A Hybrid WindElectrolysis Hydrogen and Electricity Generation System

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A Hybrid Wind-Electrolysis Hydrogen and
Electricity Generation System
2.60J 5/10/07

• Sam Maurer
• Joe Roy-Mayhew

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Outline

• Problem
• Wedge
• Model
• Assumptions
• Scenarios
• US
• China
• France
• Sweden
• Remote Island
• Summary

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Problem
Rising Greenhouse Gas Emissions -gt Climate
Change Rising Sea Levels Loss of
Biodiversity Ocean Acidification Extreme
Weather
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Part of the Solution
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Wedge
1 Wedge 1 gigaton carbon emissions reduction
per year
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Model

• Displace
• 1 wedge of carbon
• varying amounts of world electricity (0 to 24)
• Light-duty transport fuel
• Something

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Model Calculations
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Assumptions
0, 0.02, 0.05, 0.10, 0.20, 0.24
0.30 km2/turbine
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Results
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Results
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Scenario
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USA
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China
Displace 20 Electricity
303,000 Turbines Needed
1.98 Country Land Area
Would also provide enough H2 to displace 332 of
current light-duty fuel use
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France
Replace all fossil fuel power generation
25,000 Windmills
1.16 Land Area
Would also provide enough H2 to displace 32.9 of
current light-duty fuel use
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Sweden
Replace all fossil fuel power generation
Replace 50 power generation
5,920 Windmills
3,880 Windmills
0.44 Land Area
0.28 Land Area
Would also provide enough H2 to displace 37 of
current light-duty fuel use
Would also provide enough H2 to displace 24.3 of
current light-duty fuel use
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Remote Island
Create Emissions-Free Power and Transportation
4 Windmills
0.83 Land Area
Would also provide enough H2 to displace 6,650
of current light-duty fuel use
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Summary

• Climate change is real
• Hybrid Wind-Hydrogen systems can work to mitigate
  effects
• Deals with intermittency
• Sds
• Model O(Pacala Socolow)
• 1.7 million turbines
• 500,000 km2

Questions?