Research Program
PROJECT LEADER
Evan Gray
PROJECT ID
3.22.003
BECRC PARTNERS
THIRD PARTY PARTICIPANTS
Hydro Tasmania
START DATE
1st March 2024
END DATE
31st Jan 2027
DURATION
36 Months
PROJECT IN BRIEF
This project supports and provides a research context for the BE CRC demonstration project now underway to build a DC hydrogen microgrid in Hobart, based on a 700-kW electrolyser and incorporating photovoltaics, hydrogen storage and a hydrogen turbine to generate electricity, as well as offtake for fuel-cell buses.
The research will focus first on modelling the components of the microgrid and the entire energy system. Then the system model and physical microgrid will be employed to emulate operating scenarios relevant to industries in the Blue-Economy Zone, to explore approaches to managing energy flows within the microgrid under realistic conditions of variable energy input from solar and simulated wind, wave etc while satisfying the demand profile of a chosen industry-relevant energy system.
For additional information on the Blue Economy CRC hydrogen microgrid demonstration project, visit: https://blueeconomycrc.com.au/hydrogen-microgrid-demonstration-project/