Optimal joint scheduling of LOHC-based hydrogen generation and storage for fuel supply to transportation sector and ancillary services to power grids

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The proliferation of hydrogen fueling stations is critical for the successful materialization of hydrogen-powered**electric vehicles. Storage-based hydrogen fueling stations could, in part, utilize the renewable/ inexpensive**electricity-that would otherwise be curtailed-to generate hydrogen and straightforwardly yield profit for the**operator of the stations. In order to further enhance the economic viability of these fueling stations, the full**benefit of the investment through joint applications should be aimed via providing ancillary services to the**power grid. The economic efficiency of jointly scheduled hydrogen storage, however, is seriously undermined**if its capacity is not optimally allocated for each application. This project aims to develop an optimization**model for hydrogen generation, storage scheduling, and storage capacity allocation for multiple applications.**The model will be specifically developed for the liquid organic hydrogen carriers (LOHC)-based plants that**would enable huge amount of hydrogen storage in smaller footprints compared to the conventional hydrogen**storage solutions. The proposed model in this project would take into account various operating constraints to**ensure that the hydrogen generation and storage meets both the demand by the transportation sector and the**ancillary services' requirement of the power grid.