Table 1 Optimization variables

From: Cost and competitiveness of green hydrogen and the effects of the European Union regulatory framework

Variable

Description

mnom,Sto

Nominal capacity of hydrogen storage

mSto,t

Stored hydrogen mass at time step t

\({\dot{m}}_{{{{\rm{demand}}}},t}\)

Hydrogen demand mass flow at time step t

\({\dot{m}}_{{{{\rm{Ely}}}},t}\)

Hydrogen output mass flow of electrolyser plant at time step t

\({\dot{m}}_{{{{\rm{Sto}}}},t}\)

Hydrogen mass flow of hydrogen storage at time step t

Pnom,Comp

Nominal power of compressor

PComp,t

Compressor power consumption at time step t

Pnom,Ely

Nominal power of electrolyser

PEly,t

Electrolyser power consumption at time step t

PElySys,t

Electrolyser system (including compressor) power consumption at time step t

PGrid,t

Grid power supply at time step t

Pnom,Peri

Nominal power of electrolyser peripherals

PPeri,t

Electrolyser peripherals power consumption at time step t

Pnom,PV

Nominal power of photovoltaic

PPV,t

Photovoltaic power at time step t

Pnom,Stack

Nominal power of electrolyser stack

PStack,t

Electrolyser stack power consumption at time step t

Pnom,WT

Nominal power of wind turbine

PWT,t

Wind turbine power at time step t