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Wind Turbine Design Optimization for Hydrogen Production

Thomas, Jared (ORCID:0000000166682276)·Irmas, Cameron·Starke, Genevieve·Grant, Elenya·Riccobono, Nicholas·Tully, Zach·Bortolotti, Pietro (ORCID:0000000285159488)·Barter, Garrett (ORCID:0000000177578853)·Bay, Christopher J. (ORCID:0000000226585559)
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To help meet the need for inexpensive green fuels, we are working on wind turbine design optimization specifically for hydrogen production. We have thus far achieved a 1.53% decrease in LCOH as compared to a turbine optimized for LCOE using the same code, design variables, and models. We accomplished this by optimizing some components of the wind turbine tower, rotor, and drivetrain design with hydrogen production and costs in the design loop.

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Thomas, Jared (ORCID:0000000166682276), Irmas, Cameron, Starke, Genevieve, Grant, Elenya, Riccobono, Nicholas, Tully, Zach, Bortolotti, Pietro (ORCID:0000000285159488), Barter, Garrett (ORCID:0000000177578853), Bay, Christopher J. (ORCID:0000000226585559). 2024-12-27. Wind Turbine Design Optimization for Hydrogen Production. https://doi.org/10.1049/icp.2024.1835

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