Fully DC microgrid for green hydrogen production

R&D Focus Area:
Electrolysis, Technology integration process improvement, Electricity

Lead Organisation:
Queensland University of Technology

Funding:
Future Energy Exports CRC

Status:
Active

Start date:
December 2021

Project summary description:
This project aims to fill a research gap in the production of hydrogen from renewable energy (RE) sources, by focusing on the transition from AC to fully DC microgrids for green hydrogen production.

• This project will propose an efficient, first-of-a-kind fully DC microgrid for green hydrogen production, using electrolysers, solar photovoltaic (PV) and battery energy storage systems.
• This project is the first step towards the fully DC “power to gas – gas to power” systems with high efficiency.

Further information:
21.RP2.0061 Fully DC microgrid for green hydrogen production – Future Energy Exports CRC (www.fenex.org.au)

 

Reviewed: August 2023