Energy Management and Economic Considerations of Intermittent Photovoltaic-Driven Electrochemical Ammonia Production.

ABSTRACT: As the energy sector shifts from fossil fuels to renewable energy, there is a need for long-duration energy storage solutions to handle the intermittency of renewable electricity. Electrofuels, or fuels synthesized from excess electricity, are an emerging medium poised to meet long-duration energy storage requirements. Ammonia as an electrofuel is potentially ideal because ammonia has a relatively low liquefaction pressure, indicating that ammonia can be easily stored and transported. Here, we develop a framework to optimize the electrochemical production of ammonia powered by intermittent photovoltaic power. We also explore various buyback policies to understand the impact that policy has on the cost of intermittent ammonia and optimal sizing ratios. The optimal ratio of the photovoltaic

SUBMITTER: Varanasi SA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10561136 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature