Feasibility study of hydrogen production from wind power in the region of Ghardaia

A feasibility study on hydrogen production from wind power on the site of Ghardaia is carried out. This study is based on the estimation of the hydrogen rate produced by a 5 kW electrolyser fed by the electricity provided by a 10 kW wind turbine.Wind speed data were used to study the monthly variation of the wind power delivered and its variation according to the height of the wind turbine tower.The obtained results show that it is possible to improve the system output by increasing the height of the wind turbine tower. Indeed, it has been obtained 3200 Nm3 of hydrogen production for a 30 m wind turbine height and 4200 Nm3 at 60 m.In addition, it has been noticed that hydrogen production varies strongly with the months of the year. Thus, the production has reached a maximum of 395 Nm3 in May and a minimum of 187 Nm3 during November and October.