TY - JOUR
T1 - Sustainable convergence of electricity and transport sectors in the context of a hydrogen economy
AU - Hajimiragha, Amir H.
AU - Cañizares, Claudio A.
AU - Fowler, Michael W.
AU - Moazeni, Somayeh
AU - Elkamel, Ali
AU - Wong, Steven
PY - 2011/5
Y1 - 2011/5
N2 - This paper analyzes the electricity and transport sectors within a single integrated framework and presents the capabilities of this integrated approach to realize an environmentally and economically sustainable transport sector based on fuel cell vehicles (FCVs). A comprehensive robust optimization planning model for the transition to FCVs is developed, considering the constraints of both electricity and transport sectors. This model is finally applied to the real case of Ontario, Canada to determine the Ontario's grid potential to support these vehicles in the transport sector for a planning horizon ending in 2025. With a reasonable trade-off between optimality and conservatism, it is found that more than 170,000 FCVs can be introduced into Ontario's transport sector by 2025 without jeopardizing the reliability of the system or any additional grid investments such as new power generation and transmission installations.
AB - This paper analyzes the electricity and transport sectors within a single integrated framework and presents the capabilities of this integrated approach to realize an environmentally and economically sustainable transport sector based on fuel cell vehicles (FCVs). A comprehensive robust optimization planning model for the transition to FCVs is developed, considering the constraints of both electricity and transport sectors. This model is finally applied to the real case of Ontario, Canada to determine the Ontario's grid potential to support these vehicles in the transport sector for a planning horizon ending in 2025. With a reasonable trade-off between optimality and conservatism, it is found that more than 170,000 FCVs can be introduced into Ontario's transport sector by 2025 without jeopardizing the reliability of the system or any additional grid investments such as new power generation and transmission installations.
KW - Electric grid
KW - Fuel cell vehicle
KW - Hydrogen economy
KW - Robust optimization
KW - Transportation
KW - Uncertainty
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2011.02.070
DO - 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2011.02.070
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:79955690967
SN - 0360-3199
VL - 36
SP - 6357
EP - 6375
JO - International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
JF - International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
IS - 11
ER -