MW), having fewer capital costs. Thus, choosing the technology is a subject of complex technical, economic, and ecological study.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/17/2/518energy storagesrenewable energy sourceshydrogencompressed-air energy storagepeak power plant |
| spellingShingle | Iliya K. Iliev Alexander V. Fedyukhin Daniil V. Semin Yulia S. Valeeva Stanislav A. Dronov Ivan H. Beloev Prospects of Hydrogen Application as a Fuel for Large-Scale Compressed-Air Energy Storages Energies energy storages renewable energy sources hydrogen compressed-air energy storage peak power plant |
| title | Prospects of Hydrogen Application as a Fuel for Large-Scale Compressed-Air Energy Storages |
| title_full | Prospects of Hydrogen Application as a Fuel for Large-Scale Compressed-Air Energy Storages |
| title_fullStr | Prospects of Hydrogen Application as a Fuel for Large-Scale Compressed-Air Energy Storages |
| title_full_unstemmed | Prospects of Hydrogen Application as a Fuel for Large-Scale Compressed-Air Energy Storages |
| title_short | Prospects of Hydrogen Application as a Fuel for Large-Scale Compressed-Air Energy Storages |
| title_sort | prospects of hydrogen application as a fuel for large scale compressed air energy storages |
| topic | energy storages renewable energy sources hydrogen compressed-air energy storage peak power plant |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/17/2/518 |
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