An Assessment of Hydrogen as a Means to Implement the United States Navy's Renewable Energy Initiative

In response to Presidential Executive Order 13514, the Secretary of the Navy established the 1GW Task Force to meet the Navy's goal of producing at least half of shore-based energy requirements from alternative energy sources. In this thesis, the question is investigated whether renewably produ...

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Main Author: Paradis, Jason D
Other Authors: NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 2014
Subjects:
Inorganic Chemistry
Non-electrical Energy Conversion
Energy Storage
*ENERGY CONSUMPTION
*HYDROGEN
*NAVAL SHORE FACILITIES
*WIND ENERGY
COMPETITION
COMPRESSION
COMPRESSORS
COSTS
ECONOMICS
ENERGY
ENERGY CONVERSION
ICELAND
ISLANDS
MARINE METEOROLOGY
NAVY
POWER
REQUIREMENTS
RESPONSE
SHIPS
SOURCES
STORAGE
THESES
UNITED STATES
WIND
WIND MACHINES
*RENEWABLE ENERGY
GRIMSEY ISLAND(ICELAND)
Catalina
Grimsey
Iceland
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA620477
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA620477
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Summary:In response to Presidential Executive Order 13514, the Secretary of the Navy established the 1GW Task Force to meet the Navy's goal of producing at least half of shore-based energy requirements from alternative energy sources. In this thesis, the question is investigated whether renewably produced hydrogen can contribute to the accomplishment of this goal. It is known that ocean wind energy has yet to be fully exploited as a renewable energy source. It is therefore proposed to use sailing ships equipped with hydroturbines and electrolysers to convert this ocean wind energy into storable energy in the form of hydrogen. The hydrogen is then compressed and transported to nearby naval facilities. The technical and economic aspects of this energy-ship concept are analyzed by estimating the drag of the sailing ships, sail lift, and the power requirements of the desalinator, electrolyser, and hydrogen compressor. A previous study of the power requirements of the 76 inhabitants of Grimsey Island, near Iceland, is used to compare the energy-ship power production method with wind turbine based hydrogen production. It is found that 13 Catalina 36 sized, autonomously operating, sailboats can provide the Grimsey Island power at an economically competitive cost with the previously proposed wind-hydrogen method. The original document contains color images.

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