This study presents a techno-economic optimization of hydrogen production using hybrid wind-solar systems across six Australian cities, highlighting Australia's green hydrogen potential. A hybrid PV-wind-electrolyzer-hydrogen tank (PV-WT-EL-HT) system demonstrated superior performance, with Perth achieving the lowest Levelized Cost of Hydrogen (LCOH) at $0.582/kg, Net Present Cost (NPC) of $27.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis study presents a comprehensive economic and technological evaluation of renewable hybrid power systems for hydrogen refueling stations (HRS) in Nizwa, Oman, leveraging cutting-edge optimization algorithms to determine the most cost-effective and efficient hybrid energy system configurations. Three hybrid energy systems of photovoltaic-wind turbine-battery (PV-WT-B), photovoltaic-wind-fuel cell-battery (PV-WT-FC-B), and wind turbine-battery (WT-B) were evaluated based on net present cost (NPC), levelized cost of energy (LCOE), and levelized cost of hydrogen (LCOH). The study employs advanced optimization techniques, including the Mayfly Algorithm, Genetic Algorithm, CUKO Search, Gray Wolf Optimizer (GWO), Constrained Particle Swarm Optimization (CPSO), Harmony Search (HS), and Flower Pollination Algorithm to determine the most viable hybrid energy system for the HRS in Nizwa.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis research was designed to apply measured and theoretically derived models to estimate the optimal tilt angle (), maximum incident solar radiation (H), and global radiation index (GRI) in Lagos and 37 metropolitan cities in Nigeria. Six modules were mounted at different tilt angles with two modules north-facing, three south-facing, and one positioned horizontally to determine the orientation and tilt angle performance. Overall, the 16.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe present research was designed to examine the effects of age variance on repeatability estimates of egg length, egg breadth and egg shape index of Bovan Nera Black laying chickens at 25, 51, 72 weeks and combined ages of the bird. For this purpose thirty birds were selected from the flock of layers in the Babcock University Teaching and Research Farm. They were individually housed in labeled separate battery cage.
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