Turning the wind into hydrogen: The long-run impact on electricity prices and generating capacity

Richard Green, H Hu, N Vasilakos

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Abstract

Hydrogen production via electrolysis has been proposed as a way of absorbing the fluctuating electricity generated by wind power, potentially allowing the use of cheap electricity at times when it would otherwise be in surplus. We show that large-scale adoption of electrolysers would change the shape of the load-duration curve for electricity, affecting the optimal capacity mix. Nuclear power stations will replace gas-fired power stations, as they are able to run for longer periods of time. Changes in the electricity capacity mix will be much greater than changes to the pattern of prices. The long-run supply price of hydrogen will thus tend to be insensitive to the amount produced. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3992-3998
Number of pages7
JournalEnergy Policy
Volume39
Issue number7
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jul 2011

Keywords

  • Wind generation
  • Hydrogen electrolysis
  • Capacity mix

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