Opportunity and feasibility studies for the deployment of green hydrogen in Algeria
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This study focuses on the technical and economic feasibility of green hydrogen production systems using three wind turbine technologies. These are the VESTAS V90, GAMESA G80 and LAGARWEY LW72 models, each with a power of 2MW. These turbines are being deployed at three distinct sites (the north, the high plateau and the Algerian south). The results obtained allow us to compare the costs and volumes of hydrogen production for the three sites and wind turbine technologies chosen. Results clearly show that VESTAS wind tur-bines offer the most advantageous costs for hydrogen production, with costs of $20.16/kg, $10.47/kg and $9.11/kg for the Algiers, El-Bayadh and Adrar sites respectively, compared with costs of $29.18/kg, $14.37/kg and $12.81/kg for the same sites using LAGERWEY wind turbines. These results highlight the importance of evaluating both the quantity of hydrogen produced and the related cost, taking into consideration the choice of site as well as the wind turbine technology used.
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