RT Journal Article
T1 The Economic Impact and Carbon Footprint Dependence of Energy Management Strategies in Hydrogen-Based Microgrids
A1 Rey Luengo, Jesús
A1 Segura Manzano, Francisca
A1 Andújar Márquez, José Manuel
A1 Monforti Ferrario, Andrea
AB This paper presents an economic impact analysis and carbon footprint study of a hydrogen-based microgrid. The economic impact is evaluated with respect to investment costs, operation and maintenance (O&M) costs, as well as savings, taking into account two different energy management strategies (EMSs): a hydrogen-based priority strategy and a battery-based priority strategy. The research was carried out in a real microgrid located at the University of Huelva, in southwestern Spain. The results (which can be extrapolated to microgrids with a similar architecture) show that, although both strategies have the same initial investment costs (EUR 52,339.78), at the end of the microgrid lifespan, the hydrogen-based strategy requires higher replacement costs (EUR 74,177.4 vs. 17,537.88) and operation and maintenance costs (EUR 35,254.03 vs. 34,877.08), however, it provides better annual savings (EUR 36,753.05 vs. 36,282.58) and a lower carbon footprint (98.15% vs. 95.73% CO2 savings) than the battery-based strategy. Furthermore, in a scenario where CO2 emission prices are increasing, the hydrogen-based strategy will bring even higher annual cost savings in the coming years.
PB MDPI
SN 2079-9292(electrónico)
YR 2023
FD 2023-09
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10272/22454
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10272/22454
LA eng
NO Rey, J., Segura, F., Andújar, J. M., & Monforti-Ferrario, A. (2023). The Economic Impact and Carbon Footprint Dependence of Energy Management Strategies in Hydrogen-Based Microgrids. In Electronics (Vol. 12, Issue 17, p. 3703). MDPI AG. https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics12173703
NO This research was funded by the Spanish Government, grant (1) Ref: PID2020-116616RBC31 and grant (2) Ref: RED2022-134588-T REDGENERA.
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Huelva
RD 30 may 2026